DMZ as a crew, label and club night are the true originators of Dubstep. Their back catalog of chest rattling dubs paved the way for a new sound rooted in sound system culture. A love for deep frequencies, space, mood and heavyweight bass. DMZ raves take place with the lights off where all inhibitions are lost for a proper deep dance floor experience. "We don't just deal with bass, we deal with sub, you can't put man in a room with no sub woofers. I think thats what's appealing about the sound" - Coki (Dubstep Wars, Marryanne Hobbs BBC experimental show Jan 2006)
Coki is a producer and DJ hailing from the home of Dubstep, Croydon, London, UK. He forms one half of Digital Mystikz, a dubstep partnership together with Mala, also working alongside Loefah to produce DMZ, a dubstep sound and night deep in the heart of Brixton. Perhaps best known on the commercial scene for the smash hit 'Night' which was co-produced by fellow dubstep DJ/producer Benga, Coki is constantly carving out the future of bass culture. The beat was so catchy that it was massive in the club and rave scene, and barely a grime set passed without hearing the distinctive sound at some point.
Loefah is without a doubt a bastion of dubstep. His contributions to the DMZ imprint could be considered key moments in the evolution of the genre; whilst his remixes for Skream (on Tempa) and his recent Tectonic outing only serve to enforce this belief.
Unlike other producers, Loefah's bass excursions don't venture into the wibbly wobbly sub-aquatic realms. Instead they attempt to shatter the listener's rib cage with frequencies that could be used by French riot police.
Local support from Wellington's own future bass music stalwarts Strictly138 crew:
P-Vans
Thief
Kaps
& Steppa D
Thursday 15th October - 10pm.
Tickets: $30+bf general. $20+bf for members of Club Sandwiches (online only)
Available from www.sandwiches.co.nz, Real Groovy, Cosmic Corner (Manners Mall), and Empire Skate.
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