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‘I was dazzled. I thought the walls would fall down’: the oral history of DMZ, the label and club night that gave dubstep its soul

In an extract from Aftershock, a definitive new history of dubstep, DMZ’s Mala, Coki and Loefah recall the bass drops and pacifist mentality that went into their creation

‘I was dazzled. I thought the walls would fall down’: the oral history of DMZ, the label and club night that gave dubstep its soul

TL;DR

  • Members of DMZ, including Mala, Coki, and Loefah, share memories of creating dubstep.
  • The recollections emphasize the impact of powerful bass drops.
  • A pacifist mentality is noted as a contributing factor to their work.
  • These insights are featured in 'Aftershock', a new history of dubstep.