Digital Mystikz - 2 Much Chat / Coral Reef

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  • Another year, another dubplate finally pressed to wax. It's a ritual that Mala and Coki have been slowly and patiently engaging in, drawing on a seemingly endless pool of tunes from their peak era (or at least Mala's). Credited to Digital Mystikz and not their solo aliases, as usual it's plain as day which producer is responsible for each side. As far as Mala tunes go, "2 Much Chat" is on the frantic side, the elements disheveled when they're usually perfectly balanced. He layers and twists a dancehall vocal over discordant horn stabs and stressful synths, for a nightmare dub that's a lot more chaotic than we're accustomed to. Still, it's gracefully contained in a way that only Mala can do, and years of exposure hasn't dulled its unique edge. Coki's flipside is a little more restrained than his usual wobble-thrash take on the genre. "Coral Reef, which appears to be a newer track, does away with the nails-and-chalkboard sound of his newer work and instead beefs up its midrange, Joker-style, with all the requisite psychedelic sounds. Both sides are planted firmly in roots dubstep, and as far as DMZ tracks go they're top shelf.
  • Tracklist
      A 2 Much Chat B Coral Reef
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