The Sweatbox - with Mala
Dubstep's godfather, Mala, takes over the controls for this week's Sweatbox.
In order to orderstand the sound and cultural movement of UK dubstep, one must understand Mala's place within it. As the co-founder of club night and label DMZ, as well as Deep MEDi - which remains one of dubstep's most esteemed labels - Mala has been nurturing and spotlighting talent in the dubstep, 140 and bass spectrum for over two decades. His own project alongside Coki, Digital Mystikz, is responsible for some of the scene's most iconic music.
Mary Anne Hobbs says that Mala 'is foundational in the dubstep scene. He's an artist who has stayed really true to the core foundation of that DMZ sound, and propagated it in every landscape across the globe, and continues to do so. He was also, in the early days, one of the artists who took a huge amount of responsibility for actually organising the scene. Who is going to put the club nights together? Do the fliers? Hire the rig? My understanding of sound system culture [...] was borne out of watching the way that Mala worked, the way that Mala would build a rig. I adore him - he's a beautiful, spiritual human being.'
This week, it's dubstep's godfather, Mala, taking over the Sweatbox.
Produced by We Are Grape for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 6 Music
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- Sun 19 Oct 2025 00:30蜜芽传媒 Radio 6 Music