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DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 9:58 am
by jamiejame911
Maybe this has been asked before...

When, if ever, will the DMZ releases get the CD/downloadable treatment? Deep Medi has, but the back cat of DMZ really needs to be avail via download by now.

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:12 am
by RGLZ
Hope not

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:25 am
by evil madmen
Highly doubtful
Mala said the only reason Medi went digital is because artists on the label requested it, I dont think DMZ needs digital files

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:27 am
by sc0tty
I'm sure I heard on an interview Deep Medi only got digital releases because the other artists wanted their releases available digitaly.

However as he plays only vinyl DMZ is going to remain a vinyl only label.

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:28 am
by evil madmen
evil madmen wrote:Highly doubtful
Mala said the only reason Medi went digital is because artists on the label requested it, I dont think DMZ needs digital files
sc0tty wrote:I'm sure I heard on an interview Deep Medi only got digital releases because the other artists wanted their releases available digitaly.

However as he plays on vinyl DMZ is going to remain a vinyl only label.
bing bang bong

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:48 am
by badger
DMZ briefly had all of it's back catalogue up for download on beatport but they weren't up for long so they clearly had a rethink and it's vinyl only now. think they had dmz001-008 up at the time which a lucky few were able to download high quality versions of legally

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:03 pm
by skotyb
NEVER MWA HAHA!

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:16 pm
by slanguage
nah...i like it how it is tbh...adds a 'special' quality to the records...

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:48 pm
by dj $hy
Its gotta be against the DMZ grain right? They dubplate warriors so would seem obvious they wouldn't wanna offer their tracks out on Digi. Its not like they need the sales I guess!

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:50 pm
by sc0tty
slanguage wrote:nah...i like it how it is tbh...adds a 'special' quality to the records...
It does but if you werent lucky enough to be buying dubstep records when all the earlier DMZ releases came out, its hard to get one without pay alot of money for it plus it will have been used.

I'm not bothered about digital, I just wish Mala would repress Mud, Blue Notez and obviously Anti War Dub

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:56 pm
by dj $hy
sc0tty wrote:
slanguage wrote:nah...i like it how it is tbh...adds a 'special' quality to the records...
It does but if you werent lucky enough to be buying dubstep records when all the earlier DMZ releases came out, its hard to get one without pay alot of money for it plus it will have been used.

I'm not bothered about digital, I just wish Mala would repress Mud, Blue Notez and obviously Anti War Dub
I'll sell you my Anti ;P This will make you laff! I dropped my iron on DMZ 01 (white label) years ago and one of my mates had bought two copies so I managed to get a replacement! Thank god!

I get that man but then its the same as back in hardcore/old skool days, you can do nothing but pay good money for old skool now! I knida like it, it was part of that time and thats it! Almost stuff legends are made of!

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 1:58 pm
by oscarhenson
yeah, coki said he didnt want his tunes out digitally because it makes them more accessible which he didn't think was a good thing, or something along those lines.

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 2:03 pm
by sc0tty
dj $hy wrote:
sc0tty wrote:
slanguage wrote:nah...i like it how it is tbh...adds a 'special' quality to the records...
It does but if you werent lucky enough to be buying dubstep records when all the earlier DMZ releases came out, its hard to get one without pay alot of money for it plus it will have been used.

I'm not bothered about digital, I just wish Mala would repress Mud, Blue Notez and obviously Anti War Dub
I'll sell you my Anti ;P This will make you laff! I dropped my iron on DMZ 01 (white label) years ago and one of my mates had bought two copies so I managed to get a replacement! Thank god!

I get that man but then its the same as back in hardcore/old skool days, you can do nothing but pay good money for old skool now! I knida like it, it was part of that time and thats it! Almost stuff legends are made of!
I agree and if I had the above records I wouldnt want him to repress them either. But as I dont I really want them repressed so I can get my own brand new copy rather than buying used. I dont really mind paying alot of money for a track I just dont like buying used vinyl, I want my records to be mine an used by only me if you know what I mean, especially with classics.

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 5:31 pm
by skotyb
oscarhenson wrote:yeah, coki said he didnt want his tunes out digitally because it makes them more accessible which he didn't think was a good thing, or something along those lines.
Exactly, and I guarantee he sold double the amount of anyone in the scene that would release digi.

If you are a digital DJ, you will never be able to play these tracks, if you don't have a turntable you will never be able to listen to them in high quality.

I keep an eye on leaks, if Coki's album was coming out on digital, it would've been leaked about 2 weeks before release date, and posted on every forum, blog and flie sharing website imaginable, and anyone could access it within minutes. With Coki it took about a week before a vinyl rip was even floating about, because it's never gonna sound anywhere near as good as the actual release, and all the real fans were too busy absolute smashing the vinyl to even think about ripping it.

Probably one of the last artists to do that in any genre, and it's a credit to him and all the real fans that bought the vinyl.

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 6:11 pm
by fractal
badger wrote:DMZ briefly had all of it's back catalogue up for download on beatport but they weren't up for long so they clearly had a rethink and it's vinyl only now. think they had dmz001-008 up at the time which a lucky few were able to download high quality versions of legally
Yup, I got them back in the day as well

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 6:16 pm
by Pistonsbeneath
i have 320s up to haunted bought off bleep back in the day

with vinyl the people that were there have it and those that dont dont

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 7:26 pm
by mugger t
They released 1 - 9 digitally, think I've got most of them now

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 4:08 pm
by Swilch
If anyone has any dmz legit digital releases (from bleep, etc.), I will pay a decent amount for them...

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 4:24 pm
by _TraX_
Being a boy in Canada, I'd love for some labels to send some records overseas to the stores here! Until then, Boomkat is my bff.

I'm too late in the game, did the Mystikz ever drop a full length? Singles here, EP's there, it's a tad overwhelming, it would be a bit easier just to start on a full length.

The shitty thing is that I get all my tunes from ripping them off youtube. *sigh

Re: DMZ and Digital Downloads

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 4:28 pm
by prisoner
talk to you local shops they should be able to order anything that gets released.

dmz has 2 LPs out, one by Mala "Return II Space" & one by Coki "Urban Ethics" you should still be able to order both of them. they both, however, are under the Digital Mystikz name. (these are easy to find)

try redeye records or chemical records for much better shipping rates then boomkat fwiw...