Coki

Coki –the quiet man who makes a big noise, or “creatively one of the sickest producers of all time” as his production and DJ partner Mala puts it– has one of the most unusual career trajectories of any producer in electronic music. Although he is without question among the most influential musicians of the 21st century, although he has a good decade of classic tunes and thoroughly demolished raves behind him both solo and as half of Digital Mystikz, and although his fans include some of the biggest and highest-earning names in dance, from Skrillex to Skream, he remains two steps removed from the hustle and hype of the industry. This, then, is in many ways just the beginning. Although he has repeatedly turned the music world upside down, Coki remains untroubled by ego to an almost unbelievable degree. Still thrilled by the possibilities of technology to produce brain-boggling sounds, still as joyfully attached as ever to the communal vibe and explosive crowd reactions he and his friends created at their DMZ raves, still seemingly immune to hype and hustle, he remains one of the most unpredictable, and thus exciting artists in the game. Whether he makes more dancehall records, starts recording singers, or digs further into the world of grime as on his recent collaboration with MC Blacks, the one thing you can be assured of is that Coki's next move will leave people reeling and calling for a rewind, just as surely as his very first dubplates did.