The “Essential Elements” program series is focused on giving you an update on dublab’s current music favorites. This is a sonic survey of what’s being played at the dublab headquarters and on our roaming headphones. Each show has a high focus on new releases and recently re-discovered songs. Listen to “Essential Elements” to get synced up with the dublab sound world.

Belleruche – Tired Robot – 270 Stories – Tru Thoughts

Dam Mantle – Grey – First Wave – Growing Records

Mia Doi Todd – Paraty – Cosmic Ocean Ship – City Zen

Salva – Beached – Complex Housing – Friends of Friends

Cancelled – Iron Beiden – Festino – Das Andere Selbst

Deru – I Would Like – Say Goodbye to Useless – Mush Records

DJ Nu-Mark – — – Take Me With You – Mochila

Uiutna – Livid – Live 2010 – Das Andere Selbst

Quintana Jacobsma – Descent Into the Kaleidoscope Hive – Revenge of Giant Butterflies – International Corporations

Ames Room – Drown – Silje Nes – Fat Cat

Damedas – Sef – Monotony EP – Time Machine Recordings

Caribou – Cellophane – — – self released

The Driftwood Singers – Come Across the Tracks – Look! – self released

Jon Wayne – Fireflies – Doodles – self released

Asuna – Behind Mask – Audio Sample CD – Power Shovel

Praguedren – Mission to the Sun (We’ll Go at Night Pragueten Remix of Stress Test) – — – Dank Disk

Deela – Goin’ Down – Everything Counts EP – Switchstance Recordings

Afro-Soultet – Afrodesia – Afrodesia – Luv N’ Haight

Mamukueno – Rei do Palhetinho – Anigola Soundtrack Special Sounds From Luanda 1965-1978 – Analog Afrika

Rumble Junkie – Wiggleworm – 16 Heart-Stopping Hits! From Top Colorado Producers – Plastic Sound Supply

Craig Sopo – Prospect Street (Brian Kage Remix) – More Or Less – MOL

Mike Watt, Nels Cline, Yuka Honda & Dougie Bowne – Watt – Floored By Four – Chimera Music

Uppers International – Dankasa – Afro-Beat Airways West African Shock Waves Ghana & Togo 1972-1978 – Analog Afrika

Desolate – Follow Suit – The INvisible Insurrection – Fauxpas Musik

Praguedren – Eyelid Dreamachine – — – Dank Disk

Teebs – Part 1 – Lullabies of Unsuitable Placement – Hit+Run