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.

Various Artists – (track 1) – This Tape Is Supposed to Be About Love – Important Records

Dulcimer – Erotica – B-Music Is the Food of Love – B-Music

The One AM Radio – An Old Photo of Your New Lover – Heaven Is Attached By a Slender Thread – Dangerbird

Warren Smith – Newscast – Dragon Dave Meets Prince Black Knight From the Darkside of the Moon – Porter Records

h. – Flutter – Nevada – Das Andere Selbst

Metal Mountains – Prisms – Golden Trees – Amish Records

Vieo Ablungo – With Each Forgetful Step_Progress – And the World Is Still Yawning

Mind at Heart – Said It More – CD-R Demo (Instrumental) – —

Atropolis – Asi Asi Asi (Ft. Noelia Fernandez) – self released – Dutty Artz

Ford & Lopatin – Channel Pressure – Channel Pressure – Mexican Summer

Emanuele Errante – — – Dakota Suite – The North Green Down

Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – Oasis – La Captura Del Sonido Selected By Daniel Penacola – Love Monk

Oorutaichi – Sononi – Cosmic Coco, Singing for a Billion Imu’s Hearty Pi – Out One Disc

Pechenga – Gitaro – Today – Smalltown Supersound

Avey Tare – 3umebrcllas – Down There – Paw Tracks

Azalia Snail – Solar Riser – Celestial Respect – Silber Records

J Mascis – Several Shades of Why – Several Shades of Why – Sub Pop

Helado Negro – Espuma Negra – Awe Owe – Aasthamtic Kitty Records

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

La Jr – — – El Campo – AA Records

Roldan – — – El Cantar – AA Records

ZZ – — – Demo II – —

Aardvarck/Kubus – Spees – Gloom – Eat Concrete Records

Divorce Party – Doo Dop Top – Demo – —

Caural – Sugarcane Girlfriend – Die Before You Die – Eat Concrete Records

John Hughes – Bird of Ill Omen – The Black Monk EP – Hefty