There’s no better way to miss someone than playing the song “Lay Down” on repeat while at home during the holidays. This collaboration between Joasihno & Jel represents that magic that connects California and Bavaria. Both members from different parts of the world, yet they share one single vision. This is from the new single out now on vinyl via Alien Transistor.

Dilo keeps moving on and on, not only in regards to his location and whereabouts, but also in his music and state of mind. With every twist there is a progression, pointing up, to a higher place. “In The Darkness” is a song from the two-part album “Ethereal” out on his label Igloo Rec.

This is music made free by the desert floor cracking. Swift dust spirits sent swirling skyward to mingle amongst the stars and all their beauty in darkness. VUM are the secret code of this cosmic dance and with each whispered resolution they give depth to the sky palette. The darker they get, the more the stars shine. So dive into the shaded dimension conjured by VUM on their newest album, Psychotropic Jukebox, and all the whirling wonder above will touch down to greet you.

Connan Mockasin has returned to your window sill with some smooth operation investigation. He is stalking your senses with sensual style. Light a scented candle and fall into the embrace of his gaze. Connan’s new album Caramel is out via the wish vendors of Mexican Summer. This man is gonna get into your life one way or another.

Here’s a gem from Silber Record’s 5 in 5 series, where artists record a five minute piece in five songs, which can all be bought for $1. Noise dude Carl Kruger, who’s half of the band Caucasians, recently put out a 5 in 5, Sexist Tranny. Built out of looped and warped field recordings, it’s reminiscent of some of the more atmospheric tracks off of Haruomi Hosono’s Endless Talking, or reminiscent of the sounds you’d hear if you put your head in a pot of boiling water, or reminiscent of the sounds you’d hear if you put your head in more innocuous places, like near speakers, or in headphones, that are playing the song linked below.

Buy the album here!

Post-punk garage-psych, that’s about right for BURGER Records right? It wouldn’t be a stretch to throw a pop in there. Alright, that’s what it is, post-punk garage-psych pop. It’s great feeling, genre’ing a band, like something tangible’s almost been accomplished.

The Prefab Messiahs, out of Worcester, MA, did the post-punk garage-psych pop thing between ’81-’83 and have found a good home at BURGER for their 27-track Devolver reissue. The track below, Prefab Sun, is a real pleasure to listen to so listen to it. They’ve also recently reunited for the first time in 30 years to record some new material, so watch out for that as well.

What would life be like if everyone had a lil portable synth with them wherever they went? Secret Circuit had one with him earlier this year, an OP-1. It’s too bad that everyone doesn’t have a lil portable synth everywhere (maybe not), but if you click below you’ll probably agree that things aren’t that bad when we can listen to what happens when Secret Circuit does.

Despite Eddie Ruscha’s unceasing work ethic over the years, it probably wouldn’t be too out of line to say that this past year has been a notably productive one for him, especially with regards to his output as Secret Circuit. He put out a full-length on Tim Sweeney’s new Beats in Space Records (the first record out on the label) earlier this year, did a number of remixes and collaborations, and, because he happened to have an OP-1 portable synth with him while in Italy this summer, put out his most recent release, False Soundtracks, on his bandcamp.

Press play below and take a listen to I Like You Music. Press here to listen to and buy False Soundtracks. Also, keep an eye out early next year for a record on ESP Institute from Secret Circuit and Suzanne Kraft’s new project Blasé (a little bit of which can be heard here).

At some moment in the midst of his ascent scaling an epic symphonic cliff, Nunzio Fattini was struck with a thunderclap of a chord, according to the journals he left behind. It was nothing less than an epiphany as the sky opened up and dumped down its glory in precipitous pop form. Each rain drop made its melodic crash on the crumpled brim of his hat and with this new rhythm as his guide, Nunzio was moved to make new majestic movements which are here now for you to hear. Somewhere out there Nunzio he may still be continuing his quest but we are left only with these recordings and a pocket full of guesses to go on. Find more clues at nunziofattini.com.

This one’s that old old story of a group of teenage new wave and punk worshipers forming their own band in the late 70s to be around the musicians they look up to, and writing some great songs in the process. They get to play CBGB’s, Max’s, Hurrah’s, and other places with names, opening for The Ramones, Blondie, Iggy Pop, Richard Hell, and other people and bands with names. Like all old old stories, this one ends with a reissue comp.

A new compilation of their out-of-print albums and singles is out on Nacional, and can be purchased on iTunes and Amazon. This one’s really worth checking out. The song Past Tense, which can be downloaded below, really showcases how considerate The Student Teachers were with their craft despite their inexperience at the time.

You can’t really lose when you’re listening to a song that someone wants to play. Well, you probably can, but not this time, not with Bobb Trimble.

Before he launches into this propulsive version of Undercovers Man during his 2009 live show in Brooklyn, provided for us on a new cassette from BURGER records, Trimble tells the audience what a pleasure the song is to play, and his enthusiasm is completely evident throughout the song. It’s a well recorded show, Bobb’s first in New York and with Gary War on guitar. Trimble’s always inhabited a unique textural space, and this shines through the whole performance, making this this tape a truly rewarding listen.

Jimmy Tamborello‘s exploration continue, this time with a new Dntel song. Orby’s analog pulses hide a melody that is woven in the rhythm, like an abstract interpretation of a pop song. Looking back yet moving forward, Dntel’s sound evolves and keeps our imagination dancing.

Interbellum‘s music puts us in a place that immediately transforms our surroundings. Ambient and classical are the first two words that at first come to mind, only to be re-defined as the layers keep revealing its own voice that makes it what it is, without labels or names. “This Was an Important Place In Their Lives” is the second Interbellum album and the first completely realized by Burke alone. It is being released by Flinco Sound (FSS) in a limited edition of 200 CDs packaged in Cortland linen weave photo folders with a photographic print and as a download.

Mezcla is the collaborative project of Gustavo Llamas and Ismael Pinkler. The two have a long history in the world of electronic, and dance music with releases on many of our favorite labels such as Comeme, Monika and Igloo Records. This song, “Horizonte”, is part of a new release they are putting out on Estamos Felices, the self titled released on continues on the theme of this song, impeccable, beautiful, and danceable. Classic Llamas/Pinkler

Lucrecia Dalt‘s new record Syzygy, out on Human Ear Music, begins with a simple provocation enough: »Are you in a hurry?« But if Lucrecia Dalt intends to provoke, then her invitation leads to a radically unexpected denouement. “Levedad” is a song that slows down time and space, a composition reminiscent of the days when Pole composed with the sounds from a broken audio unit, yet also moves towards another area, not yet defined.

The best of two worlds happened here. Teengirl Fantasy remixed one of Dent May‘s songs. The king of unpop’s track was turned into an Amnesia track from 1989. The rest is all in the air.

The best pop songs of 2050 are here and have been here for at least a few years. This is a song from James Ferraro’s 2010 release “Dolls With Hairspray”, out on Olde English Spelling Bee. And Although he has moved since then to other amazing never before imagined territories, this is one of those songs that keeps me going back to the record player to put the needle back at the beginning of it.

Treasure Teeth is the project of James and Barbara. They record these wonderful songs that make you stay in the house while drinking a hot cocoa and reading a magazine. Their music is warm, melodic and inviting, that sort of feeling that was lost for a while but now is starting to return.

This track is part of the Dunkelziffer retrospective that one of our favorite labels in the universe released recently. Emotional Rescue put out an exquisite 3xLP release that compiles the works of this “phantom” band. Dunkelziffer consists of members from Can and Unknown Cases, and to say their music is as cosmic, and rhythmic, as they are mysterious is not enough, simply press play.

Tropical Hi-Fi is brewing cures for ailments unseen. His is an offering of meditational music melted into fluid form. It is a dynamic distillation of organic elements made magic by wild spells. The boundless bounty of earth, air and sea is offered in this incantation. Get your dose now to see beyond beyond and once you’re ready to look further, visit tropical-hifi.tumblr.com.

* All instrumentation and production by Dr.E the Bush Chemist.

Makoto’s track “Ritual” made us for a second feel like we were at Ku. Yes, the Primitive EP out on Apollo Records is mega!!!

Dustin Wong’s new album Mediation of Ecstatic Energy, his first solo effort since moving to Japan, is an incredibly rewarding listen. Each piece’s density of ideas doesn’t seem to be there to overwhelm the listener into engagement, but instead offers an insight into the artist’s gradual movement towards a meditative state. The Big She’s tones are darker than those Wong generally works with, yet Wong’s work never stays in one emotional place, and where he goes is never predictable.

If you want to find other recent musical directions he’s ventured into check out his recent collaboration with Takako Minekawa or his previous solo efforts. Purchase the album here, and if you’ve never seen him do his one-man-show thing live, then check out the dates here!

In one Hecker, there are many Heckers. On Virgins, out October 24 on Kranky and Paper Bag Records, the sound is of Hecker the composer and conductor, using live performances of ensembles of woodwinds, pianos and synths to create a work of smudged and slightly distorted tones that will remind you, if you’ve forgotten, that behind everything is an emotion. Listen to Virginal II, and watch the video for Black Refraction, also from Virgins, below:

Colleen is an artist of gentle stokes and finely crafted movements. Now, The Home Current have remixed her composition “Breaking Up The Earth,” culled from the LP, The Weighing of the Heart . In these new hands, Colleen’s waves of slow saturation have been infused with the pulsing motion of a beat brought up. Like a heart thumping to the rhythm of a body in motion, this version is boiled to the essence of inertia. It is light energy on its way forward, so if you want to ride along, hop on now. Find this remix and two others on the EP, Solar/Stellar (Colleen Remixed), out now on Second Language.

Colleen – Moonlit Sky (Comma Period Remix) [Official Video] from sougwen on Vimeo.

Ahnnu is outlining the shadows of our slower soul selves that we’ve left behind like ghosts fumbling in candlelight as our startled body shapes stumble through this all too fast world. Illustrating these fading forms, he retains spaces for us in case we choose to pause and occupy the sweet nostalgia of moments that have passed way too fast. Stop, listen and jump back into the you that’s really you. It will feel so good to return to that spirit skin again. To access the key to this astral transport please open your ears with Ahnnu’s World Music, via Leaving Records and/or/and Stones Throw.

This song is being posted late in the day as the LA sky turns from pink to blue to grey. It’s fitting, for Daedelus’ new album Drown Out, released today on Anticon is all about the fade. As days demise so does everything in its own time. In this fine concept album, Daedelus shares musings on melancholy through musical forms that equally shatter and enliven the heart. The beautiful inevitability of death rings solemnly yet is always lifted into the realm of positive possibility by the hopelessly hopeful maestro. Put your hand on your heart for a moment and listen deeply.

On, “-ísimo,” two shining stars in the creative music multiverse, Daedelus and Sunny Graves joined forces to form a sincere composition from organic elements that mesh to become truly magical. Watch this making of video from Red Bull to see the two musicians recording “-ísimo” at the Red Bull Studios in Madrid, Spain. Enjoy the insight into the creative process.

Roberto Carlos Lange seems to be coloring an endless musical landscape for us to enjoy. The planes of this world already exist but he gives texture and tone through thoughtful compositions that make it all visibly vibrant. Central to his mission of filling our world with joyful sound is Roberto’s musical project, Helado Negro. Following closely in the footsteps of the last Helado Negro album, Invisible Life, comes Island Universe Story Two on Asthmatic Kitty. “Las Preguntas” is an exclusive taste to get you tingling with the bright light of infinite possibilities.

Is it still a juggling act if nothing’s being juggled? It’s hard to pinpoint what’s in the air when all you want to do is listen to it. We have the Belgian-Italian duo Lumisokea’s track Eleven, off of Opal Tapes’ excellent No Lotion compilation and the duo’s forthcoming EP, to thank for this. Lumisokea’s working with an expansive sonic palette and a wiiiiiiiide range of influences here, so enjoy this little journey.

Buy or download Opal Tapes’ No Lotion compilation here, and keep an eye out for Lumisokea’s EP, set to be released in October from the same label.

Straight from the Drab Majesty catacombs, this new tracks is coming to the surface via a split 12″ release with Eleven Pond on Voltage Control, a new label from San Francisco. The ritualistic nature of his music will lead you to the truth.

A wealth of material has been flowing out of New Zealand label Flying Nun’s vaults through various channels over the past few years, and this outpouring feels a bit more complete with Siltbreeze’s offering of work by the Victor Dimisich Band. The various New Zealand denizens who put out work on Flying Nun in a number of configurations – as people do when they have to find bandmates on a tiny island – hit upon something special with the Victor Dimisich Band: sometimes sounding like a sludgier, doomier Monks, sometimes sounding like a sludgier doomier someone else. Wonderfully messy.

You can purchase the release, out September 3, here.

When you’re wandering the wonder path don’t worry about a thing. This is the place you were always meant to be, so be and be and be and be. Be free to melt into the NOW wrapped around you and once you’ve picked up the pace of psych incision we’ll wave you into the cave. You’ve dreamed of transformations happening within this hallowed space, but let’s rip those tales roots up to the sky and start anew. We are all just beginning anyway so let’s begin again.

For the record, RUN DMT has metamorphosised into Salvia Plath. You can pre-order the fine LP The Bardo Story now via Weird World and smoke it lovely laced.

Our man Devonwho has an amazing talent of making new friends where ever his travels take him. Along the west coast, whether Portland, LA or his current home in San Francisco, hearing appraisals is never far off in the most fascinated musical circles. It’s true… his skills on the keys nearly match how much of a nice guy he is, and together with the disorientation-focused styles from LA resident Zeroh, maple-syrup synth swimming has never felt more lucid. This tune finds its home on the upcoming Perfect Strangers cassette through Dropping Gems, and if you see Devon around, do say hi, we certainly miss him here in LA!

James Conduit is a new project by one of the members of the band Test House. This song continues on the sound created by TH and expands into dream lands of beats and synth disco.

We offer you an audio portal to paradise. This passage has been opened by Iasos, a Music Creator, specializing in celestial, heavenly, inter-dimensional music. Aided by his benevolent music-making muse Vista, he is reaching out a hand to guide you to previously uncharted territory. According to Iasos, “Procession On The Horizon (Excerpt),” is a composition illustrating, “An angelic ritual of getting recharged that occurs on a vast scale.” It comes from the newly released anthology of Iasos’ music entitled Celestial Soul Portrait. This collection, produced by Carlos Niño and released on Numero Group is a survey of Iasos’ first decade of energizing, truly New Age output. The 2LP collection features rare, songs and in depth liner notes that will infuse you with a psychically enhanced spirit. So dive into the portal and experience the “crystal giggling energy.”

The timing of this particular sonic gift via the dublab MP3 blog coincides with the first-ever Los Angeles multimedia performance by this astral traveling music messenger, tonight at Cinefamily. More info and tickets can be found here.

Sounds like a couple people with hands who made good decisions because they had instruments in front of their hands. Something about John Fahey could be said, maybe one day something about John Fahey will be said, but this, this sounds like a couple people who decided to touch their instruments with their hands every once in a while. This track by L’Eix is the third physical release from the Spanish label Audiotalia, titled Empra Mots.

Digital and physical copies can be ordered here.

This is the result of a late night bug implanted in the pleasure sensor of your brain. When you fell asleep to the flickering fuzz of infomercials little did you know you would get a direct pop injection. That Velvet Touch Comfort Cape pitch you heard was the first whisper of Paula’s activation. Relaxed Fit seeped into your system to synthesize your mind into pulsating desire for driving fast on smooth surfaces. It’s a cruising score for a life of digital fuzz-bliss and it comes in vinyl form courtesy of Ethereal Sequence. This imprint is the new manifestation formed from an alchemical flip of Yoga Records. Order the wax here.

This is a soft pop splash from an alternate universe where wall to wall carpets are formed from tongues of blues suede shoes and cats lap the air catching dandelion seeds in the glistening rays of dying sunlight. This is the sound of finding love in loneliness and ecstasy in the glow of loss. This is a song from Nunzio Fattini, a musician and singer you may have previously known as Fanuelle but have just now discovered might be anyone at all. Download the entire Album Primum for free from fattini.com.

Do you remember the summer you got heat stroke and left the placid scene of the sunny picnic to wander wobbly into the thick forest? It was much cooler there and as the leaves above squeezed the sun into broken rays you found shady solace to chill your temperature troubled brow. Your head remained whirring, blurry with colored spots, but you were happy to escape the blaze. With your vision still sun splashed your ears perked up to take over the sensory duties. These enhanced hearing fixtures picked up a new sound formed from unknown instruments. The melodies gelled then shattered but the song drew you in. You followed this tune to a dark corner of the forest where in the shadows of a cave stood a singular figure wrapped in rubber bands and fireflies. This musician was equally sweaty but his sheen was obviously the result of his frenetic performance in motion. You stood behind a tree watching as this mysterious player sketched out elastic supersonics in slow motion. He was a solo Jazz jammer flexing the spectrum of rhythms and melodies that had come before while bending time into the tonalities of tomorrow. To this day you’re still not sure if it was Jameszoo but he’s surely as close as you’ve heard since so you gleefully picked up his Jheronimus EP on Rwina Records.

Myron & E make soul sounds of high degree beauty. These songs have now taken form in the album Broadway, out today on Stones Throw. This is music to get up high or lay low with love. If you were to face the glass front of a dream jukebox in 1965 you might find this snugly slotted between the Impressions and Wendy Rene, ready to blow your mind in the coolest mode. This tune, “Do It Do It Disco,” is a distinct departure in the album, with its voyage into disco vibes but it’s equally delightful. Myron & E are a welcomed addition to the soul frontier and we’re already hungry for more.

dublab board member, musical investigator and all around stellar gentleman, Josh Kun cracked open the Los Angeles Public Library archive of Southern California sheet music to share its bounty. The resulting book “Songs in the Key of L.A.,” reveals a picture of our warm land as painted through song. Manifesting further as a living sonic artifact, the sunny odes have been newly recorded by current LA artists. dublab’s longtime musical colleague Julia Holter chose to cover the 1915 composition “Where the Mission Bells Are Chiming (Down Beside the Sea)” which we proudly offer to you now. Hear the entire collection of recordings here and check out the documentary video filmed at Bedrock.LA below.

Turn this tune on for teleportation. The moment you press play on this recording of “Blind Uncle” Gaspard you’ll hear a blanket of static surrounding his voice. Close your eyes and this noise becomes the humid air of the bayou. The fuzz and crackle transforms into the buzzing of cicadas with deep bellied frogs croaking underneath moon glossed water. The man at the center, sightless but mightily powerful in voice and guitar strums, will beckon you deeper into this world far away and nearly a century ago. To continue your journey pick up the whole collection of long lost Cajun/Creole 78 rpm disc recordings entitled, Let Me Play This For You: Rare Cajun Recordings on Tompkins Square.

Our friend Pregnant made a song just for dublab and we’re happy to share it with you now. The lyrics that lay within are, “More homes for awkward poor I debate. I own an electronic device. Please be eclectic now. Its a warning. Music will lift my heap of a soul.” This is part of a creative fundraising project to help Pregnant tour, buy new equipment, etc. For a $5 contribution he will craft a custom song just for you. Click here to check out some of the tunes he’s made for previous donors. You can get your own, personalized Pregnant song by visiting this page and giving a fiver.

It’s been hard to keep our minds off the recent output from the across-the-pond pair of Holy Other and Fort Romeau. After tremendous records on Tri Angle and 100% Silk (respectively) last year, our ears have happily been sunk on the soulful sounds they conjure and in love with the nearly opposing ways that they do so. With Mr. Romeau’s 4-on-the-floor take on Holy Other’s Held, we have more to fill our weighted eyes and heavy hearts with to cherish the emotional dancefloor introspection.

Two of our favorite sound creators have come together to blow minds in support of dublab! Peaking Lights composed a beautiful bubbler called “More High” to serve as the Spring 2013 “Proton Drive” Fundraiser theme song. Then our favorite disco mutant, Secret Circuit, flipped this cosmic jam into a digital dub masterpiece. Both of these versions are focused on tuning your intentions to support dublab’s positive music mission.

Our friends at Mexican Summer are pressing up a Proton Drive theme song 7 inch with the Peaking Lights & Secret Circuit versions. Pick up your copy of this limited wax at dublab.com/donate.

dublab is a community supported web radio station and creative collective celebrating 14 years of elevated sonic vibrations. As a non-profit organization we rely upon your contributions to achieve our positive music mission. Listener donations provide half of the funding needed to keep dublab operating. Your support is essential and greatly appreciated. Join the dublab family by giving a generous, tax-deductible donation

We’ve featured the experimentally-leaning musical projects of UCSC student Sean Draper here before, but his new work under his Pander Sera moniker finds him solidifying a bedroom-centric mentality while never sounding bedroom-constrained. The latest Floral Dresses EP is filled with flourishing instrumentation and keen mouse and keyboard momentum, something that Julia Holter and Avey Tare would bump as they headed out to a club together.

We’re pleased to bring you another gem from the good folks at Sahel Sounds / Mississippi Records. The all killer, no filler Harafin So – Bollywood Inspired Film Music from Hausa Nigeria is a revelatory record. We never realized Northern Nigeria had a booming film biz modelled after that of the music driven Bollywood industry. If this collection of auto-tuned, body-shaking dance motivation music is any indication of what’s happening onscreen then we’re ready to cancel our Netflix account and start prowling sites like myafricanbargains.com to score these films. Pick up the wax of Harafin So here and the digital version here.

Want to know magic words to make our heart stir? “African library music.” This dream is realized in full bloom on the album La Musique Électronique du Niger revived for the world by Sahel Sounds / Mississippi Records. The original 1978 cassette (one of only two known to still exist!) was discovered in a Niger music archive by the dedicated explorer Christopher Kirkley. He connected with the creator of this lush music, Mammane Sanni Abdoulaye, to once again let it shine. Mammane is well known in Niger as his music has provided the undertone to radio and television programs for decades but his sole album has laid dormant since it’s release. Now these gentle rolls and sways of electric organ tones, transcribing traditional Wodaabe and Tuareg melodies as well as original expressions, once again roll into life and we couldn’t be happier.

Peaking Lights have crafted a theme song called “More High” for dublab’s Spring 2013 Proton Drive Fundraiser. This cosmic jam is focused on tuning your intentions to support dublab’s positive music mission. With Peaking Light’s sonic blast bubbling up your spirit, you’ll be ready to give a generous, tax-deductible Proton Grant donation. Feel free to share this tune with fellow vibe seekers across the universe.

Our friends at Mexican Summer are pressing up a dublab fundraiser 7 inch with the original Peaking Lights theme song plus a dub version by Secret Circuit on the flip. Pick up your copy at dublab.com.

dublab is a community supported web radio station and creative collective celebrating 14 years of elevated sonic vibrations. As a non-profit organization we rely upon your contributions to achieve our positive music mission. Listener donations provide half of the funding needed to keep dublab operating. Your support is essential and greatly appreciated.

dublab’s Spring 2013 “Proton Drive” Fundraiser is happening May 13-31. Labrat DJs and special guests will be broadcasting live to inspire your support. Tune-in and join the dublab family by giving a generous, tax-deductible donation!

We’ve always felt lots of love for New York duo Test House, and never more so than now as they prepare for the release of their new Spirit Rebate EP, coming out May 21. While we wait, we suggest peeking into their previous appearances in our archives.

One of the best things about living in Los Angeles is the existence of a weekly haven filled with deep bass and roots rhythms. Since 2000, Dub Club, has been that place. We at dublab have been blessed to witness its growth from seeds planted to vision realized. It a place where heavyweight dub, dancehall, and roots reggae legends share the stage with young spirits floating high on echoes. Signs & Wonders in Dub is a manifestation of the Dub Club vibe in vinyl form. Enjoy this offering, “Beware Dub,” from the LP available now on Stones Throw. The accompanying video by Steve Hanft resets the dub scene to the dirty wild west. This is just the first step, Dub Club: Foundation Come Again, a collection of fresh recordings by Jamaican sound system legends recorded in JA and LA by Tippa Lee and Dub Club’s Tom Chasteen will be releases by Stones Throw in July.

A selection off of the first record in the “Bangers & Ash” series presented by NYC’s Styles Upon Styles label brings us the smoked out productions of tomlaan, composer based out of the Netherlands and musically leading us straight to the netherworlds. Listen close and you can hear the warped inspirations of loosely screwed Los Angeles hip-hop styles blending with European classiness as seamlessly as the hand-painted cover would suggest. Take a look at this plus the other Bangers & Ash record in this flash pack collection!