“Hang Around the Creases” is from “Go Big Shadow City” the fifth full-length from post-LA guitar ‘n drums ‘n buzz duo Alpine Decline, is an index, a cypher for the Beijing sound. Not “the Beijing sound” of their self-selected hometown contemporaries, whom they’re into but beyond — GBSC is the sound of Beijing itself, as heard from the outside. “Go Big Shadow City” was recorded in the underground parking garage studio of Beijing’s resident post-punk demigod, P.K.14’s Yang Haisong.

Melbourne based body-movers NO ZU follow up last year’s ‘Body Tape’ with the appropriately titled ‘Mind Tape.’ Greek Key has been an office favorite here at dublab and scratches that Mediterranean itch we all get.
Mind Tape is out on now on Aussie label Heavy Lows.

Melodion King is a rich and hypnotic taste of Nairobi‘s experimental and organic take on reggae. This collaborative effort with Mad Professor is from their album Angkur

In his latest album “La Conquista de lo Inútil”, Coiffeur ditches his acoustic guitars to unabashedly embrace synths and drum machines and create one of the best Argentine offerings of 2013. “Cuerno” is a dark and honest track that introduces us this new sound that brings Coiffeur closer to the dance floor, while still keeping him true to his songwriter’s essence.

The Cyclist came to our attention through the fruits of our very own Matthewdavid’s honorable music outreach efforts. His Leaving Records label releases the greatest of these sonic discoveries. The Cyclist’s album, Bones in Motion, came as a collaborative release between Leaving Records & Stones Throw. The Cyclist dubs his music “Tape Throb,” which perfectly describes his full bloom flutter and fuzzed up warmth. To introduce “Mackabee,” a white label jam on his Soundcloud account, The Cyclist writes, “Don’t know why, but I love sampling singers that I really don’t like, I like the challenge.” You’ll definitely recognize the singer in question, and regardless of whether you dig the original sample source, we’re sure you’ll find the flipped version beautiful.

As a bonus treat for your eyes and ears here’s another side of The Cyclist in his Buz Ludzha guise from the Love Repetitive Rhythmics EP on All City.

This track by Suicide’s Martin Rev is part of a compilation from 1999 called “45 Seconds Of” The compilation consisted of 99 tracks, 45 seconds each. The sheer number of tracks by so many artists made it an exceptional release, however the real experience of this compilation is the number of ideas and sounds that play back to back in a collage style, making it irrelevant where one ends and the other one begins. A true collaborative experience that included among others Silver Apples, Chicks on Speed, Dntel, and Daedelus, “45 Seconds Of” was just now made available again for the first time since its release by Simballrec.

Simballrec released an obscure jam session that happened some time in 1998/99 and turned shortly after into a sort of electronic collage that made an intriguing hybrid of a release. The recordings took place in Buenos Aires with Ale and Marcos from Languis, plus two high school friends, Ramon and Daniel, while they were recording their LP “Last Frequency Presets” Ill Due Machina is definitely a one time project, but one can’t wonder what could have happened if this collaboration would’ve develop further.

Toro Y Moi participated in one of the Radio Nova compilations with one of his dream-dance tracks. The Nova Tunes series, by this trailblazing French station, explores new musical territories, and like dublab, focuses on the musical melting pot of many genres and the discovery of new artists. Breathing the air of Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Reykjavik, Barcelone, Berlin, Londres and somewhere else, this is Radio Nova calling!

Randall McClellan was a founding member of the electronic music studio at the Eastman School of Music in 1967 where he later received a Ph.D. in Composition, Theory and Musicology. A growing interest in North Indian music and vocal technique prompted him to develop his personal compositional practice into an active platform for inducing altered states of mind. He constructed his concerts to be spaces for harmonization of mind and body through a musical practice informed by his esoteric studies of ancient mystery schools and sacred geometry, believing these to be primarily teachings on intentional resonance. Compiled with the assistance of his friend J.D. Emmanuel, this 4 cassette box issued on Sun Araw’s label is the complete recorded works of Randall McClellan, previously issued as individual cassettes, as well as a lecture on the relationship of music and esotericism with synthesizer accompaniment entitled, “The Healing Power of Music.”

“Focusing Within” is part of the “Time Traveler” release our good friend J D Emmanuel just released. The record consists of recordings made during his 2011 European tour. Just like this track, the entire album will transport you to a time where time no longer exists. Pure analog fantasy and the guidance of J D Emmanuel can only create this experience.

Patchworks Galactic Project is a cosmic trip through French cinema soundtracks, space disco, and even 70s glam rock. The project of Bruno Hovart, the very appropriately named release “Space” came out on Favorite Recordings as the first release of this sonic adventure.

Here is another track by Stave, this time remixed by Matt Christensen. This is part of “Former,” a remix album out Flingco Sound that consists of remixes of the song “Tower9″ by a number of producers. Based in Chicago, Stave is the solo project of Jonathan Krohn who also collaborates in the group Male.

Based in Chicago, Stave is the solo project of Jonathan Krohn who also collaborates in the group Male. Stave’s “Gun Control” is a dark rhythmic track that is both intense and ambient. This track is from his first release “Reform” out on Flingco Sound System. Fortunately this fantastic release has just now been re-issued on vinyl, get it while you can.

Producer Stanislav Kulakovskiy hailing from Donetsk, Ukraine drops this sort of dance lullaby on our lap. Fall asleep with your head in the clouds and your feet in the dancefloor. Coming out on Igloo, he joins a fantastic roster of electronic music makers that are worth checking out.

Miami Golem is a band that is part of the Living Tapes roster. “La Casa di Freudstein” is like a spooky ride for children, that is both playful and dark, right out of their “Stunk City, KLD” cassette.

Schez is Jorge Sanchez hailing from Guadalajara, Mexico. His new release out on Igloo is beautiful and relaxing. Futuristic dinner music, Jeremy Dower making beats, the alternative soundtrack to the 1993 movie “Romeo Is Bleeding“, or all of the above.

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson continues lifting our spirits. His inspirational music has a cosmic air that soars high. This talent has led to stunning collaborations with some of today’s most creative musicians. Miguel’s arrangements provide vaulted framework for these visionaries. Now he has released Arrangements Vol. 1 collecting raw, unmixed ‘stems’ from his work with artists such as Seu Jorge, Mayer Hawthorne, Marisa Monte, Carlos Niño, Shafiq Husayn, Bilal, Chris ‘Daddy’ Dave and The Gaslamp Killer between 2009 and 2013. “God Sun” comes from Dexter Story’s album Seasons which features a few arrangements by Atwood-Ferguson. This one we find especially stimulating. Come with us as Miguel Atwood-Ferguson takes us one more step up… towards infinity.

Irmin Schmidt‘s “Villa Wunderbar” is a compilation of the work by one of the founders of Can. This release includes solo and soundtrack work, including two unreleased Can remixes. The title track “Villa Wunderbar” is an example of the many sounds, and the depth of Irmin Schmidt’s work can convey. Make sure you check his interview on dublab.

“Elusive Youth” is from the upcoming Elephant release “Sky Swimming” on Memphis Industries. Classic pop songs from a Phil Spector era, big string, and that kick drum/snare that goes bum, bumbum bam!!! Just like honey…

“Huff” is a song from Sun Araw‘s 7th full-length album “Belomancie”
Belomancie is a series of corridors that lead to specific chambers
Belomancie is is designed to be an active listening experience
Belomancie is not designed to accompany existing environments
Belomancie is designed as a transportation system. It is recommended to give your full attention, and to listen at the highest volume that is comfortable on high quality speakers with a pronounced stereo field or an excellent pair of headphones.

exclusiveOr is Jeff Snyder on analog synthesizer and Sam Pluta on laptop. Book of Dreams comes to us off Archaea, their second album – an insane record of imaginary landscapes, science fiction noises, analog warmth, and digital destruction.

With his distinctive sound Hanni El Khatib participated in one of the Radio Nova compilations. The Nova Tunes series, by this trailblazing French station, explores new musical territories, and like dublab, focuses on the musical melting pot of many genres and the discovery of new artists. Breathing the air of Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Reykjavik, Barcelone, Berlin, Londres and somewhere else, this is Radio Nova calling!

Photo of Hanni El Khatib performing on the dublab x LA Record atage at Abbot Kinney Fest in 2011.

Is a complete mystery on how this song an many others from the “Early Recordings (1979-1987) / Hello The Mellow Man (1988)” release, coming out on Audio Dregs, came to be. These unexplainable instrumentals by Fantastic Palace are utterly unique. Sounding like good times in a Chrome universe, Wümme era Faust as a circus band, or Super Roots 6 era Boredomes trying to do covers of Byrds outtakes.

Death And Vanilla came our way via the whispering lips of our friend Neil Schield from Origami Vinyl. The Swedish band is a welcomed new point in the continuum which Broadcast, before them Stereolab and even further back Roger Roger float upon. Like their predecessors, they craft an atmosphere thick with ghostly wisps, beautiful harmonics and pulsating rhythm boxes. “The Dödens Vaniljsås Theme” comes from the Death And Vanilla EP. We are excited to keep our ears on these vibey newcomers.

Like the images created by Northern Picture Library, Lonely Boys‘s “So Strong” can be the soundtrack to that long walk you take on a quiet Autumn day. The mystery, and solitude, all celebrated here and in the rest of the songs from their “Dew EP” out now on Moun10.

Jib Kidder just slid a few treats our way! We’ve recently flipped head over heels for his unique world of weirdo sights and sounds. This multi-tasker has joined forces with fellow NYC producers Jaytram, ROM, Certain Creatures, Helado Negro and Leblaze to form Version Tapes. Here’s a tune from DJ Kid Slizzard (aka that kid named Kidder) off Version Tapes Vol. 2.

Here’s another treat courtesy of Jib. It’s as he puts it, “kind of a niche track.” We’ve heard of kush but never thought of blazing “niche.”

For more fun, check out Jib’s YouTube channel which offers decades of pleasure on loop…And the always turned-on Cinespia folks are presenting a salon with Jib this Saturday at Cinefamily in LA! Click here for info.

Sun Araw has a new live archived performance from the Sun Araw 2013 Spring Euro tour and is now available. They gave us one of the songs from the release for you to check here on dublab plus a bonus unreleased untitled improvisation from their concert in Ljubljana from that same tour. With a foot in the defining frontier of the Los Angeles sound, and another foot in the cosmic universe reproduced by so many of our favorite artists of the past, here is another exploration by Sun Araw.

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Now in sound news, here’s a new one from Yong Yong. This song from the Portuguese duo’s NightSchool Records release Greatest It’s is a slithering sort of sneaker that will slide it’s way up your laptop adjacent arms and into your ears smoother than a snail with slippery skates. So open up and let it all in. You can also stream the full Yong Yong album on their Soundcloud page.

Emerald Web‘s release on Finders Keepers, “The Stargate Tapes” is a collection of songs from the Florida duo from the 1979-82 period. Their sound and connection to artists such as Iasos, Connie Demby, Deuter and Laraaji couldn’t get us more elevated. “Flight Of The Raven” is so ahead, so full of pure analog richness that is hard to grasp in one listen. Put it on repeat, over and over.

Circuit des Yeux‘s “Acarina” from their new album “Overdue” is dark and enigmatic, yes, those are the first things that come to mind. The desperation behind this release, out on Ba Da Bing!, is hard to, and shouldn’t be explained. From previous records on De Stijl to “Overdue” the tunnel continues without any light in sight at the end of it.

This song is the B side to Masha Qrella‘s single “Boys Don’t Cry” (yes, that one by The Cure) Both really wonderful tracks, and while the The Cure cover is nice for its familiarity and twist to the original, “Fishing Buddies” caught my ear for its lyrics and that feeling we all go through. This song is a great companion to those days where all we do is wait for the one we need.

Sons of the Morning is Teebs and Prefuse 73 combining textures and rhythms. As if nature needed to be reinterpreted, this release, out on Yellow Year, is a wonderful collections of songs that explores the styles of both artist blurring the lines on where one defines the other.

Here is an old gem from 2009 we found buried deep in the dublab archives. A great track in the making can sometimes be great in every step of the process. Here is a “demo” version of Tranzition by dublab’s own Kutmah and Zackey Force Funk.

Over the years Bart Davenport has seen many an era. He’s been a mod, a bluesman and a soft rock troubadour. His latest full-length album, ‘Physical World’ (Lovemonk/Burger) is a culmination of all those incarnations and more. With shirts from the 60s, guitars from the 80s and the timeless voice of a real crooner, it’s a one-of-a-kind hybrid of paisley pop and sweet soul. One foot in reality, the other firmly planted in the fantasy world within the three minute pop song, Bart tells of life and love in the modern world with sincerity and a subtle sense of humor. One more thing to love about this…dublab’s own Andres Renteria is the drum mystic in Bart’s music operation.

Painted Palms is the project of cousins Reese Donohue and Christopher Prudhomme, both living in different parts of the US (San Francisco and New Orleans.) With the help of the internet they recorded their new album, Forever, out on Polyvinyl Records. It may be my love for the 60s West Coast sound, but their songs have that vibe, of course with all the influences that passed through our ears since then. Painted Palms give a dark twist to their sunny melodies.

As if the essence of the darkest sounds have settled in the depths of South America, Pupila Spectra (from Santiago, Chile) have released a new EP entitled “El Mundo Esta Por Congelarse” (The World Is About to Freeze). Led by Diego Perinetti and Camilo Bywaters their music could be considered Psychedlic in some ways, but really this is a dark journey transformed by a downward spiral trip of synths and drum machines. Spiral down into the vortex with this song.

With an air of heavenly, humid overtones our friend Tropical Hi-Fi, returns with another gift. This 5 minute, exclusive dublab edit from Oceanic Mythology is dripping with vines of equatorial equalization. Enjoy the sway of this wave and click this computer key to access the full 25 minute piece pitched, chopped, flipped, filtered and reconstructed by Dr.E the Bush Chemist and mastered by Matthewdavid.

“Weather charms, formed of a carved wooden body and legs of stingray spines, were used to calm bad weather and ward off storms. The efficacy of the charm derived from the navigator’s chanting the power of his patron spirit into it near the coconut tree where he had learned the arts of navigation.” – tropical-hifi.tumblr.com.

Tom Brosseau‘s new record “Grass Punks” is a wonderful collection of songs that can be that companion at home at the end of the day. Intimate, wonderful and introspective.

The Judy Experience is a sort of band/project that started in 2004, and we think they are based in Los Angeles. Friends of the band Little Debbie and part of the Cochon Records roster, this band comes up with songs that go from those Sun Ra inspired jams to heavy rock.

This is a song from Lucrecia Dalt‘s record “Commotus” out on Human Ear Music. Her sound keeps evolving, from the dark to the dreamy this collection of songs explores her pop sensibilities and the true electronic experimentalism spirit that colors so much of her work.

Duane Pitre’s new album, “Bridges,” features two pieces taken from a suite of analogous compositions by the same name, and was composed by Pitre in 2012. The two pieces that comprise the album are meant to work together in sequence as a composite work; or they can be isolated and listened to on their own. The title derives its name from the original concept for this work, which was to bring together aspects of traditional Eastern music (such as compositional form and tuning) with Western musical traditions (such as in the church music of the Middle Ages and modern classical music). The result is an album that merges the ancient with the new, while creating a sound that is wholly its own.

From the forgotten-on-the-car’s-dashboard-under-the-sun-tape productions to now, Splash Wave has come a long way. Their sound has that very intentional 80s thing, fun, dance, ready to rock, but the new songs seem to sound bigger, like a proper hit that never made it. This song is part of their new 7″ coming out in January 2014 on Spiral Jetta Recordings.

No Joy‘s “Starchild Is Dead” is big, abrasive and sweet, yes, all those things we love in the dreamy pop bands that drag us to that little underground of private thoughts and fantasies. This song is from the “Pastel and Pass Out” EP out on Mexican Summer. No Joy just finished a long tour, but hopefully will hit the road again soon.

Luigi Cardona is an artist from Italy that we are happy to feature here on dublab for the first time. We don’t have much info on him other than being a dublab fan and listener. His sounds do reflect the way we listen to music here at the station, and you can hear the influence. This can be a wonderful track to start your day.

Bavaria is a collaboration between John Tejada and Kimi Recor. Their album “We’ll Take a Dive” is coming out in February 2014 via n5MD. The songs fill the air with that hybrid of processed yet very natural sounding pop, a strange combination from two ends that share a place in common. A new form of synthesis in songwriting.

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.

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