MICROWORLDS is a musical talk show hosted by Rusty Santos. Guests from the underground and the overground alike discuss music, select songs, or perform live with a focus on psychedelia, including genres like indie pop, psychedelic pop, rave music, post-punk, progressive and glam rock, underground hip hop, and experimental music.

On this month’s episode, Rusty is joined by Grant C. Dull of ZZK Records.

Every musical genre needs its trojan horse. In the case of digital cumbia and digital folklore, ZZK Records has been at the epicenter of the movement. Artists like Chancha Via Circuito, Frikstailers, La Yegros, El Remolon, Tremor, King Coya and more recently the Ecuadorian artist Nicola Cruz, Colombians Ghetto Kumbe and Mexicans Son Rompe Pera have all launched their careers with the indie Buenos Aires label, now based in Los Angeles.

ZZK grew out of Buenos Aires. Grant C. Dull (pronounced Duel), first came to the Argentine capital in 1999 and reinvented himself more than once, going from musicologist and online magazine editor, to visual artist for events and finally to curator and DJ. He founded the bilingual cultural website WhatsUpBuenosAires.com, and co-founded ZZK Records and Zizek Club with his Argentine partners. ZZK artists have played more than 300 cities on 5 continents, have penned deals with major labels and their music has been featured on an episode of Breaking Bad and countless other movies, TV shows and ads.

As a DJ Grant has performed as El G in more than 100 cities around the world including stops at Coachella, Roskilde, Berghain in Berlin and the Modern Arts Center in St. Petersburg, Russia.

In his ever expanding search for culture, music and adventure, Grant has founded 3 more projects of the label including the imprint AYA Records, documentary production house ZZK Films and educational / interactive branch, ZZK Culture with the debut launch of LatAmTronica in partnership with MUTEK Montreal and Reina de Cumbia in partnership with the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles.

Grant has been a panelist at LAMC, Oslo World Music Festival, Sonar, Midem LatAm, Amsterdam Dance Event, M for Montreal and has given workshops at various universities and conferences, including a presentation at Simon Reynolds’ music DIY class at Cal Arts University.