Atlas is a monthly show hosted by Barbarelle in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Connecting different parts of the world with obscure tracks, Barbarelle takes us through a deep and evolving sonic landscape. From Ambient, Experimental and Jazz, to Latin, African and Middle East sounds, this imaginary musical journey evoques the -both subtle and deep- connection between worlds, existent and imaginary. In celebration of 25 years of Moon Safari, Barbarelle travels from Buenos Aires to Paris to meet and...

It was a treat to chat with the minds behind one of the coolest and most significant stores in rave and NYC history. From the early 1990s until the close of its second location in 1999, Liquid Sky was a clothing shop, a record store, a hang-out zone, a permanent art installation—it was a lot of things to a lot of young people, the grandest of countercultural “third places” the 90s saw. Their store merch was home to Claudia Rey’s one-of-a-kind pieces of street fashion (a lot of it predating...

On May 3rd 2023, UCLA hosted a conversation between Xuman (aka Gunman Xuman) and Samuel Lamontagne. Xuman is a social activist and legend of Senegalese Hip Hop, who’s been active for over thirty years. He’s a member of the pioneer group Pee Froiss, and besides his solo career, also created the Journal Rappé for which he’s internationally known. The conversation happened in Royce Hall and covered Xuman’s roots and upbringing, the history of Hip Hop in Senegal, and how Hip Hop is an important...

Who, what and indeed where is Can? Krautrock legends bring The Can Lost Tapes (Mute), due out imminently. The band’s founder/chief theoretician Irmin Schmidt discusses the whys and wherefores; Can archival engineer Jono Podmore, also of analog electronic band Metamono, spins tracks from Metamono’s new Parcel Post EP (Instrumentarium Records). For more from John Payne, check out bluefat.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

This is an interview Jana Hunter in the early stages of their music career. Jana is a non-binary indie acoustic/folk musician based in Baltimore and the founder of the band Matty and Mossy. Hunter was signed to Gnomonsong, a record label run by Devendra Banhart and Vetiver’s Andy Cabic. Hunter’s solo debut album Blank Unstaring Heirs of Doom was the label’s debut release. In 2007 Hunter founded an independent record label based in Houston, Texas, Feow! Records, with musicians Matthew Brownlie...

Prince Paul and Dan the Automator from Handsome Boy Modeling School is interviewed on dublab. Listen in to hear some of their stories behind HBMS and some of their favorite songs.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

This program is part of the dublab’s early archives. Enjoy this episode from Frosty’s Celsius Drop radio show. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

Enjoy this special broadcast featuring Lukas McFadden, also known as Cut Chemist, interviewing two members of the renowned British funk band, Cymande, the day before their first show in America in the last forty years at the Fonda Theatre. dublab is a listener supported non-profit radio station. Become a Sustaining Member today at: https://www.dublab.com/support/memberships --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

“Legend” is a word that is often too lightly doled out, but today we proudly present an interview with a bonafide LEGEND. Art Laboe is a broadcasting icon who was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2012. This honor was rightly bestowed as he was the first DJ to play Rock and Roll on the west coast airwaves, smashed color lines by presenting mixed race concerts and playlists, coined the term “Oldies but Goodies,” invented the concept of the compilation album and continues to bring joy to...

On May 17th, Peter Brotzmann, the godfather of European free jazz, stopped by the dublab studio and recorded a wide-ranging interview with Acting Consul General of Germany in Los Angeles and dublab friend Stefan Biedermann. We’re proud to present this very special conversation in full, along with a selection of recent recordings from Peter Brotzmann. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

Kassa Overall is a Grammy-nominated musician, emcee, singer, producer, and drummer who melds avant-garde experimentation with hip-hop production techniques to tilt the nexus of jazz and rap in unmapped directions. On ANIMALS, his Warp Records debut, Kassa pushed his kaleidoscopic, subersive vision further. Listen back to the conversation between Kassa and Qur’an Shaheed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

On April 20, 2023, dublab, In Sheep’s Clothing, & Rhino Records presented the first listen of the newly reissued Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968! Celebrating its 50th birthday, this groundbreaking collection doubles in size for a new anniversary edition that launched as a Record Store Day exclusive on April 22. This is the recording of the live Q&A between the original producer Lenny Kaye and host, Tana Yonas. --- Support this podcast:...

Super-inspired electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick joined us during our DUBLAB DECADE PROTON DRIVE a couple of months ago. He gladly allowed us to pick his brain for some wisdom and inspiration, and shared some awesome stories of the old school Avant Garde. Dig this session and uncover some of the deepest roots of electronic music today. Find lots more Morton Subotnick at mortonsubotnick.com --- Support this podcast:...

Wall Matthews, founding member of The Entourage Music and Theater Ensemble beamed into Celsius Drop to shine light on the obscure yet impactful group’s history. Formed in 1970, Entourage performed long form sets fusing varied sonic elements into their own unidentifiable genre. Weaving together modern dance, poetry, lighting design and flowing sound they created immersive, dream-state environments. The group released two critically acclaimed recordings on Folkways, a 1973 self-titled album...

Together On the Air: LIVE on Radio, co-presented by dublab and ONE Archives Foundation, dedicated to LGBTQIA+ storytelling since 1952. This show was recorded in front of a live audience as part of ONE Archives Foundation’s latest exhibition Together On the Air, which chronicles the historic contributions of Radio GLLU, the first bilingual LGBTQIA+ and Latinx-run radio program in the United States. Radio GLLU co-hosts reunited on air for exclusive interviews with activists from the queer...

Warp Composers' Sen Moreira is joined by producer and composer Casey MQ in a conversation about the current landscape in the world of composition, film scoring, and publishing in an ever changing music industry. Sen Moreira is the North America Licensing & Composer Manager for the newly established Warp Composers, representing composers across Warp Publishing and Warp Records rosters from their offices in Los Angeles and London. Casey Manierka-Quaile is an artist, producer and composer...

What a treat for us, having musician/composer/pioneer Manuel Göttsching up to dublab soon after his first ever performance in Los Angeles. We totally geeked out about analog electronics, his forward-thinking uses of them in the legendary German experimental rock group Ashra Tempel in the 70’s, his experiences creating the E2-E4 piece in the early 80’s (which became a monumental inspiration in the development of late 80’s/early 90’s house music in the U.S.), the cryptic Cosmic Jokers project...

Jenny Nono spoke with Dick Lucas of Subhumans here in Los Angeles after their show at Teragram Ballroom while supporting their new record “Crisis Point.” Subhumans are one of the most influential bands from the UK Anarcho-Punk scene of the 80’s, filed right alongside Crass and Conflict, and just as relevant today as they were during the darkest days of Thatcher’s Britain. Take your choice in how to label them – Punk, UK82, Crusty, etc, – there lies the attraction and consequent reason for...

Launched during the thick of the Covid Pandemic, the Floating series was just what Los Angeles needed—an invitation to come outside and hear the city in new ways. Through a weekly series of roving soundscapes and soundbaths activated in unique and natural spaces, the Floating collective have opened up Angelenos’ ears and spirits to the wonders of the environments around them. These all ages happenings are generous affairs both for the audience and performers who are encouraged to embrace the...

En está oportunidad, Sergio Cohen le da la bienvenida al Sociólogo, Doctor en Ciencias Económicas, Periodista y Escritor Jorge Elbaum con el objetivo de  desandar un nuevo episodio de “Las cintas de la cuarentena” Argentina. El diálogo que mantiene el invitado con el anfitrión abre un amplio abanico de temas que hacen a la realidad nacional de Argentina y a los sucesos más salientes del panorama internacional. La conversación, que se desarrolla en un tono cordial, hace hincapié en los...

En este nuevo episodio de “Las cintas de la cuarentena” Argentina, Sergio Cohen recibe la visita del músico, cantante, compositor, actor, productor, director de cine y político Ramón “Palito” Ortega. El anfitrión le propone al invitado realizar un viaje hacia el pasado y rememorar los tramos más salientes de su vida que, en definitiva, fueron construyendo al ser humano en el que se ha convertido, sin dejar de analizar los momentos que le tocaron atravesar al mundo a causa de la pandemia y...

En está oportunidad, Sergio Cohen le da la bienvenida al Sociólogo, Doctor en Ciencias Económicas, Periodista y Escritor Jorge Elbaum con el objetivo de  desandar un nuevo episodio de “Las cintas de la cuarentena” Argentina. El diálogo que mantiene el invitado con el anfitrión abre un amplio abanico de temas que hacen a la realidad nacional de Argentina y a los sucesos más salientes del panorama internacional. La conversación, que se desarrolla en un tono cordial, hace hincapié en los...

En esta ocasión, Sergio Cohen recibe a la talentosa artista Gabriela Pochinki, con la que lleva adelante un nuevo episodio de “Las cintas de la cuarentena” Argentina. La sensibilidad de la Invitada y el tono afectivo que se percibe en el diálogo que mantiene con el anfitrión va enhebrando, con sutileza, uno a uno los temas que conforman esta entrega. El diálogo comienza con una minuciosa descripción que Pochinki realiza con relación al impacto que provocó el inicio de la pandemia en la...