Frosty interviews experimental, electronic musician Markus Popp from the group Oval. Tune in!

In 2012, multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator, and historian, Kelan Phil Cohran sat down with Carlos Niño at The Last Bookstore in downtown LA. Over the course of the interview, Cohran shares stories and insights from his vast experience not only as a musician but also as a dedicated historian and thinker. We hope you can join us for this unique journey through the life and work of a truly remarkable musician.

Mute Records turns 40 this fall and to help celebrate we are bringing you an interview with label founder, Daniel Miller. Along with host, DJ Lady C, Miller discusses the origins of the label, DJing in Mongolia, what lies ahead for Mute and much, much more. We hope you can tune in for this special episode!

Composer and musician, Gavin Bryars joins host, Mark McNeill, this week on In Conversation. Together, they delve into his unique and expansive career in music. From studying with John Cage, to founding the Portsmouth Sinfonia, to being the first artist singed to Brian Eno’s Obscure Records, Bryars can be sighted as one of the most influential composers of the post-minimalist era. Enjoy absorbing some illumination from one of the brightest minds creating today.

In celebration of Suzanne Ciani‘s historic release, LIVE Quadraphonic, dublab’s Alejandro Cohen hosted a special broadcast of the album followed by an interview with the artist. Joined by producer, KamranV, they explore Buchla's long forgotten Quadraphonic format, the earliest true 360° listening experience of its kind, and how it was finally translated to vinyl. The record features Ciani’s first solo Buchla performance in nearly 40 years!

Legendary no wave artist Lydia Lunch joins Jenny NONO this week on In Conversation. A beacon of non-commercialism and a fiery advocate of individualism within the music world for almost 40 years, Lunch takes us on a raw and raucous trip through her life and work. It’s a ride you won’t want to miss!

Brandon Coleman sat down with Mark de Clive-Lowe and Los Guapos at the Freehand Hotel to discuss his new record, Resistance, out September 14 on Brainfeeder. They were joined by Kamasi Washington, Techdizzle, Allakoi Pete, Samir Moulay, and Dale Black for a conversation about collaborating, their influences, and much more. Tune in for a glimpse behind the scenes and into the world of an incredible group of musicians!

In his book Uproot: Travels in 21st Century Music and Digital Culture, Jace Clayton aka DJ /rupture takes us with him as he traverses the globe. He shares some of these stories and his observations about the nature of music making and sharing in the our times with dublab co-founder, Mark McNeill. We hope you can tune in for this wide ranging and inspiring conversation.

This week Mark McNeill welcomes Jess Sah Bi & Peter One onto the dublab airwaves to share some insights into their album, Our Garden Needs Its Flowers, reissued by Awesome Tapes from Africa. The duo’s 1985 debut album is a soulful country-folk treasure. Created in Côte d’Ivoire, it caused huge ripples throughout Africa upon its release.

Linda Perhacs sat down with DJ Nobody to discuss the reissue of her 1970 album Parallelograms. Over the course of their conversation, we get a feeling for the unique creative process that made this album such a timeless classic. Perhacs explains how Parallelograms was created not from a desire to be a professional artist or musician, but rather as an expression of her experiences with the natural world. She also shares some thoughts on using a combination of synthesizers and acoustic instruments now and where she sees her work going from here.

Our guest this week is composer, arranger, and musician, Van Dyke Parks. His contributions to popular music help to define the sound of an era. Over his 50 year plus career, he has worked with Harry Nilsson, Bonnie Raitt, Randy Newman, Frank Sinatra, Judy Collins, Haruomi Hosono, just to name a few. He is perhaps best known for his work on the Beach Boys' album, Smile, and his 1967 solo album, Song Cycle. In this interview with Carlos Niño, Parks speaks about creating the first "concept" record, learning clarinet the hard way, his love for arranging, and much, much more.

This program is part of the dublab’s early archives. Enjoy this episode from Frosty’s Celsius Drop radio show.

This week on In Conversation we travel back to 1999 to hear an interview with trip-hop pioneers, Smith & Mighty. During their interview with Mark McNeill, they share stories from Bristol (not the one in Texas), and the 90s music scene that saw the rise of bands like Portishead and Massive Attack. We hope you can tune in for this raw, funny, and energizing episode.

Our guest this week is Ewa Wojciak, co-creator, publisher and art director of the legendary publication, NO MAG. Melding the music, fashion, art, and politics that were coalescing around the burgeoning LA punk scene of the early 80s, NO MAG offers a unique view into that era. In her conversation with Jenny NONO, Wojciak takes us back to a time charged with rebellion, humor, and innovation, and encourages us to carry that spirit forward as we face the challenges of today.

Love Injections hosts, Paule Raffaele and Barbie Bertisch, welcome author, Tim Lawrence, to Red Bull Studios to talk about his latest book Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor: 1980-1983. The book charts the renewal of the post-disco party scene in the early 1980s and in the process reveals one of the most creative and dynamic periods in the history of the New York City. During the interview, Lawrence shares some of his own experiences from that time and how finding a home within that community profoundly changed the course of his own life.

This week on In Conversation we are joined by Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Tom Tom Club. They sat down with Daiana Feuer to discuss their sonic roots, their other band, Talking Heads, and the creative currents flowing around all of us. This wide ranging interview kicked off with a vivid description of their initial recording sessions in the Bahamas and the dynamic group of artists and producers they met there. We were left with a tangible feeling for that time and for the creative paths blazed by our guests.

This week on In Conversation we take a trip back through dublab’s archives to the year 2000 and an interview with techno originator, Juan Atkins. During his talk with Dan “Dex” Caballero, Atkins paints us a compellingly down to earth portrait of his life on the cutting edge of music, at one point likening it to turning the lights of a car off on a country road and traveling in darkness. We hope you can tune in for this notion bending and insightful conversation with a pioneer of electronic music.

Composer and musician, Harold Budd, stopped by dublab’s studio to share stories from his musical journeys of the past, present, and future. Over the course of his career, he has written stunning solo compositions, such as his 1978 harp and choir infused album, *The Pavilion of Dreams*. He also crafted the groundbreaking ambient records, *The Pearl* and Ambient 2: *The Plateaux of Mirror*, with Brian Eno. Other collaborations include projects with the Cocteau Twins, David Sylvian and Daniel Lanois. In our conversation with Budd, he touches upon his days in the army with Albert Ayler, his love for the immediacy of the California *Space and Light Movement*, the moment he knew he wanted a life in music, and much, much more.

This week we bring you Music in the Asian American Movement: Interviews with Nobuko Miyamoto, “Atomic” Nancy Sekizawa, and Mia Yamamoto. Hosted by Zen Sekizawa, the episode takes a deep dive into the intersectionality of music, activism, identity, and culture in the United States. From a family’s return to Los Angeles after being removed to WWII Japanese Internment Camps, to working in the courts as a transgendered civil rights attorney, to fronting punk bands, their collective stories take us on a powerful journey that crisscrosses the country and spans generations.

This week we are joined by Martin Gore of Depeche Mode. He shares the story behind he first instrumental record, MG, with VSSL Radio host, Mikey Nightchilde. We also get a glimpse into the first heady days of Depeche Mode and his long relationship with Mute Records.

The legendary Terry Callier was one of the first artists to ever grace dublab’s studio for a live performance. He joined Carlos Niño in 1999 for a chat about the music he loved, the nature of touring, and much more. We hope you can join us for a very special episode of In Conversation.

Channel of Light host, Mark Van Hoen, caught up with Neil Halstead of Slowdive for a mid-tour conversation about the evolution of the band from their start in the late 80s to the present day.

Groundbreaking composer and conductor, classical violinist, and ethnomusicologist, Elisabeth Waldo, graciously welcomed dublab’s GB to the historic Rancho Cordillera del Norte to share insights from her 70 years in music. As you’ll discover, Waldo’s trademark multicultural music is a unique expression of her devotion to the world’s diverse cultures.

In 2001, our friends at Canongate Books presented a concert with Gil Scott-Heron in Scotland. Jamie Byng from Canongate was a longtime friend and supporter of Scott-Heron. In this recording, Scott-Heron exudes a sense of comfort from performing in the company of friends, including the percussionist Larry McDonald. Canongate passed this recording to dublab for an exclusive broadcast in 2001. We’re happy to be able to share exerts from the performance again for this episode of In Conversation.

Mark McNeill welcomed MJ Lallo onto his show Celsius Drop for some conversation and cosmic cruising. Working as a voice over artist for NASA and the Vatican Observatory, Lallo created soundtracks for the swirling stars of the Milky Way. These space fueled explorations were only part of her pioneering experiments into creating compositions with her voice and early effects processors. Diving into the dance music scene of San Francisco in the early 80's, she soon found a home for her multi-layered vocal approach to pop. Lallo went on to pursue work in film, television, and advertising. We hope you can join us for this refreshing conversation with an animated creative spirit.

While on a North American tour, pianist and composer Girma Yifrashewa visited dublab's studio to speak with Mark McNeill. Over the course of their conversation, he shared some thoughts about his stunning album, Love and Peace, escaping to the mountains in his native Ethiopia, his deep and abiding passion for the piano, and much more. We hope you can join us for this very special episode of In Conversation.

Before the 2017 Grammy Awards, electronic music legend Jean-Michel Jarre stopped by dublab’s Analogue Players Club Program. The 30-minute chat that ensued spanned the rebellion of his early punk years, his staging of the world’s largest concert, and his ever deepening connection to Los Angeles, a city that has come to represent the life of his father, the composer Maurice Jarre. Join Slayron and Mitchell Brown as they take a revealing and enjoyable look into the life and work of a real trailblazer.

Liz Warner sat down with Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music just after a performance with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra in Los Angeles. This feature takes a deep dive into early Roxy Music and the influences that helped shape Ferry’s unique and singular voice. It marks the release of a new 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of Roxy Music.

“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 generations of radio listeners.

At 87 years young, Art is a sprightly figure, holding one of the top rated slots in Southern California radio, one of the world’s most important markets. He graces the airwaves six nights a week with his Art Laboe Connection program. The show’s format is an exception amongst commercial radio, emphasizing a direct connection with the community. Throughout each show he takes dedications from listeners and sends their songs and kisses over the airwaves to loved ones, many of whom are incarcerated. His radio show is a pipeline through which the emotions and wishes of listeners are transmitted. The songs heard on the Art Laboe Connection are a refreshing and heartfelt break from the glossy buzz flooding much of the dial. While Art plays tried and trued favorites every show his playlist varies widely night to night based on to listener requests and his mood. On any given episode you’re likely to hear rare doo-wop, R&B or sweet soul cuts played nowhere else.

We were honored that Art Laboe opened up his studio and schedule to graciously allow us this interview. Scholar and dublab board member Josh Kun sat down with Art at his Original Sound Studio on Sunset Boulevard to revisit the history of his illustrious career and explore the dynamic of his nightly connection with listeners cruising the California streets or listening close for the voice of a loved one.

On Saturday, August 5th, 2023, we pay tribute to Art Laboe at Grand Performances. More details here:

https://www.dublab.com/events/111367/a-tribute-to-art-laboe

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.

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.

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.

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

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 followed by The Neptune Collection in 1975, famously sampled by Four Tet on his song “She Moves She”.

Entourage’s sole surviving member Wall Matthews, carries the light forward by honoring the group’s heritage and reviving its innovative spirit through performance. He recently oversaw the Tompkins Square Records album Ceremony of Dreams : Studio Sessions & Outtakes, 1972-1977, a collection of 30 previously unreleased archival tracks. Enjoy this interview with Wall Matthews including a mix of Entourage songs he personally selected and sequenced. Press play and you’ll understand why Entourage believed, “Communication Is The Outer World’s Intersection With The Inner World.”

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 Latinx liberation movement in 1980s and 1990s Los Angeles.

Check out togetherontheair.onearchives.org to view the full exhibit and explore listening rooms of archival materials.

This program is part of the dublab’s early archives. Enjoy “Twilight Circus Dub Sound System Interview”

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 from Toronto, now based in Los Angeles. He is classically trained as a pianist and has written and produced under the artist name of Casey MQ, collaborating with the likes of Oklou, Christine & The Queens, Flume and more. Winner of the 2021 Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song, Manierka's scores have premiered at TIFF, SXSW, Berlinale, Sundance and Rotterdam Film Festival.

This program is part of New Music USA’s web magazine NewMusicBox “Guest Editor series”, which aims to celebrate a plurality of voices from across the nation and will feature exclusive content written, produced, or commissioned by a rotating artist or organization. The series kicks off with dublab. NewMusicBox, edited by Frank J. Oteri, amplifies creators and organizations who are building a vibrant future for new music in all its forms, and has provided a vital platform for creators to speak about issues relevant to them in their own words since 1999.

The dublab partnership will feature new weekly content from at least 15 different voices through January 2023, presented in conversations, DJ mixes, articles, and live performances all exploring the current landscape of music composition.

The Guest Editor is the first such series in the magazine’s 23-year history and reflects New Music USA’s aim to deepen its impact across the many diverse music communities across the United States. This aim is also demonstrated by NewMusicBox’s ongoing “Different Cities, Different Voices” feature that spotlights music creation hubs across the nation.

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 and so much more. He hasn’t stopped working either, moving into sound installations and film soundtracks. We knew he was a heavy dude but sheesh…

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 their popularity, the band epitomizes non-conformity and connects with people in many different scenes.

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 indeterminacy of outdoor performance and expand into the infinite potential of the moment. Floating succeeds in merging the ambience of the city with the intentionality of sonic artistry and as collective co-founder Noah Klein puts it, “Finding the threads between soundscape and landscape.”

dublab co-founder Mark “Frosty” McNeill sat down with Noah Klein to discuss his personal musical practice, history of community organizing through the lens of music, deep love of nature and dedication to creative placemaking. Their conversation took place under a canopy of trees at Trails Cafe, in Griffith Park over a chickpea salad sandwich and cold beverages.

This program is part of New Music USA’s web magazine NewMusicBox “Guest Editor series”, which aims to celebrate a plurality of voices from across the nation and will feature exclusive content written, produced, or commissioned by a rotating artist or organization. The series kicks off with dublab. NewMusicBox, edited by Frank J. Oteri, amplifies creators and organizations who are building a vibrant future for new music in all its forms, and has provided a vital platform for creators to speak about issues relevant to them in their own words since 1999.

The dublab partnership will feature new weekly content from at least 15 different voices through January 2023, presented in conversations, DJ mixes, articles, and live performances all exploring the current landscape of music composition.

The Guest Editor is the first such series in the magazine’s 23-year history and reflects New Music USA’s aim to deepen its impact across the many diverse music communities across the United States. This aim is also demonstrated by NewMusicBox’s ongoing “Different Cities, Different Voices” feature that spotlights music creation hubs across the nation.

https://newmusicusa.org/newmusicbox/

Frosty interviews the electronic duo, Mouse on Mars. Tune in!

Tune-in to a conversation Ale Cohen had with Ian Broudie, founding member of The Lightning Seeds, where they discuss the release of their new record "See In You In The Stars", his creative process, and general approach to music making.

San Cha x Mx.Matias - Vans Channel 66 Live (02.11.21)

dublab LA Phone Home explores music and visual arts through conversations within the multifaceted community of Los Angeles. Today’s episode is a gathering space for those that like to get down. Pumpin’ house music. Dope fashion. Mesmerizin’ movers. And a sick vibe! Join DJ Colored Craig and Host Mandy Harris Williams for BODY MOVEZ. Live DJ sets, interviews, dancers & big fun! If The New Dance Show or All Night Dance Party with Frankie Knuckles rings a bell, BODY MOVEZ is the place for you!

Mandy Harris Williams is a multimedia conceptual artist and educator. As a theorist well versed in Black contemporary issues, she shares that knowledge on her monthly radio show, #BrownUpYourFeed on NTS and through creative works that have been shown at Paula Cooper Gallery, Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, Art + Practice, and Navel, and more. Williams will be joined by LA’s best kept secret: DJ Colored Craig. CC’s high energy and infectious spins will have you on your feet throughout the entire set. As a creative, he’s also a long-time veteran in the film industry as a performer, choreographer, and director. Skip your midday cup of joe and tune in to the stream at 12 PM PST for a boost in energy.

Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe talk Art and Climate on dublab for this Orange Juice for the Ears special that marks Earthday 2022. Their conversation was recorded live in Austin where it was SXSW’s Featured Session for the day art/climate converged.

The conversation between musical visionaries Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe covers how art can play a vital role in response to the climate emergency, with Brian sharing his music industry charity EarthPercent and Beatie sharing ‘From Green to Red,’ an environmental protest piece built using 800,000 years of NASA data to visualize rising CO2 levels.

This show also marks the day EarthPercent x Earth Day campaign launches where Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe join 100+ artists offering a track to support organizations doing vital work to help tackle the climate emergency. All info earthpercent.bandcamp.com.

This show closes with the record Songs of the Humpback Whale by Dr Roger Payne.

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Co-hosted by Chris Kissel and Chuck Soo-Hoo, the twice-monthly dublab program Contact Wave enthusiastically celebrates the best experimental, avant-garde, psychedelic, and off-the-grid music crafted in L.A. and beyond.

This episode features a conversation with ambient and New Age music pioneer Michael Stearns, who is also a multi-genre composer, sound designer, and soundtrack producer. His credits include music for television, feature films, planetariums, twenty-two IMAX films and seventeen solo albums. As one of the pioneers of American electronic music from his earliest self-released cassette in 1977 up through his 2021 Beyond Earth & Sky collaboration with Steve Roach, Stearns creates engaging textures melding with soaring melodies. He has created music for NASA, Laserium, Disney Films, HBO, 20/20 and the Berkshire Ballet. His award-winning scores for Ron Fricke’s non-verbal global film masterpieces Chronos, Sacred Site, Baraka and Samsara have been heard by audiences around the world. Stearns creates at his The Guest House studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

This year marks the rerelease of Stearns’ groundbreaking and long out-of-print Planetary Unfolding (1981). Featuring the sound of the Serge Modular Synthesizer in 6 movements, the slowly evolving atmospheric swirls of this early spacemusic classic are a journey within inner and outer space.

TRACKLIST:
Michael Stearns – “In the Beginning…” – from “Planetary Unfolding” (Continuum Montage/Projekt) (1981/2022)
**Michael Stearns Interview**
Michael Stearns – As the Earth Kissed the Moon – from “Planetary Unfolding” (Continuum Montage/Projekt) (1981/2022)
Cool Maritime – Temporal Dryft – from “Big Earth Energy” (2022)
Patricia Wolf – Springtime in Croatia – from “See-Through” (Balmat) (2022)
Charlatan – Sinking Between Pyramids – from “Streams” (The Jewel Garden) (2022)
Jonas Reinhardt – Oxus – from “A Ragged Ghost” (Trouble In Mind) (2022)
OHYUNG – tucked in my stomach! – from “imagine naked!” (NNA Tapes) (2022)
Julian Stein – herons at night – from “pattern river” (Self-Released) (2022)
Forest Management – One After Another – from “Palm Life” (Husky Pants) (2022)
MAW – Prophase – from “A Maneuver Within” (Atlantic Rhythms) (2022)
Andrew Bernstein – in flux (excerpt) – from “a presentation” (Hausu Mountains) (2022)
JOYFULTALK – Take It To The Grave – from “Familiar Science” (Constellation) (2022)
Mary Halvorson – Night Shift – from “Amaryllis” (Nonesuch) (2022)
Noah Howard – Olé – from “Live in Europe Vol. 1” (Altsax) (1975/2020)

Joe Rihn is a DJ, musician and writer with endless enthusiasm for his hometown of Los Angeles. His show Audio Days explores the wide world of electronic music and beyond with particular attention to artists pushing the boundaries of sound.

In this special interview episode of Audio Days, influential UK artist Mark Stewart discusses his body of work, his creative processes and the music that has inspired him along the way. After beginning his career as the frontman of Bristol’s celebrated post-punk band The Pop Group, Stewart went on to break new ground in electronic music through his work with dub producer and On-U Sound Records head, Adrian Sherwood, along with drummer Keith LeBlanc, bassist Doug Wimbish and guitarist Skip McDonald. Having performed as members of the Sugar Hill Records house band on early hip hop classics including “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, LeBlanc, Wimbish and McDonald provided the instrumental foundation for Stewart’s 1985 album, “As the Veneer of Democracy Starts to Fade,” as well as other projects such as Tackhead and Fats Comet. With his new record “VS.,” which releases April 8, 2022 on Emergency Hearts, Stewart continues in that collaborative spirit. In addition to including names like KK Null, Stephen Mallidner and Mike Watt in its roster of uncompromising artists, VS. features contributions from late musicians Lee “Scratch” Perry and Mika Vainio.

Following the hour-long interview segment, this episode features a mix of industrial, synth-wave and left-field cuts from the orbit of Mark Stewart and beyond.

Our friends from Mochilla brought legendary producer/composer/arranger David Axelrod to dublab for an afternoon of reflections on his musical exploits of the past and a look into those of the future. Wait, let’s back up and refocus on the previously stated legendary. We really mean LEGENDARY!!! Check out Axelrod’s wikipedia entry to get an idea of how deep his influence spans. Then listen to his albums to absorb the full impact. He sat down with dublab’s archival ace Nobody to explore the moments behind the music.

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SunEye Radio’s Hashim & Akiko Bharoocha had the privilege of interviewing legendary songwriter, producer, composer, and bassist from Japan, Haruomi Hosono, when he performed in LA in June 2019. In the interview, he reflects on his 50+ year career which includes his first album “Hosono House”, as well as his techno-pop group YMO, the types of music he was influenced by, and provides insights into some of his classic records and songs.

Tracklist:

1. Haruomi Hosono / Fuyu Goe / Hosono House
2. Apryl Fool / Tangier / Apryl Fool
3. Happy End / Kaze Wo Atsumete / Kazemachi Roman
4. Haruomi Hosono / Boku Wa Chotto / Hosono House
5. Tin Pan Alley / Choppers Boogie / Caramel Mama
6. Haruomi Hosono / Chyuu Chyuu Gatagoto America Hen / Hochono House
7. Haruomi Hosono / Honey Moon / Tropical Dandy
8. Haruomi Hosono / Chattanooga Choo Choo / Tropical Dandy
9. Haruomi Hosono / Shimendoka / Paraiso
10. Martin Denny / Firecracker / Quiet Village
11. Yellow Magic Orchestra / Firecracker / Yellow Magic Orchestra
12. Seiko Matsuda / Tengoku No Kiss / Utopia
13. Haruomi Hosono / Hepatitis / Cochin Moon
14. Sachiko Kanenobu / Aoi Sakana / Misora
15. Haruomi Hosono / Funiculi Funicula / Philharmony
16. Haruomi Hosono / Sports Men / Philharmony
17. Sketch Show / Turn Turn / Audio Sponge
18. Haruomi Hosono / Nettaiya / Tropical Dandy

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Visionary musician Laraaji and fellow sound healer Arji OceAnanda sat down for an interview with composer and producer Christopher Bono, leader of the improvisational NOUS ensemble and founder of Our Silent Canvas Records,  at the OSC studios in upstate NY. Their insightful and revealing conversation covers the recently released NOUS collaboration with Laaraji & Arji, Circle of Celebration, alongside ideas about creativity, meditation, sound healing, rituals and much more, including two improvisational musical moments.

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