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 have an inspiring conversation with JB Dunckel and Nicolas Godin from the french band AIR to talk about their new tour and their music and inspiration. This AIR special also features all music by them – Barbarelle selects her favorite songs, as AIR is her favorite band! Thanks JB Dunckel, Nicolas Godin, Thierry, Ferreol and Radio Nova. Special thanks to Peter for sound recording. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

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 the term itself), and to Carlos “Soul Slinger’s” expertly curated vinyl selections, much of it exclusive DJ imports that became a ground zero for British jungle and avant-garde breaks for NYC and, indeed, America. Stick around until the end of the interview for a mini-mix of tracks from the Weä album “Decentertainment,” a milestone release in the illbient genre from Liquid Sky’s own label. Liquid Sky is/was: Rey & Carlos --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

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 medium to build solidarity across the African Diaspora. *After Xuman returned to Dakar, Senegal, protests broke out as Ousmane Sonko, the main opponent to the current Senegalese president, was imprisoned. Senegalese people are protesting so that Macky Sall doesn’t run for a third unconstitutional term. The protests were violently quashed by the police, and multiple restrictions have been placed on social media by the government. #FreeSenegal --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

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 of Bring Back the Guns and Arthur Bates of Houston band Wicked Poseur. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

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 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 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

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: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

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: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

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.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

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… --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

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/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support

Frosty interviews the electronic duo, Mouse on Mars. Tune in! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dublab-inconversation/support