Internet radio/art collective expands archives and makes ambient, headphone-masterpiece available digitally.
Approaching their Proton Drive goal and celebrating their 8th anniversary, pioneering internet radio station DUBLAB is plenty pumped heading into 2008 with a new, more-functional website and a shift into nonprofit status. In appreciation of their 300,000+ listeners worldwide, DUBLAB will be steadily expanding their ever-growing archive of sonic gems in the upcoming weeks premiering an arsenal of live sessions from the disparate likes of Fog, MV & EE, Money Mark, Nosajthing, Adventure Time feat. Busdriver, Smegma, Hopewell, interviews with luminaries such as David Axelrod, and many more exciting podcasts sure to satisfy ears seeking the left-of-center.
More than simply podcasts and livestreams, the collective has extended their creative action to art exhibits, film projects, event production, record releases, and now re-releases. Six years after its initial release on Emperor Norton Records, DUBLAB is proud to announce the digital re-release of its first compilation album, “dublab presents: freeways.” This visionary collection, produced by frosty & Carlos Niño, gave the world an early taste of many, now-familiar artists and defined DUBLAB’s future roots aesthetic. “freeways” is an inspired view into Los Angeles’ vibrant musical landscape. It is a living time capsule that remains light years ahead.
The landscape presented on “freeways” is expansive. Glowing pockets of beauty from the wide sprawl of Los Angeles are merged into a unified spectrum. These diverse, progressive songs reflect every shade of creative California soul and provide a roadmap to infinite adventure. “dublab presents: freeways” continues to speed sweetly into the future.
MP3s (feel free to post)
Languis & Fer Chloca “The Sky Below”
Ammoncontact “Chord (Parts 1-2)”
1. Languis & Fer Chloca – the sky below
2. Daedelus- a mashnote
3. Mia Doi Todd – digital, version 2.1
4. Dntel – if i don’t return
5. John Tejada – i’ll see you in a place with lights
6. Mannequin Lung – is it live?
7. Yesterday’s New Quintet – soul searchin’
8. Divine Styler – shen
9. Damon Aaron – don’t get up again
10. Nowhereman (aka Nobody) – seathrough dolphin smile
11. Ammoncontact – chord (parts 1-2)
12. Skull Valley – death zone reflection
13. Adam Rudolph – nawa
14. Daedelus – lover’s dub (digital bonus track)
“Essential and soon-to-be-recognized-as-seminal compilation.”
– PITCHFORK (RATING 8.6)
“This record proves you can use machines to extend the sounds of the body, instead of using them to build up an ever-mightier electronic fortress.”
– LA WEEKLY
“A blissed out compilation of sun drenched music from the city of angels.”
-BOOMKAT
John Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over 25 years of continuous digital publishing experience, he has written thousands of hands-on game and record reviews, conducted in-depth hardware field testing, and analyzed digital media monetization trends. His work prioritizes first-hand evaluation and long-term product testing.
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