Live at dublab

As dublab embarks on week three of our May 2017 Proton Drive fundraiser, we thought it an opportune moment to present to you, in its entirety, a special piece of music created specifically for the dive by Leech (AKA Brian Foote, one-half of Peak Oil Records). This year's Proton Drive theme song is a burbling, thrumming, thoughtful piece that we hope will inspire you to pitch in a little, as dublab asks for your help in raising the funds we need to keep the station running. Please enjoy our May, 2017 Proton Drive theme song by Leech, in all its 7-minute glory.

Back in February, 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, deep thoughts on Skrillex, notions of the future of the music industry, and his own sentimental view of Los Angeles. This interview -- which features a gracious, cheerful, and vigorous Jarre -- is a pleasure to listen to from end to end. Join Slayron and special guest interviewer Mitchell Brown as they take a revealing and enjoyable look inside the perspective of a real trailblazer.

Innov Gnawa are masters of gnawa music — traditional, trance-inducing music from Morocco. Their sound hinges on communal singing, the plucked guembri, and a shifting beat created by the krakeb, or a pair of large, metal castanets. Innov Gnawa stopped into the Zebulon FMR program — hosted by the creators of the new L.A. music venue Zebulon — for a short set of this amazing music. Listen now for another essential performance recorded live at dublab.

On this week's Live at dublab podcast, soak in an 86 minute instrumental jam courtesy of Tristan de Lee Ege, who stopped by dublab for this live performance back on March 29, 2017. It's a fantastic set to listen to if you're working or driving, a mellow but bouncy set inspired by the natural world, dwelling in the timbre of drums, pianos, horns and more. Enjoy the music, and make sure to pick up de Liege's new EP, "In Transition."

Philip Jeck, a standout in the experimental music world, stopped by Mike Harding's Long Wave program back in May of 2016. Jeck's music consists of records plays on a set of turntables and manipulated with effects, and the result is a musical expedition through found sound, unearthly tones, and dense thickets of noise. Listen now for an essential performance recorded live at dublab.

Stephie's Castle Live at NPU

On February 5, Stephie's Castle (AKA composer and sound artist Stephanie Cheng Smith) performed a highly sensory, deeply meditative set on violin and electronics at Non Plus Ultra. The set was broadcast live on dublab, and now is presented here for your listening pleasure. Smith, who has performed live on dublab previously, has also had her work involving manipulation of light and explorations with motor arrays featured in Experimental Music Yearbook and on the Experimental Half Hour and EarMeal broadcasts.

Tommasi stopped by Jake Jenkins' Friendly Futures program for a stratospheric ambient set performed, in part, on manipulated Farfisa organ. Revisit the vibes below.

Here it is: A calm, pretty set from Los Angeles singer-songwriter Green Gerry. Green Gerry's songs are both tender and gently trippy, lulling you into a peaceful place before it scrambles your synapses. Give the set a listen, and check out Green Gerry's new record "Electric Iron," the proceeds of which are being donated to The Southern Poverty Law Center, The ACLU, The Trevor Project, NRDC, and Planned Parenthood.

We welcomed Curved Light to the dublab studio on March 1 while the Austin-based Tran was undertaking a short tour. Take a listen and keep an eye out for Curved Air's Holodeck Records debut, Channelview, hitting tape decks internationally on May 12.

In January, drummer and composer Matt Mayhall dropped by dublab with a couple of friends to perform a cool, magnificent live set. Revisit that set here, and check out Mayhall's new album, Tropes, out now on SKIRL RECORDS.