In addition to being easily the most vibrant internet radio station in Los Angeles (and on the non-geographical internet), dublab has made its name by being an unstoppable cultural curator. In celebrating their dozenth year of existence, the station continues to build upon those chops. If you find yourself in Los Angeles this Saturday, join in on the festivities with sounds and images from Julia Holter, High Places, Teebs, Diva, Daedelus and SFV Acid to name a few. Live video stylings will be provided by the likes of Miko Revereza and Alex Pelly of The Masses. Expect to be taken far without moving too much.
Sometimes it takes a real sense of purpose, and a lot of thoughtful work, to make something that’s exquisitely chaotic. Los Angeles video artist Miko Revereza knows this, and lives by it. He and I once spoke about the experience of foreign language film, and how reading is a central part of it. In his video for Delofi’s “Med Scene #3″, he riffs on this idea to the point of abstraction. Delofi’s drugged-out, stuttering beats are accompanied by an unusual collage of text and image. The base video motif comes from a VHS compilation of cultural dances. While this imagery takes center stage at a few moments, the real star of the show is the often indecipherable text. Revereza created this by applying layer after layer of analog title generator graphics. In order to see it to fruition, he must have had to work for several internet years at the speed of light. However this came to be, it is a true work of art that asks us not to categorize it, and just enjoy its beauty.
One week ago at Synchronicity Space in Hollywood, I had the pleasure of seeing Run DMT for the first time. After a surprise opening set by LA’s matthewdavid, I introduced myself to Mike (also known as Run DMT), who informed me that his live shows were in no way reproductions of his recorded material. He even joked that he might do some Doo-Wop for that evening’s performance. This, of course, left me buzzing with excitement.
Before beginning, Run DMT offered the small but attentive crowd a peace pipe, in case “anyone wanted to hang out.” The song featured in this video was the first song he played that night. According to my colorful memory of the evening, the doors of Sync Space blew open just as he struck the first note, letting in a beautiful but radioactive cloud. Apparently, the Los Angeles smog was amongst the show-goers that evening. Guided by a hypnotic, beautiful drone, and assisted by televisual projections by local artist Miko Revereza, this unexpected guest made this show one for the ages.
Video: Samantha Cornwell
Words: Samantha Cornwell
Run DMT is currently touring the the United States of America with Blissed Out, toy-car-making-its-way-slowly-across-a-roadmap style. Check for tour dates on his MySpace.
In addition to being easily the most vibrant internet radio station in Los Angeles (and on the non-geographical internet), dublab has made its name by being an unstoppable cultural curator. In celebrating their dozenth year of existence, the station continues to build upon those chops. If you find yourself in Los Angeles this Saturday, join in on the festivities with sounds and images from Julia Holter, High Places, Teebs, Diva, Daedelus and SFV Acid to name a few. Live video stylings will be provided by the likes of Miko Revereza and Alex Pelly of The Masses. Expect to be taken far without moving too much.
