A monthly audio adventure in leftfield beats, electronic soul, and experimental sounds. Expect to hear a curated mix of brand new tracks, deep cut throwbacks, conversations with today’s most innovative musicians, and guest DJ sets live in studio.

The sixth installment of my Loops + Dots radio show on Dublab aired brand new sonic greatness from Sweatson Klank, Travis Stewart (aka Machinedrum) and Jimmy Edgar’s project J-E-T-S, Kazu Makino (from Blonde Redhead)’s new solo venture Kazu, and Phoenix rave-ready producer JohnLukeIRL.

This week we also welcomed Machinedrum to the studio to take us through the #SixSongScenario, where artists, DJs, and music aficionados tell the story behind their favorite tracks and explain what these songs mean to them.

Travis and I talked about playing air guitar as a kid while wearing a t-shirt over your head and strumming a GI Joe fighter jet along to Metallica, the beat science of Autechre, Jamwar parties in the LES, his new label IAMSIAM, and the storytelling of Johnny Cash. Loops + Dots also had the honor of playing an unreleased Machinedrum track!

Here’s the A-Z of everything we played, from Autechre to Zoospa.

Bonobo ft Andreya Triana – “Eyesdown” (Machinedrum Remix)

Kazu – “Salty”

Sweatson Klank – “Brilliant Blue”

J-E-T-S – “Water and Stone”

Machinedrum – “Center Your Love”

THE #SIXSONGSCENARIO WITH MACHINEDRUM LIVE IN STUDIO

1. SONG THAT MADE YOU WANT TO START MAKING MUSIC
Metallica – “One”

2. SONG WITH THE BEST BEAT
Autechre – “Krib”

3. SONG THAT REMINDS YOU OF YOUR BEST CLUBBING OR DJING EXPERIENCE
Joy Orbison – “Hyph Mngo”

4. SONG THAT IS THE SOUND OF YOUR NEW LABEL IAMSIAM
Angelica Bess – “The Leap” (Unplugged)

5. SONG THAT PEOPLE WOULDN’T EXPECT YOU TO LIKE
Johnny Cash – “Sunday Morning Coming Down”

6. SONG OF YOUR OWN THAT IS UNRELEASED
Machinedrum ft Zebra Katz – “Pineal Focus”

JohnLukeIRL – “Don’t Cry for Me”