dublab was thrilled to curate a night as part of Luaka Bop’s residency at John Zorn’s venue The Stone in NYC. The series, curated by Luaka Bop gents Yale Evelev & Mat Hall, featured an incredible array of wide spectrum waves in an intimate, art sound setting. On December 23, 2011 dublab proudly presented two mind rippling artists we love dearly, The Present and Roberto Carlos Lange. These talented folks represented our Future Roots sound aesthetic perfectly with live performances at the Stone.

As a dedicated dublab listener you are probably familiar with the Present from their soaring “Sprout Session” a few years back. You also probably know The Present’s Rusty Santos from his wow wow wow sound creations on UUAR and production spells for Panda Bear, White Magic, Animal Collective, Owen Pallett and a gazillion more mystic music makers. So without further ado here are a few words from Rusty about The Present’s performance at The Stone followed by the live recording…

“The Stone set was our most spacious performance in recent memory. It was a change to play kind of theater style to people in chairs and there was a permissive vibe. Here’s the recording exclusive and in stereo. Hope you enjoy. Many thanks to dublab and Luaka Bop for having us.” – Rusty