Dub is about space. The space where guitars used to be, the space between beats, the space that echos create. DJ Olive absorbed this maxim in the 90's, when you were still sucking pacifiers on the dancefloors of abandoned warehouses. He invented the term illbient, only to later claim the term was a joke. He's one of the few dj's successfully riding the line between in your face artistic expression and dancefloor palatability. from sound installations at Whitney Biennial, the Venice Biennale, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, to freaking the bins at Dub War over the last few years, he's both an entertainer and an educator.

This mix is a dub mix from a NYC originator - it's about space, man. Light one up, lay back, and enjoy.

Synthesism - Barry Vercoe
Titanium Expose - Sonic Youth
Night Bus - Burial
Friend Version - Rhythum & Sound
What do you want - SYR5 Kim Gorden, Ikue Mori & Dj Olive
Shut Me Mouth - Ranking Dread
Postlude - Ilhan Mimaroglu & Freddie Hubbard
Prince - Prince Jammy & The Aggrovators
Southern Comfort - Burial
Jah Give Us Life - Wailing Souls
Table of the Elements 7" - Hans Rei...

In 2009, Christopher Willits made an exclusive release available only to his mailing list
called "Live on Earth Vol.1". We're lucky enough to be able to feature this exclusive mix of a few of the tracks from that release. You can purchase the entire album at Willits' own digital shop along with his latest offering, "Tiger Flower Circle Sun".

Christopher Willits first popped up on our radar with his stunningly beautiful Ghostly release, Surf Boundaries. With 19 albums under his belt, he has been featured in numerous publications for his intricate processed guitar setup. His collaborations with Ryuchi Sakamoto, Matmos and Taylor Deupree are some of the finest ambient / soundscape releases we've heard - the 12k releases especially are hauntingly minimal.

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This week's featured set is by up and coming Rudimentary Records producer Roughquest. His "Beats & Treats" mix revolves around dirty fat beats that have inspired him throughout his career. Mashups galore featuring samples from Cannibal Ox, Souls of Mischief, Jaylib, Company Flow and Beck... Don't sleep and be sure to check his recently released EP on Rudimentary Records! Classic Doc. Oc' on this one. Its been a while.

1) Cinematic Orchestra - Channel 1 Suite [Ninja Tunes]
2) Flying Lotus - RobertaFlack (feat. Dolly) [Warp Records]
3) Roughquest - Take It Easy [Dub]
4) Lynx & Kemo - One Love [Soul:R Recordings]
5) Altair & Es.tereo - Void [Dub]
6) Vishnu - Mindtalking [Dub]
7) A Tribe Called Quest - Youthful Expression [Jive]
8) onesmallthought - Jealous [Dub]
9) Yoru - Breath Out… [Rudimentary Records]
10) Muted - Robin [Manifesto Music]
11) Roughquest - Lazy Sunday [Rudimentary Records]
12) Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers [Mo' Wax]