As cities, Tokyo and Los Angeles could not be more different. With its year-round sun and wide-open spaces, Los Angeles poses a stark contrast to Tokyo, where buildings are swallowed up by bigger buildings and even the tiniest spaces are a precious commodity. But as creative places, both cities resonate with one another as creative partners.
Over the last decade, a compelling relationship has developed between a generation of forward-thinking artists. One of those is the LA-based Dublab, a listener-funded Internet radio station that launched a Tokyo broadcast in January.
Throughout the year, Dublab broadcasts a mix of electronic, folk and ambient music. The organization functions as an art collective and label, too, making records, events, and mixed-media art projects with groups in LA and elsewhere. The nonprofit, which was founded in 1999, has been a stomping ground for many influential artists of the last decade, with musicians such as Mia Doi Todd, William "The Gaslamp Killer" Bensussen, Carlos Nino, and Jimmy Tamborello (of The Postal Service) among its collaborators.
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