A project worthy of getting excited about, Dublab are stepping out in style with their new documentary coming next week, titled Secondhand Sureshots. The main release is DVD/CD package, but it wouldn’t be right unless the beatheads had something special to grab a hold of. Collector’s don’t sleep as the tracks are also going to be available in very limited numbers on wax – packaged with slipmats, the DVD and hand-screen printed sleeves.

In my opinion this is one of the dopest, and most relevant music documentaries we’ve seen in a while. Check out what the creators had to say on the press release below, along with the 2 minute preview clip.

via Dublab

“Secondhand Sureshots is a filmed experiment in creative sound recycling. Dublab directors Bryan “Morpho” Younce & Mark “frosty” McNeill sent beatmakers Daedelus, Nobody, J.Rocc and Ras G on safari into L.A. thrift stores with orders to make new music out of five finds while the cameras filmed the whole process. The result is a mini-documentary about putting new life into old vinyl.

“But what about the music? Well, it’s great. Beat Junkies legend J. Rocc carves himself a timeless, funk-fueled Sunday barbecue rap beat. Poo-Bah Records’ Ras G turns in two entries: a skittering raga jam that plays with racheting loops and tinkling ivories, and dulcet-toned beat-music feast of record static and warbly samples. Ninjatune producer Daedelus creates psychedelic washes of thick electronic ether with percussive bits coasting in and out of the frame. And Low End Theory resident Nobody offers a piano and organ-featuring tune well-matched for a rainy day. On the B-side are a series of further recontextualizations — a remix by Daedelus, a megamix of Ras G bonus beats by Kutmah, and live, improvised versions recorded at Cinefamily. Gasp gasp. Drool drool.”

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