Five Records: A Music Exploration Series with The Gaslamp Killer

Dust & Grooves and Only The Wild Ones Present:

Five Records — A Music Exploration Series with The Gaslamp Killer

Over four evenings, The Gaslamp Killer invites us into his record collection and his memory — tracing connections between genres, eras, and the sounds that shaped him. From Italian soundtracks to British library music, and psych rock to trip-hop that inform his work as both a recording artist and archivist, each night unfolds as a journey through sound, story, and history. Each session unfolds in three parts: a warm-up record played in full, a guided exploration of five records and their stories, and a closing DJ set by GLK that ties it all together. 

From dust to discovery—welcome to Five Records — A Music Exploration Series.

Vol. 4: Trip-Hop

Vol. 4, the concluding installment of Five Records, The Gaslamp Killer turns toward trip hop—a sound born from sampling culture but defined by atmosphere and a shift toward live musicianship layered over loops. Emerging in the 1990s from Bristol, UK, and a wider global underground, trip hop slowed hip hop’s pulse and blurred boundaries between beatmaking, jazz, dub, soul, and cinematic composition. It marked a turning point: producers began moving away from purely sample-based construction toward hybrid approaches—playing live instruments through loops, not just on top of them. Through five essential records, GLK traces how mood, space, and texture became compositional tools—and how this evolution reshaped electronic music, film scoring, and modern production. The session explores landmark recordings including Dummy by Portishead, Mezzanine by Massive Attack, Mieso by DJ Krush, Simple Things by Zero 7, and Psyence Fiction by UNKLE—records that expanded the emotional and sonic range of beat-driven music. Five Records is not a lecture—it’s deep guided listening, shared in the room.

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Vol. 3: Psych & Prog Rock

In Vol. 3, The Gaslamp Killer turns his focus to psych and progressive rock, examining why these records remain essential tools for sampling, looping, and sonic reconstruction. This session treats European and experimental psych rock not as nostalgia, but as raw material. Extended arrangements, heavy drums, distorted low end, and longform improvisation produced recordings built to stretch, repeat, and break apart. These qualities made psych and prog foundational to hip hop, electronic music, and contemporary production. GLK guides the evening through key recordings including Les Lutins en Orbite from France, I.D. Company from Germany, Can’s Tago Mago, and Spleen’s The Sound of Feeling. Together, they capture a moment when rock embraced repetition, trance, and studio experimentation, laying the groundwork for generations of beat makers. The session moves forward through The Heliocentrics’ Legna, connecting early psych experimentation to a contemporary lineage rooted in looping, reinterpretation, and live recomposition. Location and Time: Only The Wild Ones / Force of Nature 1031 Abbot Kinney Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90291 Sunday, January 25, 2026 5:30-8:30 PM PST Evening schedule: 4:00 PM — Doors open. Music curated by Dust & Grooves and GLK.  5:30 PM — One record played in full. The Gaslamp Killer drops the needle. 6:30 PM — Listening session begins. 7:30 PM — DJ set by GLK. Check out our preview playlist of Vol.3 Psych & Prog Rock.