Over the nearly two years that it's been in existence, dublab has pursued a single-minded vision of spreading innovative electronic music around the world via internet broadcasts of DJ and live sets, featuring such renowned artists as Alex Gopher, Rae and Christian, Photek, and Jazzanova. However, on freeways, dublab takes a more subdued approach, focusing on innovative and emerging artists from the L.A. area. Though there are various styles represented here, all of them reflect a distinctly laid-back, organic vibe.

The opening track, Languis and Fer Chioca's "The Sky Below" sets the tone and pace for freeways. Combining sparse analog sounds with delicate acoustic guitar, it achieves a perfect blend of the electronic and organic, of machinelike precision with soulful, expressive undertones. There are refreshing bits of silence between the notes, a nice reminder that electronic music doesn't have to consist of a wall of sound. It's a warm, gentle composition that gives the listener plenty of room to breathe, and its easygoing ambience wouldn't be out of place on a Kreidler record.

There are other standouts as well. Daedelus' "Mashnote" continues more of the low-tech aesthetic, albeit with a more experimental edge, random bits of static rhythmically peeking out from under chiming, single-note melodies. There's a distinctly cinematic edge to MIA Doi Todd's "Digital, Version 2.1", which blends sultry stream-of-consciousness vocals with subterranean cello sounds. Hip-hop producer Divine Styler (MO Wax) gives us "Shen", a spoken-word/rap that drifts in and out of the mix over stop/start beats: it's almost conspiratorial in its subtlety. Skull Valley's "Death Zone Reflection" is a funky, sensual and mysterious, with an exotic vibe so thick so you can almost smell the opium.