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Gabriel Le Mar "Short Stories"
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Gabriel Le Mar is back with his fourth album on Spirit Zone Records under his own name. He has also released lots of music under other names, but I will not go further into those in this review. Gabriel Le Mar has his own unique dubby style, far away from most music released by other people. Here he proves it again.
Gabriel Le Mar "Short Stories" Spirit Zone Records 2003 (SZ143)
1. FFM (Beach Dub)
2. Hope
3. Steppin
4. Multipan
5. Story
6. ATX
7. May
8. Legalizer
9. Burnin
10. Voxs
With the cd, you also get a booklet for a change. In this you will find several short stories… The first track (beach dub) reminds me a lot of Saafi Brothers (which he is a member of). Deep chilling dub atmospheres with some Balearic guitar sounds, perfect for summer at the beach… Track two also starts very chilling with some guitar and tribal dub rhythms. Very happy summer vibes through the entire track. Beautiful and floating. Track 3 is much more housy, with a stumpy rhythm. I have seen this guy play as a dj, and it is really pleasant to dance to these dubby beats. Perfect if you are a bit tired, but want to dance. This is what I call evening trance, perfect at home before you go to a party. Track 4 goes the same way. Relaxing, dubby music you can easily dance to. Track 5 goes over to trance tempo. Stumpy rhythms, still in a sort of dubby way. Is it trance or atmospheric techno? Hard to say, but it sounds pretty nice. Reminds me a bit of Bandulu, if anyone remember those guys… Track 6 goes back to more of the beautiful Saafi Brothers style. Deep reggae influenced dub. Track 7 is a happy down tempo track with several organic instruments and weird melodies. It sounds a bit noisy, but pretty cool. Track 8 is more of the housy style. Almost too housy for me… Track 9 is like 7, a noisy weird track. The last track is my favourite track on this album. You get a tribal voice, relaxing rhythms, some nice piano and beautiful melodies. Great finish on the album.
Gabriel Le Mar is a huge talented musician. I thought his last album (Hear And Now) was slightly better because of the variation, but you sure get some great tracks with this one too. If you like his previous albums, check it out.
PK
