* Trance.Here.Now. at Cielo!
presents
Gabriel & Dresden!
Gabriel & Dresden!
NYC,NYC,NYC, NEW YORK CITYYYY!
They are coming back to see you and play
some really good music on October 16th at Cielo
some really good music on October 16th at Cielo
and Opening Set by Gabriel & Dresden
Mike Saint-Jules
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Every now and then the dance music community is blessed by the union of two geniuses that when together have the ability to create music that is something more special than they could ever accomplish alone. Through trials and tribulations, solo projects and rough patches, Josh Gabriel & Dave Dresden has become one of those special duos. Their music has transcended genres and given us some of dance music’s most prized possessions including ‘Tracking Treasure Down’, ‘As The Rush Comes’, ‘Dangerous Power’ and ‘Rise Up’. On Thursday 16th Gabriel & Dresden headline Trance.Here.Now, although, as they recently revealed, they never set out to make trance. “Sure, we were inspired by a lot of the music, and some of our biggest records came as a result of us going to a Tiesto show together, but none of those songs were ever meant to be ‘pure’ trance. It’s just that trance DJs gravitated to our music.”
Gabriel & Dresden’s latest single “New Ground” was released August 4, 2014
on their own imprint, Organized Nature. With this track they found themselves unlearning bad musical habits and letting new music influence them. As far as new music, they’ve got a few more tracks in the works from that 60s modular synthesizer they mentioned earlier.
New Ground (Original Mix) - Gabriel & Dresden
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* Gabriel & Dresden talk about...
The last time Gabriel & Dresden played Los Angeles, Armada took over the Avalon where doors remained closed until 1:30 AM while the Sons of Anarchy cast and crew celebrated the wrap of their final season. When the club opened, partygoers had just enough time to snag a drink before the bar closed and the party raged through the wee hours of the night.
Of their headlining set, Gabriel & Dresden say that however “stupidly intuitive” it sounds, the people of Los Angeles were out enjoying the music that particular Saturday night. Mash-ups originally made for their Organized Nature podcast now got a chance to be played live, alongside new material and hot remixes.
We chatted with the legendary producers about reclaiming progressive house, how it’s commonly misconceived, and DJs pandering to market trends. “You’re lost today if you’re not part of a scene,” they say.
“When you think about where progressive house came from, what it sounded like, it’s not about genres. It’s about having an aesthetic or approach.” Music that’s true, unique, and honest. Ultimately for Gabriel & Dresden that means using raw tools, like the 60s analog synthesizer found on “Rise Up” and “New Ground.” It’s unable to save sounds, so it can’t be duplicated or pre-packaged.
Regarding their sonic ideals Gabriel questions, “How does it actually make you feel? Is it memorable? They’re body songs,” he continued. “Physically timeless in mind, body, and soul.”
With their firm belief in aesthetics already covered, we asked their thoughts on DJs jumping the genre band waggon. Long story short if they had wanted a business proposition they would have been stock brokers, they teased going on to say “We love ideas: progressive house, tech house; it’s all languages referencing different languages.”
Genere just defines a set of rules.
Musical ideas are much slower to become accepted. “If you want to make money with music,” they say, “just imitate the #1 song on Beatport. History is the best predictor of future success.” It’s much easier to make variations on a theme, versus reward innovation.
“We’re just pretending to be in a genre,” they laugh, saying ultimately it’s about promoting a world where music is communication and yet how hard it is to find unique things being said. “You have to be diligent!”
You literally have to create your own world.
The last time Gabriel & Dresden played Los Angeles, Armada took over the Avalon where doors remained closed until 1:30 AM while the Sons of Anarchy cast and crew celebrated the wrap of their final season. When the club opened, partygoers had just enough time to snag a drink before the bar closed and the party raged through the wee hours of the night.
Of their headlining set, Gabriel & Dresden say that however “stupidly intuitive” it sounds, the people of Los Angeles were out enjoying the music that particular Saturday night. Mash-ups originally made for their Organized Nature podcast now got a chance to be played live, alongside new material and hot remixes.
We chatted with the legendary producers about reclaiming progressive house, how it’s commonly misconceived, and DJs pandering to market trends. “You’re lost today if you’re not part of a scene,” they say.
“When you think about where progressive house came from, what it sounded like, it’s not about genres. It’s about having an aesthetic or approach.” Music that’s true, unique, and honest. Ultimately for Gabriel & Dresden that means using raw tools, like the 60s analog synthesizer found on “Rise Up” and “New Ground.” It’s unable to save sounds, so it can’t be duplicated or pre-packaged.
Regarding their sonic ideals Gabriel questions, “How does it actually make you feel? Is it memorable? They’re body songs,” he continued. “Physically timeless in mind, body, and soul.”
With their firm belief in aesthetics already covered, we asked their thoughts on DJs jumping the genre band waggon. Long story short if they had wanted a business proposition they would have been stock brokers, they teased going on to say “We love ideas: progressive house, tech house; it’s all languages referencing different languages.”
Genere just defines a set of rules.
Musical ideas are much slower to become accepted. “If you want to make money with music,” they say, “just imitate the #1 song on Beatport. History is the best predictor of future success.” It’s much easier to make variations on a theme, versus reward innovation.
“We’re just pretending to be in a genre,” they laugh, saying ultimately it’s about promoting a world where music is communication and yet how hard it is to find unique things being said. “You have to be diligent!”
You literally have to create your own world.
Enjoy this fantastic LiveSet by G&D for youuuu!
