Gabriel Le Mar - Dubwize [Full Album]
9 videos • 726 views • by Downtempo Vibes On his album Dubwize Gabriel Le Mar offers 8 tracks which are tailored for the dub inspired clubber, combining different playful approaches of Dub with the functionality and stringency of technohouse music. Its clever sequencing and epically arced architecture mark it as more than just another collection of excuisitely produced but essentially unrelated single cuts. Precisely this means that the length of an album context is used to tell a story: agile tracks like the opening "Dubster" mixes and the more minimal pounding "Love Dub" alternate with spheric minimal groovers like "Seasonal Dub" and "Time For Everything". Bridges are built by more minimal functional grooves like "Minitex" or "Nova Bluez" which give an opportunity to exhale. Collaborations with MCs like Markie J, Jah Sesco or Yah Meek are seamlessly integrated into the mix, as their vocals are snippeted into short, slogan-esque samples, which no longer aim to build any kind of narrative or coherent rapring. Even though some of his pieces develop the thematic pull of songs, Gabriel Le Mar places great importance on weaving a web of fully integrated textures composed of a myriad of micromotives all working towards creating an irresistible subcutaneous flow, while still providing for enough head space to allow the listener's fantasy input of its own. Dubwize is definitely a genre-typical and smooth work (unless one would want to count the rhythmic use of car engines on „Motorace“ as a tentative stab at experimentation), but it never comes across as too tasteful to leave a lasting impression. Every single piece here comes equipped with that one special hook that will keep you glued to your seat or on the dancefloor just when you thought you'd heard it all. Dubwize sounds refreshingly variable and discrete, caused by an uncoerced approach in the studio and conveyed by the input received by the creative exchange processes with his project partners and last but not least, the musical socialization which encompasses rich influences from King Tubby to Andy Stott is definitely a factor which helps Gabriel to stay refreshingly flexible.