Gabriel Le Mar Pre-Listening Mail

As solo artist, DJ and co-producer of Aural Float and Saafi Brothers, Gabriel Le Mar is well-known beyond the national borders. His releases on labels such as Spirit Zone, Blue Room and multiColor are countless. Additionally, he did some legendary remixes, e.g. for Bob Marley and Die Fantastischen Vier . On 'Reel Time', opulent stringslayer in early nineties tradition ('Firefly'), percussively enriched progressive House with a pinch of Acid ('Stick Dance') or orientally inspired Dubfunk ('Zero db') can be found - a real cornucopia of style-determining factors from Le Mar´s broad musical socialisation between Ambienttrance, Downbeat, Chillout, Electro and, of course, lots of Dub. Thus, Reel Time kind of takes a stock of the Elektrolux sound from somebody with a deep understanding, bringing this mix of elements together to a synthesis in best 'reel time' - just in the middle of the magic interface between past, presenceand future of electronic music!
By his latest DVD 'Reel Time', Gabriel Le Mar astonishes everyone who thought they´d know him. There´s something for your eyes, too: Le Mar surprises us by sophisticated graphic and cinematic interpretations of his music. The level of artistic maturity and individuality of the clips is deeply impressing. Gabriel Le Mar studied at the Hochschule der Kuenste Berlin and worked as an art director as well. The sounds and images, among other places, were recorded in India, Nepal, Japan and Le Mar´s homebase, Frankfurt. For that purpose, Le Mar worked together with friends like George Din, Oliver Bradford (camera and direction) and Alex Azary (sound).
It is quite a mystery why the mastermind of Ambient Dub and co-founder of the Space Night compilations waited to relase his solo debut until the eleventh year of the label history. Only when listening very carefully, the solution becomes obvious: 'Reel Time' adds a new, powerful feeling to the Elektrolux sound - a brilliant intersection which had just been missing in the perfectly arranged world of electro. Gabriel Le Mar at the right time – enjoy 'Reel Time' in sound and vision.