REVIEWS IN THE BAG!
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GUY GERBER
Sometimes the greatest creative
prodigies are those who grow free
from excessive outside infl uence.
It certainly seems to be the case
for Tel Aviv’s Guy Gerber, a DJ/
producer who’s blazed a trail for
a singular form of techno that’s
put him, and a growing cabal of
Israeli fi rebrands, at the forefront
of a new wave of electronic music.
His genesis as producer began
in 2002 with the release of
‘Electric Mistress’, on Alternative
Route, but it was 2004’s massive
techhouse cut ‘Stoppage Time’,
on John Digweed’s Bedrock,
that fi rst announced his unique
rhythms to the wider world.
Since then, his DJ sets across the
world and razor-sharp produc-
tions have increased ten-fold,
with affi rmed classics like ‘Sea
of Sand’ and the ‘Late Bloomers’
LP (both for Cocoon) beating
the likes of Carl Craig at his own
game, swinging the arc lamp
away from Detroit and Berlin
towards Israel’s tech talent for
the fi rst time.
His new EP ‘My Invisible Romance’
(out now on Supplement Facts)
has the potential to be bigger
still. A truly hypnotic, mesmeris-
ing listen, it’s built for dance-
fl oors and headphones alike.
“The title track is very emotional,
it’s more suggestive than explo- David K DJ Wild Gruber & Nuernberg
sive,” says Guy. “Everyone has an ‘Take It’ ‘Not Now, I’m Dancing (Anonym’s ‘Crosswind’
invisible romance, and sometimes Highgrade I’m Disco Dancing Remix)’ Supplemental
these things are not supposed to “This track has amazing production, it’s so Bloop “Supplemental is the digital wing of my label,
materialise.” clear and accurate. You have to dance with “A fi lthy, sleazy house track with a kind of Supplement Facts. These guys have been doing
your hands in the air! It’s a simple tech-house disco bassline. I love it when the hi-hats come some good tracks for a while. It’s a proper
Like his productions, Gerber’s track driven by big chords, but in the middle in, they’re almost a bit out of sync with the peak-time tune, mostly for the dancefl oor, but
DJ sets favour melody, emotion you have a freaky melody, which is really weird. rhythm. The vocal is great, and I like the hook, the production is very advanced and interest-
and funk rather than pummel- Only David could do that!” “Not now, I’m dancing”. It’s a tune to play for ing sound-wise, because it’s all based in the
ling minimal, and his crystalline the girls, they like the bassline! A very cool subs and not in the mid frequencies. I was very
grooves lit up Space, Ibiza, all last Unknown Artist interpretation of the original.” pleased to sign this.”
summer, as part of a residency at ‘Chord’
the club’s Be Space night. Rootz Boris Werner Guti
“It gave me the opportunity to “Rootz is a super-cool bootleg label, I think ‘Free Your Body’ ‘Las Cosas Que No Se Tocan’
play tracks that I like to listen from Paris. Maybe I know the people who made Remote Area Desolat
to, deep house stuff. The tracks this, maybe not! “It’s melodic, with a big piano part that builds “This is a new artist from Argentina, he used
that I’ve made since have been “This has an old school house organ on it, with and builds, and then there’s these disco vocals to be a piano player in a rock band. I’ve been
infl uenced by the residency.” a beautiful melody and a great bassline. What I with a lot of reverb effects. Again, it’s a mixture following him for quite a while. This is his fi rst
like is that it’s simple, but it works amazingly on of the old school and futuristic. big release and all the tracks on the EP are
With a new album in the works, the dancefl oor. At the end of the track there’s “I’m a big fan of the piano, it’s always strong great. It’s tech-house and techno, with quirky
and remixes for Plastikman and a diva vocal that I love. It’s very old school, but and adds a lot of warmth to a track. It could piano stabs, rumbling basslines and interesting
P Diddy, Gerber is killing it. These the melody is kind of fresh. It’s a bit like Robin S sound corny, but if it works, it’s always better production.”
are his current secret weapons… ‘Show Me Love’, but more evolved.” than just using a synthesizer.”
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