dubgabriel

Dub Gabriel has been pushing the boundaries of the New York dub/electronic scene for over 10 years. Coming up as a musician/producer/DJ/promoter in Williamsburg Brooklyn in the mid 90’s, his musical explorations led him to the anarchic fringes of the downtown NY scene and the guerilla-electro-mysticism of Wordsound and The Baraka Foundation. Drinking deep from this dangerous brew of unyielding creativity, DG pushed out into space and our world has never been
the same since.

His slamming (and now legendary) underground Brooklyn Massive parties kicked-off in the late 90’s and continue to take people by storm. Artists that have held it down with DG include Public Enemy, Mussafir, Jamalski, Umar Bin Hassan, Dr. Israel, Badawi, Mutamassik, DJ Olive, Qaballah Steppers, and many others. To say that his aesthetic is diverse is an understatement but one common thread that persists is his relentless pursuit of the bass.

DG continues to build on this legacy in everything he does – whether it’s pushing the boundaries of his original music, remixing other projects or playing out live. Touring regularly all over Europe and recently headlining a series of shows in Beijing, China, DG continues to build up a loyal and eclectic worldwide cult following that counts many revolutionaries, mystics, musicians and celebrities in its ranks.

On the recording front, DG dropped his first full
length, Ascend (Baboon Records) in ‘03 and followed it
up with the low-end assault of Bass Jihad (Azra) in
‘05. Bass Jihad spent over two months on CMJ’s Charts,
achieved international critical acclaim from
publications including Billboard (who compared him to
Brian Eno!), Interview, XLR8R, Village Voice, LA
Weekly, New York Times, SF Weekly, Resonance and
Paste, and ended up on several influential
best-of-the-year lists. The word is definitely out and
he is gaining much demand as a remixer having
reinterpreted tracks for Balkan Beat Box (Crammed/J
Dub), Raiz (Universal, Italy), Tigarah (Universal,
Japan) and many others.

2006 found DG in Berlin with a residency at one of the
city’s most scandalized (and short-lived) nightclubs,
Goya. With plenty of newfound time on his hands (and a
fat studio rig courtesy of his previous employers) he
immersed himself in the incredible wealth of
underground electronic music the city has to offer and
laid down the foundation for what is now his new
album, Anarchy & Alchemy. Returning to the US in 2007
to complete the album, he brought together an
incredible crew of international guests and
collaborators that include Michael Stipe (REM), Dr.
Israel (Praxis, Method of Defiance), Yo Majesty
(Domino Records), 77Klash, Jah Dan, Juakali (Pinch/Dub
War), Maga Bo, Oz Fritz (Tom Waits/Bill Laswell),
Scotty Hard (Wu-Tang), Mark Pistel (Meat Beat
Manifesto/Tino Corp), Sami Yaffa (New York Dolls), Mee
(Asian Dub Foundation/Smashing Pumpkins), No
Surrender, Kiva, Judith Juillerat, Karen Gibson Roc,
Other Weapons, Kali Boom, She Rah, D.R. Mafia and The
San Francisco Revolutionary Orchestra Dub Gabriel is
on a mission - Anarchy & Alchemy is his message.

PRESS
Picture a post-apocalyptic Brooklyn rooftop, somewhere
in the not too distant future. The scene is drenched
in a smog-orange sunset haze as a large spaceship,
bristling with speakers and pumping bass like a
soundsystem truck from 1970’s Kingston touches down.
The spectacle attracts a dusted assemblage of
Rastafarian monks and Bedouin Shamans, coming out of
the woodwork to call our collective ancestors like
they’ve done since the beginning of time.
This is close to the scene evoked by resident Brooklyn
DJ/Producer/Mad Scientist Dub Gabriel.
-Glide magazine

His tracks variously bring to mind moments of Thievery
Corporation, Bill Laswell and Brian Eno, But overlays
these influences with Gabriel’s distinctive flair.
*CRITICS PICK!
-Billboard

Gabriel firmly embraces an identity formed by a punk
rock youth a progressive spiritual consciousness and
equal adoration for dub electronic and world music
traditions.
-Resonance

The cross-cultural fusion is a philosophical
masterpiece.
-.XLR8R

Enough bass-powered propulsion here
to keep most nu dubheads amused for hours.
-Wire

Plays like a Kubrickian soundtrack for future
societies where all the worlds instruments are thrown
into one circle and the orgy is conducted by none
other than archangel Gabriel himself.
-Paste

A top producer in the electronica scene.
-All Music Guide

New York-based producer-artist Dub Gabriel, a frequent
flier in international dance scenes, supplies the
bigness and relentlessness you need for a modern dub
fix.
-LA Weekly

Because everybody and their mom can essentially be aDJ
and/or producer these days, its hard to discern what's
worth paying attention to in the electronica worlds.
That said, Brooklynite Gabriel is well worth your
time-much like Thievery Corporation, he uses alot of
"world" influence, but comes off more darker
and disturbed.
-Village Voice

Brooklyn based Producer
Dub Gabriel ’s on the warpath
-Global Rhythm Magazine

A great excuse to get your subwoofer pushing out some
serious pressure.
-Discorder

A truly remarkable album a spectacle of percussion
and production and one of the best dub albums of
recent memory.
Iimpose Mmagazine

If you’re ever interested in hearing some of the best
dub out there you must pick up this essential album.
-Smother Magazine

New school Dub Phenomena
Ottawa X Press

Dub Gabriel, a low-end theorist on a holy war to
transform the world with bass.
-Indian Electronica