GABI: Sympathy (Limited Edition) (White Vinyl) auf 2 LPs

Produziert von Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) und Paul Corley. GABI verbindet elektronische Komposition mit der Erfoschung ihrer Stimme.

ARTE: »Ein Song wie klirrende Eiszapfen. Wie das Echo einer Gletscherspalte. Wie die Orgel einer arktischen Kathedrale, die das Lied unserer Einsamkeit anstimmt. Oder einfach die zweite Single des am 2. April erscheinenden Debüts der Vokal-Ballerina aus Brooklyn. Dream Pop on the rocks.«

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Gabrielle’s formal training began at an early age, studying Balinese dance and gamelan in Indonesia while learning both the clarinet and piano. Herbst continued her training at Bard College where she studied voice and composition. Herbst’s experience writing for chamber orchestra and mixed instrumentation inspired her to develop a repertoire of short-form, vocal-centric compositions under the name GABI. These were driven by solitary explorations in 2013 with a dual-track loop pedal. The nine songs composed embrace the vast potential of the human voice as instrument, story, and landscape.

»Sympathy« was recorded in the studio where she was joined by her band Matthew O'Koren (percussion), Rick Quantz (viola), Josh Henderson (violin), and Aaron Roche (electric guitar / trombone). With production by Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) and Paul Corley, these open-ended sessions yielded a suite of compositions that capture