Brooklyn-based, Philly-born Renaissance man Joshua Gabriel
is set to release his second CD, Movement No. II: R For
The NM on his own 372 Music label in the New
Year. The 4-song EP showcases his production, as well as DJ
skills and really allows his live showmanship to come through.
Joshua Gabriel is a unique individual,
which comes across in any observation or appreciation of
Joshua Gabriel the artist. Like many multi-talented artists,
Gabriel incorporates samples of his own live drumming,
percussion work and bass playing but it goes beyond combining
the old with the new. Everything about him is both
new-fangled and old-fashioned all at the same time. From his
hieroglyphic art work (see album cover) to the way he labels
his song compositions (like arrangements in a late-18th
century symphony) to the use of traditional instruments as
well as modern music-making machinery, he is a renaissance man
for the new millennium. “Rebel” would be another word to
describe him and one Gabriel feels comfortable using (see song
titles).
Movement No. II: R For The NM
has already been warmly
received in limited markets due to a college radio campaign, a
very small press mail out and a busy tour schedule on the East
Coast with a focus on college campuses. A highlight was
performing his one-man turntable/live percussion show at CBGB
Downstairs Lounge during CMJ’s annual Music Marathon
conference in October 2001. Around that same time his CD
placed at #8 on CMJ’s “Top 200 Radio Adds” Chart. Some key
music publications have committed coverage to Gabriel’s latest
release, and earlier in 2001, BPM magazine declared Gabriel’s
latest DJ mixtape as the runner-up in their “Unleash The
Beats” mixtape contest. His EP is now scheduled for a full
national release in the first quarter of 2002.
Beyond his music, Joshua Gabriel also
writes, creates art and is a filmmaker. Check out his site at
www.joshuagabriel.com to learn more about his
creative output. In August 2001 his short film “V1: Get
Addicted” received the “Best Editing” award at the Guerrilla
Film and Video Festival in NYC and in September “V1: Get
Addicted” screened at the Antimatter Festival of Underground
Short Film & Video in Victoria, Canada. Currently Gabriel is
shooting his second short film, working on his 4th
DJ mixtape, and is finishing up a ‘zine of artwork and
writings which will be free. He has a new show of his
artwork, which recently opened at 85A art/music space in New
York City.
Release date: First Quarter, 2002
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For more information, please contact Lynn Hasty at Green
Galactic, 323-466-5141 or
lynn@greengalactic.com.
