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Guy Gerber- Late Bloomers (cocoon, May 2007)
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shahar
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Guy Gerber- Late Bloomers (cocoon, May 2007)
1. The State of Change 6:45
2. Late Bloomers 5:08
3. Unfulfilled 3:07
4. Are U Naked? 5:33
5. Belly Dancing (album version) 6:31
6. Sea Of Sand (album version) 5:04
7. Persona Non Grata 4:59
8. Seagull 7:45
9. Moody Samba 5:38
10. 2 Birds One Stoned 8:49
11. Planetarium 3:03
12. Last Frequency 7:34
If you would ask me to choose a single word to describe Guy Gerber's debut album, I would grind my teeth and would finally say: psychedelic. If you give me another one I would say: psychedelic trance. Many might argue that Sven Vath's Cocoon is far from being a psychedelic trance label, and that Gerber plays to crowds that are very different from psytrance crowds, and yet, with 18 years of listening to trance and dancing to its sounds behind me, I can describe it in no other way.
Gerber has been around for quite a long time and his tracks and remixes have been on vinyls and CDs since 2002. Some of his tracks floated in my direction in the past, and I always liked them, but since I'm not much of a vinyl man, I never really got to know his music. This year I got hold of Belly Dancing and was grabbed at first listen. So when I saw the album about to be released I pre-ordered it at once. I have it now for more then two months and it just gets better and better. The last time a trance album has been spinning at my stereo so often was a long long time ago. It took Gerber 5 years from his first release to get to his debut- and what a wise move that ended up being- I wish more would follow.
Gerber cooked here a rich highly psychedelic and highly hypnotic musical stew. It is very very musical, working on you with melodies, harmonies and atmospheres rather than the contemporary too abundant kick-bass combination. The grooves are devious and totally irresistible, and the whole thing has a hidden disco feel to it. The psychedelia has a 70s flavor and could be a great soundtrack to Fritz The Cat (the AMAZING cover would fit in perfectly as well). It is all very diverse and I find it very hard to box the different tracks into genres, however different they are from each other- always a good sign. The album has a beautiful moving mellow, almost melancholic, and at the same time optimistic, streak going through it. It manages to be an optimistic and melodic emotional album without ever touching kitsch, another rarity these days.
Bottom line: A masterpiece. A real psychedelic dance music album that must not be missed. Together with Perfect Stranger's Changed this album allows me to say once again, after quite a long time, that some of the best trance in the world today comes from Israel.
Favorites: The whole journey (no point really breaking it to pieces, as an album should make you feel).
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"Be the change you want to see in the world!"
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Shahar Indepth
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Posted : Aug 22, 2007 18:12
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a really fantastic album , waited very long for this one... 
i fail to see the connection to psychadelic trance though..
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Zombi
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Posted : Aug 22, 2007 22:27
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gerber opened so many doors for israely producers lately, finaly world know we can make different to IM or skazi sounds.
i personaly prefer our other techno guys such shlomi aber and chaim but for sure gerber is a top player as well. well done and those who like this music can catch his live gigs on monthy basic in maxim club on fridays.
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shahar
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Posted : Aug 22, 2007 23:31
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On 2007-08-22 18:12, Shahar Indepth wrote:
i fail to see the connection to psychadelic trance though..
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You can't see it, you gotta listen... 
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"Be the change you want to see in the world!"
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"There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self."
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Shahar Indepth
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Posted : Aug 23, 2007 02:23
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now that i look , seems like i was criticisng the review,
what i meant to say was, i love this album but i definetly wouldnt relate it to trance, its just good music , with a lot of feeling to it.
theres a lot of wonderful music that is psychadelic but isnt trance, for me a good Jim rivers or shlomi aber track is 100 times more psychadelic then a psy track, but maybe its a matter of taste
glad to see we are exporting this kind of sound to labels like cocoon and audio therapy.
so to sum it up : fantastic album (again) 
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Posted : Sep 23, 2007 23:38
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great album!
Guy Gerber is my favorite Dj/Producer in Israel |
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duyoush
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Posted : Sep 24, 2007 01:50
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Beautiful album.
Very talented producer!.
recommended !
Cheers
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Yotam(Paganka C.)
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Posted : Sep 24, 2007 20:51
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Great album,
Massive production,
Very smart and clear,
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Alex Boshke
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Posted : Sep 26, 2007 17:46
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agree with Shahar 100% , must have album if you search for something that can really pick you up emotianally, also want to mention the analogue factor of live composing so common in techno scene and so deeply forgotten in trance......
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Anak
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Posted : Sep 30, 2007 16:45
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Pangea
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Posted : Oct 31, 2007 19:56
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very nice album, every track has something special, my favorite being '2 birds one stone', amazing stuff sooo psychedelic, any music lover has to like this,
album art is really cool too,
peace
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shahar
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Posted : Nov 1, 2007 06:40
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I must say that this CD still spins regularly here, I don't get tired of it at all, and it's my perfect companion for sitting at sunset time on my porch watching the view and observing the world slide into darkness.
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Aldous Huxley
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duyoush
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Posted : Nov 1, 2007 16:34
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I must say that this CD still spins regularly here, I don't get tired of it at all, and it's my perfect companion for sitting at sunset time on my porch watching the view and observing the world slide into darkness.
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I'm totaly agree with u, this album is the suprise of the year for me, and it is in my top 5 best albums of this year, excelent production and sound's.
For sure an album that will be unforgettable and a milestone IMHO..
I'ts really great to see an israeli artist that rls this kind of music.
Hope for new stuff from Mr.Gerber asap 
Cheers
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Andrew Terrakroma
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Posted : Nov 30, 2007 02:39
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Absolutely love this album.... |
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