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- deephouse -
11.11.2001
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artist : gavin froome
title : post + beam
year : 2001
genre : house
label : Nordic Trax
cat : NTO22CD
URL : www.nordictrax.com
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grabber : cdex
encoder : lame 3.90
quality : 192kbps / 44.1Khz / full stereo
source : cdda
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01.stingray 06:29
02.shade 04:24
03.1980 06:19
04.assateague 06:30
05.machineage 05:47
06.concorde 05:20
07.tears 05:20
08.interlude 01:13
09.s.m.o.k.e. 06:40
10.deprive 06:06
11.jc-120 05:43
12.skunks 07:51
13.piece 06:02
73:44 min 73:44 min 101,4 MB
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DH proudly shares with you A follow-up to Gavin's hugely successful
debut 'Mobile Villager'."Post&Beam" sees Gavin moving beyond the
dancefloor; entering the living rooms of a new generation of discerning
listeners. Deep house, nu-jazz & downtempo from the lo-pro don of
Vancouver dance music.
Gavin Froome Post + Beam (Nordic Trax)
Deep warm jazz dub house + controlled sparse open: as I sit and
listen and watch to a world of madness, Gavin's album roots me to
a melancholy rarely heard in today's beat-and-drinks driven house
scene. Sitting and reflecting through my ears, I am attuned to a
talent and a musical beauty that sifts time through sounds, deep
awash basslines with no particular angst that carry me through
reveries and remembrances.
When you hear poetry, when it filters through the shells
fortified everyday in the ceaseless protection of the fragile
human ego, it begs a response of the same. Gavin Froome, native
Vancouverite, has returned with an album for the listener that
does not ignore the feet. An album that spawns the dancefloor and
the armchair and the discerning house and techno DJ alike.
Emotional, complex, jazzy, downtempo, yet also at points
thumping, Gavin's album is deserving of some true musical praise
for its breadth and what it risks.
For whenever electronic music steps out onto that limb where it
claims to be what traditionalists call "music"-representative of
some facet of universal humanity-it risks coming off either as
pretentious or as a cheap mimicry of some other "established"
genre, such as jazz or funk. Such is not the case with Mr.
Froome.
This is deep house music, and Gavin Froome has reinvented it all
over again.
tobias v
FFWD Weekly (Calgary) - Nov 8, 2001 GAVIN FROOME
There's been a steady rise in the small but dedicated contingent
of Canadian artists who have been gathering momentum in clubs
outside the mainstream. Although names like Nick Holder or Gavin
Froome won't soon adorn black-and-white baseball tees, they are
names synonymous with a calibre of Canadian house music that has
been slowly developing for the better part of a decade. Froome is
one of Canada's finest up-and-coming house producers, and he is
currently touring in support of Post and Beam, his latest venture
on NordicTrax records. His second full-length release for the
label, Post and Beam sees him broadening the range of his
electronic formula. "I wanted this to be more of a listening
album, something you can clean your house to," he says. More than
listenable, itΓs an album that showcases the emerging
multi-faceted nature of Froome, who is widening his musical
spectrum in order to appeal to a larger audience. Although the
majority of media support for Froome and like-minded artists is
rooted in EuropeΓs mondo-culture of clubs and record stores,
inroads are being carved into the once barren permafrost of
Canadian electronic culture. For reasons that could only be
described as odd, Canada has not indulged in the electronic
revolution with the same voracity as its Euro counterparts. In
one respect, this lack of awareness allows Froome and other
producers the opportunity to lay the groundwork for the masses,
or to at least participate in setting Canadian standards. More
lucratively, it emphasizes the great potential for Froome to
capitalize, both within our national boundaries and globally ÷
that is, to make a living by tabling something that is unique to
the spectrum of Canadiana, at least in the vast majority of our
clubs. Although making a living is not the only reason for Froome
to produce tracks, it is slowly becoming a possibility for
artists of his ilk. As the road of beat opportunity stretches out
before him and leads to gigs across Canada and abroad ÷ landing
him a slot in Paris in December with fellow NordicTrax artist
Luke McKeehan ÷ Froome is careful to keep thoughts of success in
check and his commitment to his music at the fore. "It's just
about doing your thing and doing it well, you can't really pay
attention to whatever else is going on," he says. If his
innovation as a producer doesn't soon propel him into the
spotlight, his innovative approach to DJing might. He is one of
the few DJs in North America to seamlessly combine a live public
address element into a DJ performance, again showcasing the
simple fact that Froome's ability and innovation is on par with
other global beat merchants. The live element gives Froome a
greater range, and it allows dancers a chance to participate in
something that is constantly evolving ÷ as opposed to a set that
is pre-programmed and delivered on cue, limited by a DJ's record
box. "It's just fun ÷ the audience doesn't seem to notice the
changeover and they get to hear something they might not hear
every night." by Rob Faust
-www.nordictrax.com
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shoutouts to the groups that love the music they promote ...
sweetbeats, klangwerk, iMPG, Mindscape, sour, groove
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If you're down with the deep house music, music with feeling ...
music that makes you groove no matter where you are ... and you
keep the feeling. dh 2001