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 Born from a Kickstarter campaign, this fan-funded album is Gabriel & Dresden at their very best
Pre-order The Only Road here Stream “Waiting For Winter / White Walls” here Stream “You” here In the dance music world, time seems to go by faster than any other place on earth. What may be a hot trend today can shift direction in an instant. However, true talent always prevails and that bond between an artist and their fans is unbreakable...it stands the test of time. Gabriel & Dresden is one such team that has helped define the global dance music scene for nearly 20 years. Whether it be originals including the international pop-hit “As The Rush Comes” (as Motorcycle w/ Jes Brieden), “Arcadia,” “Tracking Treasure Down,” “Dangerous Power,” “Without You Near” (w/ Markus Schulz) and “Zocalo” (w/ Armin van Buuren) or their legendary remixes for Andain, Above & Beyond and Sarah McLachlan, Gabriel & Dresden’s music has always sat in a place that crushes the dance floor but also tugs at the soul. 11 years after the release of the eponymous debut album Gabriel & Dresden, Josh & Dave have returned with their much anticipated follow up full length record, The Only Road. “Much anticipated” is a phrase that’s thrown around quite a lot in the music industry, but in the case of The Only Road we happen to know this as fact...it truly is a record the fans have been clamoring for. How do we know? At a crossroads in their career, in November 2016, Gabriel & Dresden decided to set up a Kickstarter Campaign for their fans to help them greenlight a new album. Originally asking for $30,000 dollars to meet their goal, Gabriel & Dresden ended up with nearly three times the pledge amount (over $73,000 dollars) from 700 backers. Pledge rewards were also unique in nature, ranging from backers producing an album track with Gabriel & Dresden, one supporter gaining ownership of Dave Dresden’s personal CD collection spanning the 1980’s - 2005 (4,000 pieces in total) and a four-hour house party at the location of the backers’ choice. A much anticipated album indeed “What makes The Only Road special is that it was fan-supported and fan-inspired. We didn’t just make this record for us, we made it for all of the people that had faith in our music. For us, it isn’t just an album -- it’s our soundtrack of the past 11 years -- the beautiful, the ugly, the melancholy and the hopeful. It’s something we’re proud to share because it represents who we are and the long road we traveled to get here, or should we say...the only road.” Adding to the excitement that a new Gabriel & Dresden album is on the horizon is the news that The Only Road will be released on Above & Beyond’s own Anjunabeats imprint. Having been inspired by Gabriel & Dresden’s work throughout their career, Above & Beyond added their own twist to the first single from the album “This Love Kills Me” feat. Sub Teal,” shooting right to the top of the Beatport Trance Chart in October. Elsewhere, Gabriel & Dresden have not missed a beat, delivering on their classic recipe of emotive dance music through an 12-track journey. “Melody and emotion are making a comeback, this re-awakening inspired us after 11 years to make a new album. We wanted to get back to our roots and make something that celebrated our past while at the same time, giving us a chance to look to the future.” The Only Road is released for the fans in December 15, 2017 The Only Road Tracklist: 01. Only Road feat. Sub Teal 02. Free Your Mind 03. White Walls feat. Sub Teal 04. This Love Kills Me feat. Sub Teal 05. Underwater feat. Jan Burton 06. Hospital Piano 07. You feat. Jan Burton 08. Sequoia 09. Over Oceans feat. Josh Gabriel 10. Waiting For Winter feat. Jan Burton 11. Jupiter 12. I’m Not Like Everybody Else feat. Sub Teal CONNECT WITH GABRIEL & DRESDEN Soundcloud CONNECT WITH ANJUNABEATS Soundcloud Comments are closed.
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