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| alias = Stubbleman
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|12|15|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|12|15|df=y}}
| origin = {{hlist|London, England|Paris, France}}
| origin = {{flatlist|
* Belgium
* [[London]], England
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| occupation = {{hlist|[[Songwriter]]|[[Music producer|producer]]|[[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixer]]}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* [[Songwriter]]
* [[Music producer|producer]]
* [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixer]]
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| years_active = 1988–present
| years_active = 1988–present
| label = {{hlist|[[Crammed Discs]]|[[Mute Records]]}}
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* [[Mute Records|Mute]]
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| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Bomb the Bass]]|[[Dido (singer)|Dido]]|[[EMF (band)|EMF]]|[[Goldfrapp]]|[[Inspiral Carpets]]|[[Ladyhawke (musician)|Ladyhawke]]|[[Kylie Minogue]]|[[Miss Kittin]]|[[S-Express]]|[[Stubbleman]]}}
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* [[Bomb the Bass]]
* [[Dido (singer)|Dido]]
* [[EMF (band)|EMF]]
* [[Goldfrapp]]
* [[Inspiral Carpets]]
* [[Ladyhawke (musician)|Ladyhawke]]
* [[Kylie Minogue]]
* [[Miss Kittin]]
* [[S-Express]]
* Stubbleman
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| website = {{URL|http://www.melophobia.com}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.melophobia.com}}
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'''Pascal Gabriel''' is a [[Belgium|Belgian]]-born musician based in [[London]] and [[France]].


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'''Pascal Gabriel''' (born 15 December 1956) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]]-born musician based in [[London]], England and [[Provence]], France.
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== Background ==
His musical career began in 1977 in the [[punk rock]] band [[The Razors]] ([[bass guitar]]). He left [[Belgium]] for [[London]] in 1979 and, after a spell in art-school band Church of Friendly Valley with [[scratch video|scratch video]] artist [[George Barber (artist)|George Barber]], began working as a [[freelance]] sound engineer in various London studios, earning a reputation for innovative [[remix]]es for artists such as [[Marc Almond]] ([[Soft Cell]]) and [[Yello]].


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== Background ==
He also formed half of Music for All, an experimental electronic collaborative project with John Lipnicki, whose first performance was in an operating supermarket in West London. At about that time, he released two experimental tracks on [[Touch Music|Touch]], before beginning to concentrate on studio work.
Pascal Gabriel's musical career began in 1977 in the [[punk rock]] band [[The Razors]] ([[bass guitar]]). He left Belgium for [[London]] in 1979. During the early 1980s, he had spells in various experimental groups, including art-school band Church of Friendly Valley with [[scratch video]] artist [[George Barber (artist)|George Barber]], and an electronic project whose only performance was in a supermarket. He formed a duo with guitarist [[Danny Kustow]], as well as touring as a percussionist with the [[Tom Robinson Band]], before starting to pick up work as a [[freelance]] sound engineer in various London studios, earning a reputation for innovative [[remix]]es for artists such as [[Marc Almond]] ([[Soft Cell]]) and [[Yello]]. In 1983 he had his first release, with two experimental tracks on the [[Touch Music|Touch]] cassette ''T2 Meridians One'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://touch33.net/early-cassette-culture |title= Early Cassette Culture - Touch |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |website=Touch33.net |access-date=27 August 2020 }}</ref> alongside future collaborator [[Simon Fisher Turner]], before beginning to concentrate on studio work.


Toward the end of the 1980s, Gabriel was producer and co-writer for [[S'Express]] and [[Bomb the Bass]]—two of the first [[sampling (music)|sample]]-heavy dancefloor artists of that era. He claimed a number one UK single with the S'Express track "[[Theme from S'Express]]" and a number two with Bomb the Bass' "[[Beat Dis]]."
Toward the end of the 1980s, Gabriel was producer and co-writer for [[S'Express]], with [[house music |House]] DJ [[Mark Moore]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/04/how-we-made-theme-from-s-express-interview|title=How we made Theme from S'Express|first=Caroline|last=Sullivan|date=4 July 2017|access-date=4 July 2017|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> and [[Bomb the Bass]], with [[hip hop music |Hip-Hop]] DJ [[Tim Simenon]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jul/19/how-we-made-beat-dis-by-bomb-the-bass|title=How we made Beat Dis by Bomb the Bass|first=David|last=Jesudason|date=19 July 2021|access-date=19 July 2021|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> — two of the first [[sampling (music)|sample]]-heavy dancefloor artists of that era. He claimed a number one UK single with the S'Express track "[[Theme from S'Express]]"<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= [[British Hit Singles & Albums]]
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 487}}</ref> and a number two with Bomb the Bass' "[[Beat Dis]]."


Following the success of S'Express and Bomb the Bass, Gabriel embarked on a series of projects, [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]], [[Record producer|producing]] and writing with a variety of artists, including [[Claudia Brücken]] (formerly of [[Propaganda (band)|Propaganda]]), [[Wire (band)|Wire]], and [[Debbie Harry]] from [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]].
Following the success of S'Express and Bomb the Bass, Gabriel embarked on a series of projects, [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]], [[Record producer|producing]] and writing with a variety of artists, including [[Claudia Brücken]] (formerly of [[Propaganda (band)|Propaganda]]), [[Wire (band)|Wire]], and [[Debbie Harry]] from [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]].


In the 1990s, he moved into indie and pop music, collaborating with [[EMF (band)|EMF]], [[Inspiral Carpets]], [[Kitchens of Distinction]], [[Billy Mackenzie]] and [[The Creatures]].
In the 1990s, he moved into indie and pop music, collaborating with [[EMF (band)|EMF]], [[Inspiral Carpets]], [[Kitchens of Distinction]], [[Billy Mackenzie]] and [[Siouxsie Sioux]]'s second group [[The Creatures]].


From 1996 to 1998 he wrote, produced and performed with the [[Mute Records]]-signed band [[Peach (pop band)|Peach]] (known as "Peach Union" in the U.S.). Their song "On My Own" was featured prominently in the film ''[[Sliding Doors]]''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120148/soundtrack Sliding Doors (1998) - Soundtracks<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
From 1996 to 1998 he wrote, produced and performed with the [[Mute Records]]-signed band [[Peach (pop band)|Peach]] (known as "Peach Union" in the U.S.). Their song "On My Own" was featured prominently in the film ''[[Sliding Doors]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120148/soundtrack|title=Sliding Doors (1998) - IMDb|access-date=24 August 2020|website=IMDb.com}}</ref>


Gabriel subsequently wrote and produced with a host of popular artists, including the then unsigned singer [[Dido (singer)|Dido]] (with whom he wrote several songs: "I'm No Angel" and "[[Here with Me (Dido song)|Here with Me]]" from her multi-million selling debut album ''[[No Angel (album)|No Angel]]''), [[Kylie Minogue]] (including "Your Love" for her album ''[[Fever (Kylie Minogue album)|Fever]]''), [[Dot Allison]], [[Natalie Imbruglia]], [[Rachel Stevens]], [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]], [[Skye Edwards]] ([[Morcheeba]]), [[Bebel Gilberto]] and many others.
Gabriel subsequently wrote and produced with a host of popular artists, including the then unsigned singer [[Dido (singer)|Dido]] (with whom he wrote several songs: "I'm No Angel" and "[[Here with Me (Dido song)|Here with Me]]" from her multi-million selling debut album ''[[No Angel (album)|No Angel]]''), [[Kylie Minogue]] (including "Your Love" for her album ''[[Fever (Kylie Minogue album)|Fever]]''), [[Dot Allison]], [[Natalie Imbruglia]], [[Rachel Stevens]], [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]], [[Skye Edwards]] ([[Morcheeba]]), [[Bebel Gilberto]] and many others.


He collaborated extensively with [[Miss Kittin]], co-writing and producing her solo album ''[[BatBox]]'', and with New Zealand star [[Ladyhawke (musician)|Ladyhawke]], penning and producing five tracks on her debut album, ''[[Ladyhawke (Ladyhawke album)|Ladyhawke]]'' (including the singles "[[My Delirium]]", "[[Dusk Till Dawn (Ladyhawke song)|Dusk Till Dawn]]", and "[[Magic (Ladyhawke song)|Magic]]") and the whole of her second album ''[[Anxiety (Ladyhawke album)|Anxiety]]'',<ref name="NME">[http://www.nme.com/news/ladyhawke/60829 Behind the scenes clip of Ladyhawke making new album 'Anxiety' from NME.]</ref>, which he also mixed, in 2012.
He collaborated extensively with [[Miss Kittin]], co-writing and producing her solo album ''[[BatBox]]'', and with New Zealand star [[Ladyhawke (musician)|Ladyhawke]], penning and producing five tracks on her debut album, ''[[Ladyhawke (Ladyhawke album)|Ladyhawke]]'' (including the singles "[[My Delirium]]", "[[Dusk Till Dawn (Ladyhawke song)|Dusk Till Dawn]]", and "[[Magic (Ladyhawke song)|Magic]]") and the whole of her second album ''[[Anxiety (Ladyhawke album)|Anxiety]]'',<ref name="NME">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/ladyhawke/60829|title=Behind the scenes clip of Ladyhawke making new album 'Anxiety' |website=Nme.com|access-date=24 August 2020}}</ref> which he also mixed, in 2012.


Around the same time he co-wrote "Tune Into My Heart" on [[Little Boots]]' début album ''[[Hands (Little Boots album)|Hands]]'', carried out additional production on [[Goldfrapp]]'s fifth album, "[[Head First (Goldfrapp album)|Head First]]", and co-wrote and produced three tracks on [[Marina and the Diamonds]] 2010 album "[[The Family Jewels (Marina and the Diamonds album)|The Family Jewels]]", and the song "Can't Beat the Feeling" on [[Kylie Minogue]]'s 2010 UK number one ''[[Aphrodite (album)|Aphrodite]]'' album.
Around the same time he co-wrote "Tune Into My Heart" on [[Little Boots]]' début album ''[[Hands (Little Boots album)|Hands]]'', carried out additional production on [[Goldfrapp]]'s fifth album, ''[[Head First (Goldfrapp album)|Head First]]'', and co-wrote and produced three tracks on [[Marina and the Diamonds]] 2010 album ''[[The Family Jewels (Marina and the Diamonds album)|The Family Jewels]]'', and the song "Can't Beat the Feeling" on [[Kylie Minogue]]'s 2010 UK number one ''[[Aphrodite (Kylie Minogue album)|Aphrodite]]'' album.


He co-wrote several tracks with Will Young for his 2011 UK number one album ''[[Echoes (Will Young album)|Echoes]]'', including the single "Losing Myself", recorded in his studios in London and France, and co-wrote the single "The Apple" with [[VV Brown]].
He co-wrote several tracks with Will Young for his 2011 UK number one album ''[[Echoes (Will Young album)|Echoes]]'', including the single "Losing Myself", recorded in his studios in London and France, and co-wrote the single "The Apple" with [[VV Brown]].


After writing several tracks with [[The Temper Trap]] for their ''[[Thick as Thieves (The Temper Trap album)|Thick as Thieves]]'' album in 2015, he produced Australian songstress [[Emma Louise]]'s 2016 album ''Supercry''.
After writing several tracks with [[The Temper Trap]] for their ''[[Thick as Thieves (The Temper Trap album)|Thick as Thieves]]'' album in 2015, he produced Australian songstress [[Emma Louise]]'s 2016 album ''Supercry''.<ref name="AudioTechnology">{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiotechnology.com/features/no-pressure-pascal-gabriels-laid-back-approach|title=No Pressure: Pascal Gabriel's Laid-Back Approach |website=Audiotechnology.com|access-date=22 November 2016}}</ref>


Recently, Gabriel has developed a solo project, 'Stubbleman'. A return to his electronic and ambient roots, it combines a cinematic mixture of found sounds and field recordings with modular synthesizers and live piano. Stubbleman's debut album 'Mountains and Plains', inspired by a road trip across the USA, is scheduled for release on [[Marc Hollander|Marc Hollander]]'s cult Belgian indie label [[Crammed Discs|Crammed Discs]] in spring 2019.
In 2018, Gabriel developed a solo project, 'Stubbleman'. A return to his electronic and ambient roots, it combines a cinematic mixture of found sounds and field recordings with modular synthesizers and live piano. Stubbleman's debut album, ''Mountains and Plains'', inspired by a road trip across the US, was released on [[Marc Hollander]]'s cult Belgian indie label [[Crammed Discs]] in April 2019,<ref name="The Vinyl Factory">{{cite news|date=27 March 2019|title=Crammed Discs announces debut album by Pascal Gabriel alias Stubbleman |url=https://thevinylfactory.com/news/crammed-discs-pascal-gabriel-stubbleman-debut-album|first=Gabriela|last=Helfet|access-date=27 August 2020|website=Thevinylfactory.com }}</ref> to positive reviews in the UK,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/14/stubbleman-mountains-and-plains-review-pascal-gabriel|title=Stubbleman: Mountains and Plains review – a low-key charmer|first=Neil|last=Spencer|date=14 April 2019|access-date=24 August 2020|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> and internationally.<ref name="Pop Matters">{{cite news|date=22 May 2019|title=Stubbleman Presents a Post-Rock Road Trip with 'Mountains and Plains' |url=https://www.popmatters.com/stubbleman-mountains-plains-review-2637709285.html|first=Chris|last=Conaton|access-date=27 August 2020|website=Popmatters.com }}</ref>

His live shows in November at the From the Source festival at Warwick Arts Centre and the Purcell Room in London's SouthBank Centre, as part of the EFJ London Jazz Festival,<ref name="Jazz Wise">{{cite news|date=28 November 2019|title=A dazzling mechanical musical travelogue entrances at the Southbank |url=https://www.jazzwise.com/write-stuff/article/stubbleman-purcell-room-efg-london-jazz-festival|first=Sam|last=Street|access-date=27 August 2020|website=Jazzwise.com }}</ref> involved extensive use of self-made [[automaton]]s: glockenspiels, vibraphones and xylophones.
On 5 June 2020, he released an EP, ''The Blackbird Tapes'',<ref name="Documentary Evidence">{{cite news|date=3 June 2020|title=The Birdman Of Islington: Stubbleman – The Blackbird Tapes |url=https://429harrowroad.com/2020/06/03/the-birdman-of-islington-stubbleman-the-blackbird-tapes|first=Mat|last=Smith|access-date=27 August 2020|website=429harrowroad.com }}</ref> on Crammed Discs, inspired by birdsong during the [[Coronavirus lockdown]] in London during spring 2020.


== Selected production credits ==
== Selected production credits ==
*[[S'Express]] - Co-wrote and produced no.1 single "[[Theme from S'Express]]".
*[[S'Express]] - Co-wrote and produced no.1 single "[[Theme from S'Express]]".
*[[Dido (singer)|Dido]] - Co-wrote "[[Here with Me (Dido song)|Here With Me]]" and "I'm no Angel" from 1999's ''[[No Angel (album)|No Angel]]''.<ref>[http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr01/articles/tracks.asp Sound on Sound Article: Recording Dido's 'Here With Me'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225172027/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr01/articles/tracks.asp |date=2011-12-25 }}</ref>
*[[Dido (singer)|Dido]] - Co-wrote "[[Here with Me (Dido song)|Here With Me]]" and "I'm no Angel" from 1999's ''[[No Angel (album)|No Angel]]''.<ref>[http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr01/articles/tracks.asp Sound on Sound Article: Recording Dido's 'Here With Me'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225172027/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr01/articles/tracks.asp |date=25 December 2011 }}</ref>
*[[Kylie Minogue]] - Co-wrote "Your Love" and "Tightrope" from 2001's ''[[Fever (Kylie Minogue album)|Fever]]''.
*[[Kylie Minogue]] - Co-wrote "Your Love" and "Tightrope" from 2001's ''[[Fever (Kylie Minogue album)|Fever]]''.
*[[Bebel Gilberto]] - Co-wrote and produced Ceu Distante from 2004's ''[[Bebel Gilberto (album)|Bebel Gilberto album]]''.
*[[Bebel Gilberto]] - Co-wrote and produced Ceu Distante from 2004's ''[[Bebel Gilberto (album)|Bebel Gilberto album]]''.
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*[[Freeform Five]] - Co-wrote "No More Conversations" (2005).
*[[Freeform Five]] - Co-wrote "No More Conversations" (2005).
*[[Miss Kittin]] - Co-wrote and co-produced Miss Kittin's ''[[BatBox]]'' album (2008), including the single "[[Kittin Is High]]" and "[[Grace (Miss Kittin song)|Grace]]".
*[[Miss Kittin]] - Co-wrote and co-produced Miss Kittin's ''[[BatBox]]'' album (2008), including the single "[[Kittin Is High]]" and "[[Grace (Miss Kittin song)|Grace]]".
*[[Dot Allison]] - Co-wrote "Cry" from her 2009 album "Room 7½".
*[[Dot Allison]] - Co-wrote "Cry" from her 2009 album ''Room 7½''.
*[[Marina and the Diamonds]] - co-wrote and produced "Shampain", "Girls", "Rootless" from her 2010 album ''[[The Family Jewels (Marina and the Diamonds album)|The Family Jewels]]''.
*[[Marina and the Diamonds]] - co-wrote and produced "Shampain", "Girls", "Rootless", and the unreleased track "Sinful" from her 2010 album ''[[The Family Jewels (Marina and the Diamonds album)|The Family Jewels]]''.
*[[Goldfrapp]] - Additional Production on "[[Rocket (Goldfrapp song)|Rocket]]", "Believer", "Dreaming", "Head First" and "I Wanna Life" from their 2010 album "[[Head First (Goldfrapp album)|Head First]]".
*[[Goldfrapp]] - Additional Production on "[[Rocket (Goldfrapp song)|Rocket]]", "Believer", "Dreaming", "Head First" and "I Wanna Life" from their 2010 album ''[[Head First (Goldfrapp album)|Head First]]''.
*[[Kylie Minogue]] - Co-wrote and co-produced "Can't Beat the Feeling" from her 2010 album ''[[Aphrodite (album)|Aphrodite]]''
*[[Kylie Minogue]] - Co-wrote and co-produced "Can't Beat the Feeling" from her 2010 album ''[[Aphrodite (Kylie Minogue album)|Aphrodite]]''
*[[Will Young]] - Co-wrote "Losing Myself" and "Happy Now" from his 2011 album ''[[Echoes (Will Young album)|Echoes]]''.
*[[Will Young]] - Co-wrote "Losing Myself" and "Happy Now" from his 2011 album ''[[Echoes (Will Young album)|Echoes]]''.
*[[Ladyhawke (musician)|Ladyhawke]] - Co-wrote and produced several songs for 2008's ''[[Ladyhawke (album)|Ladyhawke]]'', including the singles "[[Dusk Till Dawn (Ladyhawke song)|Dusk Till Dawn]]", "[[My Delirium]]" and "[[Magic (Ladyhawke song)|Magic]]". Also co-wrote, produced and mixed all songs for her 2012 album ''[[Anxiety (Ladyhawke album)|Anxiety]]''.<ref name="NME"/>
*[[Ladyhawke (musician)|Ladyhawke]] - Co-wrote and produced several songs for 2008's ''[[Ladyhawke (album)|Ladyhawke]]'', including the singles "[[Dusk Till Dawn (Ladyhawke song)|Dusk Till Dawn]]", "[[My Delirium]]" and "[[Magic (Ladyhawke song)|Magic]]". Also co-wrote, produced and mixed all songs for her 2012 album ''[[Anxiety (Ladyhawke album)|Anxiety]]''.<ref name="NME"/>
*[[Little Boots]] - Co-wrote "Tune into my Heart" from her album ''[[Hands (Little Boots album)|Hands]]'' (2009).
*[[Little Boots]] - Co-wrote "Tune into my Heart" from her album ''[[Hands (Little Boots album)|Hands]]'' (2009).
*[[V V Brown]] - Co-wrote and produced "The Apple" from her 2013 album ''[[Samson & Delilah (album)|Samson & Delilah]]''.
*[[The Temper Trap]] - Co-wrote singles "Thick as Thieves" and "Alive" as well as three other songs from their album ''[[Thick as Thieves (The Temper Trap album)|Thick as Thieves]]'' (2016).
*[[The Temper Trap]] - Co-wrote singles "Thick as Thieves" and "Alive" as well as three other songs from their album ''[[Thick as Thieves (The Temper Trap album)|Thick as Thieves]]'' (2016).
*[[Emma Louise]] - Produced her album ''Supercry'' (2016).
*[[Emma Louise]] - Produced her album ''[[Supercry]]'' (2016).
*[[Stubbleman]] - Composed, performed and produced the album ''Mountains and Plains'' (2019).
== See also ==
*[[Stubbleman]] - Composed, performed and produced the EP ''The Blackbird Tapes'' (2020).
* [[Punk rock in Belgium]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.melophobia.com (Melophobia - Pascal's writer/producer website)]
* [http://www.melophobia.com Melophobia - Pascal's writer/producer website]
* [http://www.stubblemanmusic.com (Stubbleman project website)]
* [http://www.stubblemanmusic.com Stubbleman project website]
* [http://www.thismuchtalent.co.uk (Management website)]
* [http://www.thismuchtalent.co.uk Management website]


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Pascal Gabriel
Also known asStubbleman
Born (1956-12-15) 15 December 1956 (age 67)
Origin
Occupations
Years active1988–present
Labels
Websitewww.melophobia.com

Pascal Gabriel (born 15 December 1956) is a Belgian-born musician based in London, England and Provence, France.

Background

[edit]

Pascal Gabriel's musical career began in 1977 in the punk rock band The Razors (bass guitar). He left Belgium for London in 1979. During the early 1980s, he had spells in various experimental groups, including art-school band Church of Friendly Valley with scratch video artist George Barber, and an electronic project whose only performance was in a supermarket. He formed a duo with guitarist Danny Kustow, as well as touring as a percussionist with the Tom Robinson Band, before starting to pick up work as a freelance sound engineer in various London studios, earning a reputation for innovative remixes for artists such as Marc Almond (Soft Cell) and Yello. In 1983 he had his first release, with two experimental tracks on the Touch cassette T2 Meridians One,[1] alongside future collaborator Simon Fisher Turner, before beginning to concentrate on studio work.

Toward the end of the 1980s, Gabriel was producer and co-writer for S'Express, with House DJ Mark Moore,[2] and Bomb the Bass, with Hip-Hop DJ Tim Simenon[3] — two of the first sample-heavy dancefloor artists of that era. He claimed a number one UK single with the S'Express track "Theme from S'Express"[4] and a number two with Bomb the Bass' "Beat Dis."

Following the success of S'Express and Bomb the Bass, Gabriel embarked on a series of projects, mixing, producing and writing with a variety of artists, including Claudia Brücken (formerly of Propaganda), Wire, and Debbie Harry from Blondie.

In the 1990s, he moved into indie and pop music, collaborating with EMF, Inspiral Carpets, Kitchens of Distinction, Billy Mackenzie and Siouxsie Sioux's second group The Creatures.

From 1996 to 1998 he wrote, produced and performed with the Mute Records-signed band Peach (known as "Peach Union" in the U.S.). Their song "On My Own" was featured prominently in the film Sliding Doors.[5]

Gabriel subsequently wrote and produced with a host of popular artists, including the then unsigned singer Dido (with whom he wrote several songs: "I'm No Angel" and "Here with Me" from her multi-million selling debut album No Angel), Kylie Minogue (including "Your Love" for her album Fever), Dot Allison, Natalie Imbruglia, Rachel Stevens, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Skye Edwards (Morcheeba), Bebel Gilberto and many others.

He collaborated extensively with Miss Kittin, co-writing and producing her solo album BatBox, and with New Zealand star Ladyhawke, penning and producing five tracks on her debut album, Ladyhawke (including the singles "My Delirium", "Dusk Till Dawn", and "Magic") and the whole of her second album Anxiety,[6] which he also mixed, in 2012.

Around the same time he co-wrote "Tune Into My Heart" on Little Boots' début album Hands, carried out additional production on Goldfrapp's fifth album, Head First, and co-wrote and produced three tracks on Marina and the Diamonds 2010 album The Family Jewels, and the song "Can't Beat the Feeling" on Kylie Minogue's 2010 UK number one Aphrodite album.

He co-wrote several tracks with Will Young for his 2011 UK number one album Echoes, including the single "Losing Myself", recorded in his studios in London and France, and co-wrote the single "The Apple" with VV Brown.

After writing several tracks with The Temper Trap for their Thick as Thieves album in 2015, he produced Australian songstress Emma Louise's 2016 album Supercry.[7]

In 2018, Gabriel developed a solo project, 'Stubbleman'. A return to his electronic and ambient roots, it combines a cinematic mixture of found sounds and field recordings with modular synthesizers and live piano. Stubbleman's debut album, Mountains and Plains, inspired by a road trip across the US, was released on Marc Hollander's cult Belgian indie label Crammed Discs in April 2019,[8] to positive reviews in the UK,[9] and internationally.[10]

His live shows in November at the From the Source festival at Warwick Arts Centre and the Purcell Room in London's SouthBank Centre, as part of the EFJ London Jazz Festival,[11] involved extensive use of self-made automatons: glockenspiels, vibraphones and xylophones. On 5 June 2020, he released an EP, The Blackbird Tapes,[12] on Crammed Discs, inspired by birdsong during the Coronavirus lockdown in London during spring 2020.

Selected production credits

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Early Cassette Culture - Touch". Touch33.net. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (4 July 2017). "How we made Theme from S'Express". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ^ Jesudason, David (19 July 2021). "How we made Beat Dis by Bomb the Bass". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 487. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ "Sliding Doors (1998) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Behind the scenes clip of Ladyhawke making new album 'Anxiety'". Nme.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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