Guy Gelem - Passing By And Through (Whitelabrecs)

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14/2/2023 0 Comments

Guy Gelem - Passing By And Through (Whitelabrecs)

What Your EArs Say & The Cover by Amit Levy Looks LIke

Brief Thoughts

Join Guy Gelem as he takes a trip down memory lane for Whitelabrecs. Adept on cello and guitar - which he layers on textural field recordings & distant hints of his casio sonic sketch pad, he then digs deep into his Middle Eastern roots & Western musical predilections to reflect on what has passed, on this fine slice of ambient neoclassical nostalgia.

What The RElease Notes Say

Guy Gelem is a composer from Israel, who returns to the Whitelabrecs discography following digital release ‘Scenario’ and 2016’s ‘Entirety’. Guy has also created music for labels including Rural Colours, Split Femur, Quiet Design, Mini 50 ,Time Released Sound and Polar Seas. With the latter, he collaborated alongside Whitelabrecs owner Harry Towell, in an album called ‘Restful Spaces’.

Guy performs cello as part of ensembles and also comes from a background of playing electric guitar in bands. Since focusing on his own solo compositions, he typically combines both of these instruments together in his work, influenced by many styles including neo classical, jazz, electronic, post rock, Arabic and North African music.

For his latest album ‘Passing by and Through’, Guy began by recording layers of organic sounds, such as field recordings and some experiments on a Casio Earl 90 keyboard, as well as cello and guitar performances. Improvisation and an experimental approach was central to the creation of this music, focusing on a central nostalgic theme as the creative force. This album is dedicated to Guy’s personal journey in life so far, a fusion of periods, places, chapters, situations and other sentimental motifs. Each track title gives the listener clues about the detail that inspired the music. Nostalgia often brings about melancholy feelings but Guy wanted this record to glance optimistically towards the future too.

CREDITS
Written and Produced by Guy Gelem
Mastered by James Edward Armstrong
Artwork by Amit Levy

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