Gabriel & Dresden

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Out on Beatport: http://bit.ly/Arisen_Flame_BP

In the trades of trance, one country does extraordinary well. Poland serves its talents like never before. One of them is Arisen Flame, who makes his long-awaited debut on the ASOT label with the Universal Religion Chapter 7 approved ‘Glarius’ and block-rocking ‘Unity’.

On his way up with the successful Arisen Flame project since 2010, Maciej Węsek built himself quite the reputation. His tracks have always been a welcome addition to the A State of Trance show, so it’s no wonder that his ‘Gladius’ now made it to the latest chapter of Armin van Buuren’s Universal Religion. 

‘Gladius’ is a mix of oldskool and nu trance, without repeating the classics. ‘Unity’ is the uplifting b-side to this must-have pack, and an anthem for all peak-time moments.



Gladius / Unity

Arisen Flame - Unity

live basses and melancholic chords, oh my!

Andain - Beautiful Things (Gabriel & Dresden Unplugged Radio Edit)

Motorcycle was a collaboration between Gabriel & Dresden and vocalist Jes Brieden

Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes [Sweeping Strings Radio Edit]

The seeds of Zocalo were planted in early 2003 when Dave handed a demo of "As The Rush Comes" to Armin when he was playing at the Mayan in downtown LA. The next day Armin called Dave to tell him how much he loved the song and that he wanted to sign it to the label he was starting called Armada Music, thus becoming one Armada's first releases.

At that point, Armin wanted to get into the studio with us and create an original song together. In the fall of 2003 we went to Armin's house in Leiden, NL to create something. We spent a week in his studio and made a demo titled "16 Days Ago"  that we liked but didn't love. And thus, it never was finished.

Two years later, Armin got a copy of our song "Arcadia" and once again, this opened the conversation for us to collaborate. After the Winter Music Conference that year, we all headed to San Leandro, California to create something together in the studio and this is exactly what was made that first week of April, 2005.

While we were making the song, Armin and Dave decided to walk down the street to the local Zocalo Coffeehouse to get an afternoon pick-me-up. Armin loved their coffee so much that he decided that "Zocalo" should be the name of the song. We both agreed and the rest is dance music history.






Armin van Buuren feat Gabriel & Dresden - Zocalo

In 2004, We released a mix compilation on Nettwerk Records called "Bloom" - it was a 2 disc affair which included some of our favorite songs we were playing in our sets along with our newest tracks and remixes. 

Once we had most of the songs compiled, we felt like the compilation was missing something. Something that "took you there" but also with a bit of soul and real instruments. 

So one day, on a lark, Josh decided to pick up his Fender Jazz bass and start playing some stuff. Dave immediately loved what Josh was playing and implored him to record what he was doing so it would not be lost in the ether of "great ideas never recorded."

What happened next was pretty incredible. We started building this song layer by layer. By the end of that day, we pretty much had it finished. A couple days of tweaks and it was done. 

We were so over the moon that we had made a song in such a short period of time that we didn't know what to call it. Enter Dave's realtor, Carol Robbiano, who was showing him a house on Arcadia Avenue in Oakland, CA. While driving to see the house, Dave played her the song. She suggested we name it "Arcadia" if Dave ended up liking the property. 

in 2005, we decided to start our own label called "Organized Nature" and we knew immediately that "Arcadia" would be our first release. For the single we updated a couple of things, re-mixed it to sound bigger and fatter and added a swing-y house beat. So the version of "Arcadia" on the "Bloom" compilation is technically a demo.





Gabriel & Dresden - Arcadia (Original 12" mix - edited)

When you think of Gabriel & Dresden classics, "Dangerous Power" is nearly always close to the top of many fans' lists. 

Featuring a powerful vocal from Syntax's Jan Burton (whom we learned about through mixing the Nip/Tuck soundtrack), Dangerous Power has nearly every element that we believe makes a perfect dance track. A great vocal, meaningful lyrics, a smart arrangement and sounds that are unique and unusual. 

Hope you feel the same way too!




Gabriel & Dresden feat Jan Burton - Dangerous Power (Radio Edit)

Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Chillout Mix Radio Edit)

Gabriel & Dresden - Tracking Treasure Down Feat Molly Bancroft (Radio Edit)

Gabriel & Dresden "Serendipity"

Gabriel & Dresden vs. Francis Prève
"Servo vs. Colossus"

After a year of sold-out reunion shows crisscrossing the world from Hollywood to Mumbai, legendary EDM duo Gabriel & Dresden kick off 2012 with "Servo vs. Colossus" - a collaboration with synth guru, Francis Prève.

"Servo vs. Colossus" is a knockout tour-de-force that fuses electro with techno, crossing so many stylistic boundaries as only this trio can. Originating as a mashup of two of Prève's original tracks, "Servo" and "Colossus", Josh & Dave have placed their unmistakable thumbprint on the finished product, resulting in a six-minute opus that has served as a centerpiece of G&Ds sets since last summer.

First appearing as an edited version on Gabriel & Dresden's now classic 2011 mix CD, "Mixed For Feet Volume 1" (Armada), "Servo vs. Colossus" garnered instant acclaim from both G&D and Prève fans alike last fall. Considering the amount of buzz that surrounded the collaboration, the trio has opted to release the full length and completely re-mixed version of "Servo vs. Colossus" on Prève's shiny new imprint, Academik, to launch the label's 2012 release schedule with a bang.

Starting out hard with Gabriel & Dresden's signature toms-plus-trance drum sound, "Servo vs. Colossus" grabs the floor and refuses to let go, even as Prève's assault of analog hooks skyrocket the groove to dizzying heights. Then, after a few wholly unexpected twists and turns in the journey, G&D deliver not one, but two brilliant breakdowns keeping the energy at peak intensity throughout the trip.

Coming from a group of artists who have collectively made their mark in the club world, with Gabriel & Dresden's decade-long string of hits like "As The Rush Comes" and "Tracking Treasure Down", as well as Prève's recent classics, "Yin" and "Yang" (with Wolfgang Gartner), "Servo vs. Colossus" is poised to pack floors from its January release on Beatport all the way through WMC and SXSW. 

"This track oozes class borne of years smashing dancefloors across the word. Dance music used to be about innovation and creativity, about surprising us with sounds so imaginative we didn’t even know they existed. This a return to that tradition, a prickly, annoyingly catchy journey that unwinds with deliberate ease. Dance music that makes you dance." - Dancing Astronaut

Beatport Release Date: January 30, 2012

Gabriel & Dresden vs Francis Prève - Servo vs Colossus [PRE-RELEASE TEASER]

"Ain't No Stoppin'" (Feat. Ben Hague) is taken from the new Ferry Corsten album "WKND"!

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Ferry Corsten ft. Ben Hague - Ain't No Stoppin'

To celebrate the festival season we bring you this mashup we made in a hotel room in Riga, Latvia

It features Ferry Corsten's "No Stoppin' Us" as the base with the acappella of Rachael Starr's "Till There Was You" over the top. Nothing fancy but it murders the dance floor!



Ferry Corsten vs Rachael Starr - Till There Was No Stoppin Us (Gabriel & Dresden Mashup)

This little mashup we made 3 hours before our set at Electric Zoo 2012 has been rocking our sets ever since. 

You don't want to miss this one!





Pryda vs Human League - Don't You Want Me Allein (Gabriel & Dresden electric zoo mashup)

We never released this mashup because we never got a chance to finish it.

It's still unfinished, but we've been asked many times already to release it. So we're presenting it here today as Gift # 4 to celebrate our 50,000 likes on Facebook.

This mashup was made on the road. It started when we heard Mumbai Science play on the Creamfields Australia 2011 tour that we were on with them. We loved their song "Gold" and wanted to make a version that would fit into our sets. 

We decided that editing it with the Barnes & Heatcliff remix of TyDI's "Good Dream" would give it the ebb and flow it needed. While we were listening back we realized that the "More Than a Feeling" vocals from the 70's rock anthem by Boston would fit beautifully on top. 

Thankfully because some wicked genius cracked the rock band game and got all the music parts to the songs inside, we had those vocals. 


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Tydi vs Boston vs Mumbai Science. More Than a Mumbai (Gabriel & Dresden Mashup)

we made this mashup for the electric zoo set but never ended up playing it there.

we felt this blur song worked even better than gerard way's vocals on the original. 

this is gift #1 to celebrate 60,000 facebook fans.

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Blur vs Deadmau5 - Professional Song 2 Griefers (Gabriel & Dresden Mashup)

This is a mashup that was born and bred in Las Vegas in a hotel room at the Cosmopolitan.

We started it hours before our show on December 14th at Marquee

We perfected it hours before our Marquee show on Jan 4th.

We never properly finished it. we left some of the dirt on.

It has been a show stopper for us, and probably will be for you too! Enjoy!

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