Joe Goddard: Gabriel

Joe Goddard: Gabriel

2 September, 2011 | 9.52AM

• Written by: Beatportal
• Filed under: Videos: dfa, greco-roman, hot chip, joe goddard

Every day that goes by, we’re getting more obsessed with Joe Goddard’s new single for Greco-Roman/DFA, ”Gabriel."

Now, “Gabriel” is a gutsy choice of title, if only because you’re automatically falling in line behind Roy Davis Jr.’s song of the same name, also known as one of the greatest tracks of all time. (If you disagree, sorry, but we have nothing left to talk about here.)

But Goddard, who you may know best from his work in Hot Chip, is clearly undeterred. Recruiting a vocalist named Valentina, he turns in a brightly hued, decidedly off-beat deep house number that calls to mind Caribou and Four Tet’s dancefloor efforts. And the rest of the EP is well worth checking out, particularly “Jump,” engineered by Jesse Rose, which sounds a little like Matthew Herbert remixing Philip Glass.

Now Greco-Roman has released a brilliant, Rorschach-blot video that perfectly captures the vibe of the song. (And if you dig that, you might want to check out the t-shirt that Goddard has designed for Millionhands.)

Keep your eyes open for the remix EP featuring Seiji, Juan MacLean, Compound One, and Hyperdub’s Ossie; get the original EP on Beatport here.

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