Weekend Weapons…Guy Gerber

Weekend Weapons…Guy Gerber

2 June, 2009 | 10.05AM

• Written by: Zack Rico
• Filed under: Music News: charles webster, guy gerber, justin martin, luciano, reshuffle, supplement facts

Israeli Guy Gerber brought dancefloors to a standstill in 2004 with ‘Stoppage Time’, a shimmering peaktime progressive cut full of majestic wonder. Many stopped and admired its prowess that year, and all the eyes of the dance music world focused in on the Tel Aviv-based producer.

John Digweed released ‘Stoppage Time’ on his Bedrock Records imprint, and immediately Guy Gerber was cast as the golden boy of progressive house, but his roots and ambition stretched much further.

In 2008 at Miami’s Winter Music Conference, Gerber revealed a new, more house-based direction by releasing ‘Disorientation’ on his own label Supplement Facts. The futuristic Ennio Morricone sounding track led by a saxaphone had remixes by Johnny D and Reboot, and aligned Gerber much closer with the nu skool, rolling German house sound. It was far from the melodic house and trance that his country is known for.

Since then, Gerber’s label has been going from strength to strength, with a family of underrated up and coming artists that includes Dop, David K, Fabio Giannelli, Boris Werner and Reshuffle.  His techno and house soundclash has been tearing up festivals and clubs the world over - he destroyed the Beatport stage at Detroit’s Movement festival last weekend. His set was so great that we had to steal his big weapons.

Here are Guy Gerber’s big three from Detroit.

Luciano and Guy Gerber ‘Arc En Ciel’

We made this track last year after I came back from Brazil. We spent one week in Geneva in his great studio.

The track is out on Cadenza and it’s the perfect track to play in the sunshine if you want all the girls to fall in love with you.

Justin Martin ‘The Sad Piano’ (Charles Webster Remix)

This is a beautiful rework by Charles Webster. It is always great to play some stuff without too strong of a melody, and this track also offers the chance to completely change the mood of a set.

It can work good as an end of set tune that keeps the emotion very high, while providing a restrained melody that doesn’t become cheesy.

Reshuffle ‘The Uppershelf’

I have played this track for over a year now. It always gets the crowd going wherever and whenever I play it.

The hypnotic synth creates a real sleazy atmosphere in the club while the drums remain loyal to the techno beat. One of my favorite peak time tunes at the moment.

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