Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Stubbleman will be performing material from his wonderful upcoming ambient EP, 'The Blackbird Tapes'. He'll also be talking about the EP, and responding to questions from the audience. Livestream tonight (May 1) at 9pm CET.
These are strange times...but as we retreat indoors, the air clears, and the planes stop flying, one upside comes in the flourishing of wildlife in our cities: Stubbleman (aka maverick producer / songwriter Pascal Gabriel) has been inspired by the increase in birdsong floating in through the top floor window of his London home, and, in response, has created a suite of new pieces: The Blackbird Tapes. Each of the three tracks is based on a field recording of blackbirds singing at different times of day over the last three weeks. He has taken the melodies, harmonies and atmospheres evoked by the recordings and used a minimalist arrangement, simply overlaid with upright piano and analogue synth, to create these beautifully meditative and mesmerising compositions.
Stubbleman will be performing these three pieces for the very first time, along with two tracks from his acclaimed album Mountains and Plains (Crammed Discs). The setting will be much more intimate than at his dazzling mixed-media EFG London Jazz Festival appearance last year, as all his automats are in lockdown too. He will be introducing the pieces and welcomes your questions about these or any other aspects of his work.
Stubbleman will be performing material from his wonderful upcoming ambient EP, 'The Blackbird Tapes'. He'll also be talking about the EP, and responding to questions from the audience. Livestream tonight (May 1) at 9pm CET.
These are strange times...but as we retreat indoors, the air clears, and the planes stop flying, one upside comes in the flourishing of wildlife in our cities: Stubbleman (aka maverick producer / songwriter Pascal Gabriel) has been inspired by the increase in birdsong floating in through the top floor window of his London home, and, in response, has created a suite of new pieces: The Blackbird Tapes. Each of the three tracks is based on a field recording of blackbirds singing at different times of day over the last three weeks. He has taken the melodies, harmonies and atmospheres evoked by the recordings and used a minimalist arrangement, simply overlaid with upright piano and analogue synth, to create these beautifully meditative and mesmerising compositions.
Stubbleman will be performing these three pieces for the very first time, along with two tracks from his acclaimed album Mountains and Plains (Crammed Discs). The setting will be much more intimate than at his dazzling mixed-media EFG London Jazz Festival appearance last year, as all his automats are in lockdown too. He will be introducing the pieces and welcomes your questions about these or any other aspects of his work.
