GIFTED AND BLESSED™

VIDEO: GB - "Psychic Imprints"

2012-02-06T11:24:00.000-08:00

GB - "Psychic Imprints"
video and music by GB

The Provider EP up for download

2012-01-18T13:25:00.000-08:00

If you didn't grab the 12", The Provider EP is now available in downloadable formats on our Bandcamp page. Minimal suggested offering as usual.

The Provider EP by GB

new music and other 2012 updates

2012-01-11T11:55:00.000-08:00

Many of you know that we quietly released The Provider EP in a limited quantity pressing of 150 hand-painted and silk screened units in six different color varieties. Although these have all sold out by now, a Japanese exclusive version is now available via Jazzy Sport (check out the music shop section at www.jazzysport.com). The Provider EP will be available digitally next week at giftedandblessed.bandcamp.com, then via most digital retailers in February.

Next, we have a new 12" release coming on Dublin's All City label called "7 in 24." This will be in stores January 25. Have a listen here:

We have much to look forward to in the coming months, including new releases from The Steoples (GB/A Race of Angels), The Abstract Eye (Eglo), and more. Upcoming live performances and new music will continue to be announced via the facebook and twitter pages.

Stay tuned....

GB's Mix for Hepcat Radio

2011-12-20T08:26:00.000-08:00

Enjoy this mix of electronic and tonal music, assembled for Mamiko Motto's Hepcat Radio. Artwork by Stephen Serrato.

Frankie Reyes - "Earth Songs in the Age of Technology"

2011-09-16T08:48:00.000-07:00

Earth Songs in the Age of Technology by Frankie Reyes

This sound collage explores the healing songs of the indigenous peoples of North America as represented by the Sioux, Apache, Navajo, Hopi, Taos Pueblo, Ponca, Kiowa and Mesquakie nations.

The attempt here is to demonstrate the power of these healing songs, even in an age where many of us have grown disconnected from the earth, as technology has overridden much of that to which mankind was once inextricably connected. Technology is used here as both a tool for enhancement as well as to demonstrate how it has interrupted the music of the earth.

Summer 2011 European Tour Complete

2011-09-12T16:02:00.000-07:00

I'm happy to say the tour of Europe with AFTA-1 was a big success. Many thanks to everyone who shared space with us, enjoyed the music, and held us down in every city we visited. Over time we may upload a few videos of our journey, but in the meantime you can catch a few glimpses of the tour in photo form at www.facebook.com/giftedandblessedmusic. Something tells me another tour will be coming up real soon...

GB in Europe with AFTA-1

2011-08-18T11:59:00.001-07:00

I'm currently in Europe with AFTA-1, playing music in several cities over the next couple of weeks. Dates are as follows...

Aug 18 - Strøm Festival, All City Showcase (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Aug 19 - 45 Special (Oulu, Finland)*
Aug 27 - Life Bar w/Floating Points and Funkineven (London, England)
Aug 28 - Stadtmusik Festival (Basel, Switzerland)*
Aug 31 - private event (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Sep 1 - V2 (Rotterdam, Netherlands)*
Sep 2 - Bonnefooi (Brussels, Belgium)*
Sep 3 - Patchwork, Dachstock Reitschule (Bern, Switzerland)
Sep 4 - The Bernard Shaw (Dublin, Ireland)

*event includes both GB and AFTA-1

The Reflektor - "Verdadero" (2008)

2011-08-11T12:51:00.000-07:00

Verdadero by The Reflektor

This song appeared on Reebok's "Future Sounds For My Classic Generation" promotional compilation in 2008, compiled by our friend Jay Scarlett.

The Abstract Eye - "Cool Warm Divine" EP available for download

2011-07-27T13:57:00.000-07:00

Cool Warm Divine EP by The Abstract Eye
also possibly still available in vinyl format at www.rushhour.nl

Drums of Intent

2011-07-20T13:55:00.000-07:00

Drums of Intent by GB

A simple experiment involving a Roland TR-606, Simmons SDS 200, Ibanez AD 202 and tape recorder, circa 2008.

Industrial Complex

2011-07-13T13:41:00.000-07:00

Industrial Complex by Gifted & Blessed

These three pieces are a hopeful farewell to the dying and decaying modes of industry in the modern world....to the ineffective production and distribution of rations in the food industry...to the cancerous nuclear power industry...to the rancid systems that control the distribution of clean water and our other natural resources...to the deathly medical industry...and to the outmoded and perverted music industry.

State of Grace

2011-07-06T08:41:00.000-07:00

State of Grace by Gifted & Blessed

"Literature is a state of culture. Poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture."
- Juan Ramon Jimenez

Does poetry happen only in words? How might one use electronic musical instruments to create poetry? Are the subtleties of diction restricted to the use of verbal and/or written language? Or can the inflections of musical tones, rather than words, constitute a form of poetry in their own right? While written or spoken poetry can only be understood by those who know the dialect in which it is transmitted, music possesses a uniquely universal quality in that it may be felt and understood on a biological level without needing to be received idiomatically. This piece is an exercise in using tones poetically, if you will, in reaching for the state of grace often attained in linguistic poetry.

Rapid Fire

2011-06-29T13:29:00.000-07:00

Rapid Fire by Gifted & Blessed

instruments used: Roland TR-808, Korg Poly 61, Sequential Circuits Pro One, EML Electrocomp

I intentionally allowed the tape to run as I experimented and chose not to edit anything as an excercise in presence. I had no preconceived song structure in mind. You can hear me stopping and starting the sequence again even a few times, but I decided to share the entire moment with you, not just what I would consider to be the "best" parts. It's a more accurate snapshot of my process that way.

ViDEO: Study in Synchronization and Synthesis No. 7

2011-04-18T13:34:00.000-07:00

For Valum Votan, Red Spectral Moon (1939-2011)

2011-04-01T01:15:00.000-07:00

Amidst the news of natural disasters, radiation and warring nations, the majority of us has no doubt about the seriousness of this unique pivotal moment in time. Many of the cultures of antiquity foresaw the coming of these days. The indigenous people of the earth have almost universally agreed that the planet will be undergoing a major shift in consciousness during these times, almost unanimously pointing to the year 2012 as the culmination point in which we will have shifted into a new mode of being. One of our planet's leading scholars of so-called "Mayanism" was Dr. José Argüelles, otherwise known as Valum Votan, the Closer of the Cycle. It was prophesied that Valum Votan would help humanity overcome the imbalances we have created in our lives since adopting our current 12:60 artificial timing frequency several thousand years ago. Argüelles recognized that by reclaiming a lunar-based 13:20 natural timing frequency, we would begin to know harmony on Earth again. Argüelles's 13 moon calendar is observed by thousands worldwide in almost every country. Dr. Argüelles was also one of the creators of the idea of celebrating Earth Day. His ideas will be an important touchstone for many years to come should time continue in the way that it has thus far. For more information about Dr. Argüelles, visit www.lawoftime.org or read any of his several books detailing his ideas and research.

For Valum Votan, Red Spectral Moon by Gifted & Blessed

GB's Carmen McRae Remix on Sealy's Super Bowl Commercial

2011-02-07T17:28:00.000-08:00

The Universal Constant

2010-12-14T00:18:00.000-08:00

This two song project was recorded in 2001 and never released until now. "Soul of the World" serves as an ode to the common thread that bonds us all as one unit of life and spirit. The title track pays tribute to the glue of love that bonds all life together. This music is best enjoyed in solitude, in nature, or in any other intentional lovespace.

European Tour Complete

2010-11-24T14:38:00.001-08:00

Many thanks to all of the wonderful people I've been fortunate enough to share music and build with around Europe this month. I didn't have time to visit every city I'd hoped to see, but I'll be returning soon...

There is a feeling of gratification that comes with having planned this tour from the ground up without the help of a booking agent, something like the feeling of tasting a vegetable you grew yourself.

Next time around, I'll bring more electronics with me to share with folks.

Thanks again for the love, London, Dublin, Galway, Munich, Prague, Oslo and Oulu!

European Dates for November

2010-11-01T08:30:00.000-07:00

03 november - london, the big chill bar (nubient w/mixmaster morris)
04 november - munich, blumenbar (boiler room munich)
11 november - dublin, sweeneys
12 november - galway, bierhaus (bap to the future)
13 november - prague, palác akropolis (eclectica party w/afronaut)
14 november - oslo, nomaden (ON/OFF pre-party)
19 november - oulu, 45 special
20 november - london, plastic people (nonsense)

any adjustments will be added as needed

GB - Zerrissenheit EP (FREE DOWNLOAD)

2010-10-20T06:54:00.000-07:00

Zerrissenheit is a term coined by William James, which he roughly translated as "torn-to-pieces-hood," a state of being broken or in disarray. To be human is to feel fractured and pulled in a dozen different directions at times. It is precisely during these times in our yearning for self-repair that we find ourselves most open to rebirth, growth, and eventually a heightened sense of spirituality we otherwise could not have reached. This begins with confronting and assimilating our shadow selves into our being. Then as we move through our emotions, we can put these pieces back together into a more full life experience, imperfections and all.

Ancestors Inside Electronics

2010-09-16T09:05:00.000-07:00

Here's an outtake from the "3 Aspects of ONE" sessions. Enjoy!

New GB EP: 3 Aspects of ONE

2010-09-08T11:32:00.001-07:00

THE BEGINNER
I'm the beginner
and the ender of all things
which make up my life.

THE SUSTAINER
The will to harness
and sustain a vibration
is my guiding light.

THE SEEKER
I seek to improve
upon the aspects of self,
service to the One.

<a href="http://giftedandblessed.bandcamp.com/album/3-aspects-of-one">The Beginner by Gifted & Blessed</a>

Video: Live in Los Angeles

2010-07-20T10:56:00.000-07:00

All City's LA Series Part 5 w/GB (Gifted & Blessed) & Carlos y Gaby out now!

2010-06-01T14:40:00.000-07:00

Frankie Reyes - "Raíces Africanas" (a free sound collage)

2010-05-03T10:27:00.000-07:00

<a href="http://giftedandblessed.bandcamp.com/album/ra-ces-africanas-2">Raíces Africanas by Frankie Reyes</a>

Purchase The Xpander EP (12" vinyl)

2010-03-31T19:06:00.000-07:00

Now you can purchase the vinyl direct!

For US buyers
For international buyers

The Xpander/The Dreamer EP digital version

2010-03-22T17:04:00.000-07:00

For those who got the 12" already...you're a step ahead! It's not available everywhere yet but will soon be. Meanwhile, listen and download it here. The vinyl will be available for sale here on giftedandblessed.com as well as in most stores within a week or two.

<a href="http://giftedandblessed.bandcamp.com/album/the-xpander-the-dreamer-ep">The Xpander by GB (Gifted & Blessed)</a>

INTEGRATRON: Dedicated to Research in Life Expansion

2010-03-16T16:40:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos from our recent trip to the Integratron. Audio to come.

Photos by Victoria Briones.

GB Live In-Store at Poo-Bah Records, 03.05.10

2010-03-03T16:35:00.000-08:00

BEAT SOUP: GB Friday 3/5

BEAT SOUP this Friday at Poobah Records in Pasadena from 6-9pm.!

Gifted and Blessed will be demonstrating more live analog electronics and also debuting his new 12" release:

"The Xpander/The Dreamer"

Limited copies will be available.
Hope to see you there...

Info:
what?!: BEAT SOUP! w/ GB!
where?!: poobah record shop: 2636 e. colorado blvd. pasadena ca. 91107
when?!: Friday Beat Soup : 3/5/2010 : 6-9pm //

Revisiting the Julian Abelar EP

2010-02-23T17:59:00.000-08:00

Here it is again, the Julian Abelar EP. This album was went largely under the radar when released in 2008. Inspired by the writings of Carlos Castaneda. Listen and purchase herein almost any digital format you could want. PLUS bonus hidden material not included on the original version of the release. You get to name your price (within reason of course). Your generosity is appreciated. :)

<a href="http://giftedandblessed.bandcamp.com/album/the-julian-abelar-ep">A Separate Reality by GB (Gifted & Blessed)</a>

SOUL IN THE PARK w/ GB + ONENAME. wednesday, 02.24.10

2010-02-22T18:49:00.000-08:00

This Wednesday,
we shed light on the art of re-interpretation
by sharing remixes, covers, and live re-edits
of some of our favorite artists.

We are also excited to celebrate
the recent EP release of one of LA's most innovative
live electronic artists, GB aka GIFTED AND BLESSED.

His latest EP "GB Interprets His Contemporaries"
features reinterpretations of such artists as
Little Dragon, Exile, Flying Lotus, Muhsinah,
A Race of Angels, and the Beach Boyz.

Join us as we listen to familiar sounds in different ways..
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SOUL IN THE PARK
Wednesday, 02.24.10

guest selectors:

GB aka GIFTED AND BLESSED
http://www.giftedandblessed.com/home.html

ONE NAME [glowin']
http://www.myspace.com/onenamesoundsystem

resident selector:

RANI D.
http://www.myspace.com/djranid

visuals by:

EQUANIMOUS1
http://vimeo.com/user737873

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FREE / 21+ / 10pm-2am

Footsie's Bar
2640 N. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90065
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download "GB Interprets His Contemporaries" here:
http://giftedandblessed.bandcamp.com/album/gb-interprets-his-contemporaries

purchase the EP on vinyl here:
http://www.turntablelab.com/the-wall/0/9/83242.html

http://www.juno.co.uk/products/GB-Interprets-His-Contemporaries/379500-01/

http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=t7sq4x656p

SOUL IN THE PARK myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/soulinthepark

The Xpander/The Dreamer 12" is here...

2010-02-17T23:17:00.001-08:00

available soon...

GB LIVE Analog Electronic Set in Los Angeles, 02.20.10

2010-02-12T15:18:00.000-08:00

GB Interprets His Contemporaries available for download once again

2010-01-25T16:43:00.000-08:00

After being released on vinyl in a limited quantity, the GB Interprets His Contemporaries EP has been been moving quite quickly. Some spots still have it while many no longer do. If you want a vinyl copy, check out one of the many online retailers like Turntable Lab, Juno and Mahasa (which happens to be the co-coordinator of this release). You can also buy directly from the distributor at www.groovedis.com.

Apparently some of the copies are skipping on the Beach Boyz reinterpretation, so I have made this release available once again as a FREE digital download. The vinyl version is superior in quality, but the fact is, not everyone plays vinyl. So enjoy the best of both worlds by purchasing the vinyl AND downloading in your preferred digital format.

Enjoy!

<a href="http://giftedandblessed.bandcamp.com/album/gb-interprets-his-contemporaries">GB Interprets Little Dragon - After the Rain by GB (Gifted & Blessed)</a>

Incase you missed this release...

2010-01-18T16:49:00.000-08:00

Build An Ark - When Ancestors Speak (Nu Waves Remix by GB and A Race of Angels)
Kindred Spirits, 2009

The Reflektor - La Gente Maya

2010-01-13T16:47:00.000-08:00

GB - The First Noel in an Unknown Galaxy (2003)

2009-12-16T11:38:00.000-08:00

Taken from the Christmas Eclectic compilation (Media Creature, 2003)...
Happy Holidaze

Havana - Nitelife (GB's Money Dub)

2009-11-16T11:31:00.000-08:00

You can download the mp3 here.

GB and A Race of Angels are The Othaside, LIVE in L.A. 10/30/09

2009-10-17T15:20:00.001-07:00

it’s all one.

over the past few months we’ve been working on offering a unique experience built on the foundation of collective upliftment and celebrating life.

we’re finally here in this moment to share this special occasion with you.

we are blessed to showcase the very first live performance together of two of our positive forces in Los Angeles.

we’ll also be infusing the space with intentions of the highest form, hoping to cultivate a movement towards the timeless quest for collective merging.

your presence is as important as ours.

we’re all connected, we just don’t know it yet..
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SMALL WORLD
Friday, October 30th

a race of angels + GB are THE OTHASIDE
[first live performance together]

AFTA-1
[love transmissions]

RANI D. + SON ZOO
[soulscapes]

SANTANA (Truthseekers Radio)
[vibrational facilitator]

EQUANIMOUS1 + JENNIFER GUTIERREZ MORGAN

[visionary projections + offerings]

21+ || 10pm-2:30 am

$5 before 11pm, $8 after

for address of special location
and information on the celebration
please send an email to:
1smallworldLA@gmail.com

The Reflektor - "Verdadero"

2009-07-25T10:55:00.000-07:00

Here's a track which was released last year on Reebok's "Future Sounds For My Classic Generation" compilation in 2008, put together by Jay Scarlett. More from the Reflektor soon...

Michael Jackson - "I Can't Help It (GB Remix)" (2000, unreleased)

2009-07-01T20:01:00.001-07:00

Beats by GB (2001-2004) FREE DOWNLOAD

2009-06-08T11:41:00.000-07:00

Yet another free album for download, available here.

This is a collection of instrumental tracks composed sometime between 2001 and 2004.

Fungus And Man At Play

2009-04-26T13:36:00.001-07:00

The Chandlers...some family history

2009-03-31T23:16:00.000-07:00

If you're into collecting rare northern soul 45's, maybe you know this one. However, there's a good chance you've never heard of it. It's The Chandlers with "I Need Your Love," released on the Col Soul label from Ohio, recorded by an obscure bunch of teenagers in the 60's, one of whom happens to be my father. This record commands big bucks on ebay amongst collectors. Enjoy this peak into my family's musical history.

Therapy for the Impatient Patient

2009-03-25T17:33:00.000-07:00

Healing Tones: Inverted Listening

2008-12-16T13:08:00.000-08:00

Inverted Listening is the first installment of the three-part Healing Tones series. The intent with this recording was to use a minimal amount of tonal synthesis in a cyclical fashion without a beat to be used as sort of a cleansing process for the noosphere. Inverted Listening is now available through Amazon, iTunes, and most other digital retailers.

Made in America

2008-11-11T08:50:00.000-08:00

I had the privilege of participating in the making of an outstanding film, "Made in America," directed by skate legend turned filmmaker Stacy Peralta and narrated by Forest Whitaker. It recently mde its debut at the L.A. Film Fest in Westwood to a most responsive audience. In the film (but not in this trailer) you'll hear a track from the forthcoming GB full-length digital release titled "Birthmark Between Eyebrows." Go see this film as soon as you can.