This two-CD opus contains original tracks from Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden’s various projects, including Andain and the chart-topping Motorcycle. The G&D sound is becoming a quickly identifiable pastiche of trancey atmospherics, progressive house beats, and percolating morphed synths, with a smattering of catchy retronica bass and leads . These elements are put to terrific use in Andain’s lovely cover of Depeche Mode’s “Here Is The House” and Josh’s own original, “Alive” with its lush layers of sensitive vocals. Sprinkled throughout the original songs are tracks from Josh & Dave’s current fave artists, including an indelible
house-meets-trance hybrid — “Forward” by Michael Burns. If uptempo prog house is your bag, add Bloom to this year’s satchel. FRANCIS PREVE
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