In 1994 Gabriel started with "Dub Mix Convention" with the first sound system in the Frankfurt area playing strictly Dub.
Their vinyl mixture of nu school sounds, mainly produced in the UK and classic Jamaican stuff, was powered by highly experimental overdubs played live by Gabriel, using his tailormade Dub-case...
After a series of successful underground events, it was time to take the project into the studio. Gabriel and Reverend teamed up with producer Marcus Darius and the first Dub Mix Convention album followed, exploring different styles of Dub by incorporating elements of Techno to House, Jungle and Reggae.
1995, inspired by the mix techniques of Jamaican dub music, Gabriel was also a member of the successful local dub soundsystem "Serious Dropout" with producers Jammin´ Unit, Tricky Cris and Reverend. The unique connection of dub, reggae, electronics and techno sounds featured singers from Jamaica and the UK. They released three albums and became one of the driving forces of NuSchool-Dub in Germany, featuring artists like The Rootsman, Mad Professor, Drumhead and Yah Meek.
In the following years Gabriel Le Mar received wide acclaim for his genre crossing dub to downbeat productions with Saafi Brothers and Aural Float and solo.
With Aural Float Gabriel explores the leftfield side of dub. The project (with Alex Azary and Pascal FEOS) produced three albums with an emphasis on live sound manipulations, fat basslines laying down and deep emotional Electronica.
Saafi Brothers (with Michael Kohlbecker and more brothers) got deeper into ambient-dub and add drum trills that got the tunes rocking.
The secret of the Saafi Brothers albums is the danceable speed in ambient tracks. Mostly starting with deep intros and then merging into grooves for the floor.
