Tibi Dabo, a Barcelona native who has become one of Crosstown Rebels’ important musicians in recent years, returns to the label this February with his latest EP, the four-track Isla.
Tibi Dabo (AKA Max Guardans) has solidified his spot among the Crosstown family with noteworthy EPs including Disbelieve and The Distance We Share, the latter of which features two David Morales remixes.
As the title track begins, Tibi Dabo sets the stage brilliantly, luring the listener in with subtle pads before introducing waves of harmonizing components and carefully placed percussions.
Mothball then emphasizes the artist’s attention to detail by developing its primary melody and vocal skills in lockstep throughout the song. Tibi Dabo’s conceptual island receives a figurative signal of dusk in the form of Brain The Cut. Arp 8 closes up the album with warm melodies atop a modest breakbeat in an extraordinarily expressive manner.
Tibi Dabo, who is sharing his thoughts on Isla, asks:
What to do with our time on earth? Find an island of joy and comfort, a modest retreat. A place to stay sane… I was feeling quite empty during our months of isolation, no influences and no external inputs. Then this idea of creating a conceptual island came to existence, an entity where I could play and put contrasting influences of electronic music together in one place. My little island was born, a space I feel as an optimistic outlook towards the future, something that I find hard to achieve.
– Tibi Dabo
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Tracklist:
1. Tibi Dabo – Isla (Original Mix)
2. Tibi Dabo – Mothball (Original Mix)
3. Tibi Dabo – Brain The Cut (Original Mix)
4. Tibi Dabo – Arp 8 (Original Mix)
