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The Gabriel Construct is the rock solo project of Gabriel Lucas Riccio, a vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist fromSalisbury, MD. His debut album, 'Interior City', is a dark and atmospheric concept album featuring Travis Orbin (ex-Periphery,Sky Eats Airplane, Of Legends) on drums, Thomas Murphy (ex-Periphery) on bass, David Stivelman (ex-Debbie Does Dallas) onguitar, Soren Larson on saxophone, and frequent collaborator Sophia Uddin on violin. The album unites players from rock,metal, classical, and jazz backgrounds to create a sound which incorporates influences from a wide variety o ...read more
The Gabriel Construct is the rock solo project of Gabriel Lucas Riccio, a vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist fromSalisbury, MD. His debut album, 'Interior City', is a dark and atmospheric concept album featuring Travis Orbin (ex-Periphery,Sky Eats Airplane, Of Legends) on drums, Thomas Murphy (ex-Periphery) on bass, David Stivelman (ex-Debbie Does Dallas) onguitar, Soren Larson on saxophone, and frequent collaborator Sophia Uddin on violin. The album unites players from rock,metal, classical, and jazz backgrounds to create a sound which incorporates influences from a wide variety of genres, includingprogressive rock, 20th century classical music, extreme metal, drum-n-bass, jazz, '90s grunge and space rock, '80s pop andmore. The album's densely layered vocal harmonies, distorted pianos, dissonant chords, and complex rhythms envelop thelistener in a hallucinatory wall of sound.
Gabriel graduated from Swarthmore College with a Bachelor of Arts in Music in 2011, where he won the Melvin B. Troy Prize incomposition after studying under Gerald Levinson. Levinson was a student of George Crumb and Olivier Messiaen, both ofwhom became large influences on 'Interior City'. Gabriel's rock background combined with classical training provide him with aunique perspective which allows him to create a sound entirely his own.
Just as the music of 'Interior City' attempts to overcome the limitations of genre boundaries, the album's concept is concernedwith overcoming the mental programming which holds each of us back. It is a story about paranoia and escapism, based on asimple idea: in a society which respects nothing, every individual learns that they are not worthy of respect. The album followsone person's tumultuous journey to regain their self respect and their ability to fully engage with the world around them, in theprocess revealing the darkest thoughts that drive society as a whole.
Gabriel wanted "to create a work which encourages people to live with respect and compassion, both for the world around themand for themselves. In an increasingly globalized world, it is more important than ever to recognize how our actions andlifestyles affect others." With 'Interior City', he has musically documented his personal journey towards manifesting thatcompassion. « hide |
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