Artist and producer Gual creates liminal existence music, that drifts through contemplative textures of nu-disco, and those pummeling thumps have been lubricating eardrums and dance floors for quite some time.
Gual has been on the move musically. Whilst his top charting single to date “Aeiou” overflows with gurgling ’70s as well as synthesizer-heavy ’80s instrumentation, that sound which had all but evaporated seems to undergo a revival of some sorts.
At the heart of that mix, Gual architects a steely design that absorbs noise and light from the club setting to leave a vacuum between the listener and the music, and creates unrestrained moments where the beat thunders its way into the subconscious.
His most streamed record to date “It’s Like That” hasn’t been totally sidelined, though. This record contains melodies that burst through the seams and Gual knows exactly what is needed to get you moving. His genre selection makes his sound different as these sounds aren’t what we would expect nowadays to be pumping on the radio.
But Gual seems like a veteran who has put a spotlight on a beloved sound which at one point in time dominated the charts. He teases us with tension and texture, ebbing and flowing his way to something truly hypnotic. “Feel Good” and “Can You Feel It” are also a couple of bangers the artist has produced, which inspire those moments in a club when the outside world becomes little more than an inconsequential thought at the back of your head.
That vision is totally realised in Gual’s music, making his pieces a mesmerizing work of art. For someone who by the age of 12 was experimenting with music production using his Korg Poly-800 synth, his guitar, and an old Panasonic dual cassette recorder, he comes across as a cognisant of electronic music, knowingly possessing a craftsman’s proficiency and a populist’s ear. Now, he’s set to release his new single “Get Down” on October 11th, hopefully another record that shows progression of his skills and creativity.
