Gabriel Garzón-Montano “Naeja (Gut Nose Remix)” (exclusive)

04 Nov 2014 — Henning Lahmann

On "Naeja", Brooklyn's Gabriel Garzón-Montano presented himself at his most soulful and jazzy. Taken from his debut EP Bishouné: Alma del Huila, released in February via Styles Upon Styles, the standout track's smooth and rolling grooves showcase the songwriter's knack for meticulous arrangements. Operating under his Gut Nose moniker, fellow New Yorker Andrew Vagabundo has no intention to change the original's romantic outline – he just happens to embody a way more pragmatic approach to his hometown's realities. Thoroughly roughing up "Naeja", complete with his signatures of distorted 4/4 kicks and vinyl crackle, everything sounds way more New York: there might be love somewhere around, but it takes a certain kind of apathetic cool to actually find it. Whatever you do, just don't show that you actually care.

The Gut Nose remix of "Naeja" is taken from the CD edition of Bishouné: Alma del Huila, out soon on Styles Upon Styles. Gut Nose's own, highly recommended Filthy City is out on the same label and may be streamed in full over here.

Gabriel Garzón-Montano is performing in Berlin tomorrow, November 5, supporting Lenny Kravitz at O2 World.