'Reeves Gabrels' is an
American guitarist, best known for his 11-year work partnership with
David Bowie.
Once taught by jazz guitarist
John Scofield and introduced to
Bowie by his wife, Gabrels joined forces with the Bowie and the Sales brothers for the eighties hard-rock band
Tin Machine. Later, Gabrels becoming an essential part of Bowie's nineties sound, most notably on ''
Outside'', ''
Earthling'', and later ''
'hours...''', which he co-produced. Gabrels also helped create the soundtrack to the computer games ''
Deus Ex'' and ''.
Gabrels also worked with
Robert Smith of
The Cure during the late nineties. Gabrels and Smith collaborated on The Cure's track "
Wrong Number", "A Sign From God" (as
Cogasm) and "Yesterday's Gone" (on his third solo offering 'Ulysses'). Prior to his involvement with
Tin Machine, Gabrels was a member of
Rubber Rodeo,
Modern Farmer, and
The Bentmen.
External links
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Stamford Hill A fan site.