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About Me

Gestalt is music composed, recorded, and performed by Jeff Johnson and Cory Gilbert in Orlando, Florida. They are joined onstage and in the studio by Phil Hammil. This band was formed in 2001 and features former members of Song of Mercury and current members of the Ocean Floor.Gestalt means a combination of elements so unified that the whole exceeds the sum of its parts. Rarely is such a winning solution found betwixt the chilly layers of electronic music. Gestalt reawakens the human side that a whole genre forgot. This machine is manned. You are invited to listen between the lines. Wistful, pensive ballads dot the album, set in mechanized nests of creative loops and live recording. Here is wood and brass and strings. The solid drumming is a syncopated calamity, almost a freestanding statement. Clever musical choices imply a hidden game of hide-and-seek for poetic double-meanings. At first listen, Human Resources is a bricolage of the sounds on hand. This is music to think to, to work to, to excitedly pound out whatever it is that you make. It evokes the pathos and satisfaction of childhood discovery. There are parts here to anticipate during each listening. Gestalt is both ethereal and thoughtful, and relies on your sense of dialogue.

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Member Since: 9/28/2004
Band Website: listengestalt.com
Band Members: Jeff Johnson, Cory Gilbert, Phil Hammil
Influences: our everyday environment, our mac Ibooks, Ableton Live, the human body, mimosas
Sounds Like: Gestalt composes loungey, electronic pop music featuring live instrumentation and sequences. Our typical set up includes 2 Mac computers running Ableton Live, guitars, keyboards, a vibraphone, a drumset, and vocals running though our board. The sound ranges from lush soundscapes to pensive pop, to bumping electro and back again. In the past few years, we have performed with bands such as:Kind of Like SpittingThe Album LeafThe Black Heart ProcessionJulie DoirenLe Savvy Fav
Record Label: we release our own music, but are seeking a label
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Gestalt @ Tatame.... drunktastic!

Big thanks for all the peeps who came out to support us last Wednesday at Tatame. We had much fun. Special thanks to Maggie for having faith and letting us do our thing (whatever that is) in her aweso...
Posted by gestalt on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

add 3 parts Gestalt, one part mimosa, stir.....

Jeff Says: Gestalt played an intimate early-afternoon show at Stardust this past Sunday to a small crowd of friends and diners. Rocking out in the daytime has a totally different feel than the n...
Posted by gestalt on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Gestalt at OCLS gets press

We got some press in the Orlando Weekly about our gig at the library. Jason Ferguson got it pretty close to the mark when he wrote: The afternoon of May 1 found me at the downtown branch of the Orl...
Posted by gestalt on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Gestalt: Contemporary Music in the Library

Gestalt played the DT library here in Orlando yesterday. Again, we were not sure what to expect, but our performance went well and several people said they enjoyed it. We got some complaints from the ...
Posted by gestalt on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

White Trash House Party = Success!

The H8/Gestalt White Trash House Party was a complete success! Thanks for everyone that came out, and all the musicians that gave their time and effort to create a fun atmosphere: Drone Operator, D...
Posted by gestalt on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

laptop band crashes car museum party

Gestalt performed at a strange party last friday. The venue was a "Classic Car" museum in Sarasota, Florida. We didn't know what to expect, but the venue was bizarre enough to be fun and there was a d...
Posted by gestalt on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Gestalt Flies High

Gestalt is hard at work in the studio recording and refining our newest songs for the upcoming cd. This process can be arduous at times, so we schedule time to blow off steam with field trips to fun p...
Posted by gestalt on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Gestalt at the Peacock Room -Feb. 21 2005

Gestalt performed to a casual evening crowd at the Peacock last Friday. Phil hammil has made his presence in the band felt with a few shows under his belt, and to good effect. Timbers Shivered closed...
Posted by gestalt on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST