DE FACTO

GSL is extremely proud to announce the release of the debut full-length recording from De Facto. De Facto hail from Long Beach, California by way of El Paso, Texas. The group features Cedric Bixler and Omar Rodriguez of the internationally reknowned At The Drive-In. De Facto has been the pair's alter-ego since their days in El Paso, playing an eclectic and constantly evolving composite of sounds, hinging squarely on instrumental dub reggae. Rooted within the realm of dub pioneers like Augustus Pablo and Roots Radics, De Facto (which also includes Isaiah "Ikey" Owens and Jeremy Ward) also tamper in electronica, salsa, and jazz giving their sound a distinct, transcendental quality.

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Yet their mastery of a true Roots vibe and the genre's inherent hardware anomaly, the melodica, ensure De Facto's respect from purists as well as that from music lovers at large. While At The Drive-In remains on indefinite hiatus, De Facto persevere for the simple purpose of creating real music from the heart, regardless of "industry" expectations and the pressure to keep things commercial.