Gert Taberner's Fallen EP continues on in the tradition of the Pacific Northwest songwriters. A warm jazzy guitar line plays the tune out. Seuss line is re-appropriated for the chorus. Taberner shows that his falsetto is as strong as his regular delivery. 'Places' picks up the tempo a bit with a little light funk beat. Top Award in BC for Telus & Storyhives Music Video Competition - XX by Missy D Feat. Over 1,000,000 streams on Spotify - Fallen EP by Gert Taberner. CBC top 100 Canadian Songs of 2017 - Out of the Gate by JB the First Lady. Somehow downtrodden and hopeful at the same time. Song featured in Netflixs Sense8 - In Need by Gert Taberner. Sawyer Junger, Nick Babey and Jaclyn Turville, as well as Sina Maloufi, the talented musicians that graced this song. Make sure to share it around if you like it There's a few people I need to say thank you to. 'In Need' is a similarly structured tune, Taberner swapping out the electric for an acoustic guitar. Hey friends Exciting times The video for Fallen is out now and I'm beyond excited. I wouldn't be surprised to hear this song on a few of those soundtracks. Slow motion run, possibly at an airport or in the middle of the street on a rainy night. This song is the stuff of the last fifteen minutes of a rom-com where the girl realizes the one she was looking for was there all along. Make sure to share it around if you like it Theres a few people I need to say thank you to. A couple with the best of intentions attempts to reconcile the differences between them. Hey friends Exciting times The video for Fallen is out now and Im beyond excited. The accompanying music video prominently features Vancouver's grey skies and driftwood-covered beaches. Chord: Fallen - Gert Taberner - tab, song lyric, sheet, guitar, ukulele - Chord,Tablature, lyric, sheet, guitar, ukulele song: Fallen - Gert. His backing band's entrance is subtle but builds to an emotional climax. Each word is enunciated with a characteristic exaggeration, much like Amy Winehouse would.
A wistful vocal refrain echoes the six-string's sentiment. Lead single and album opener 'Fallen' swirls around a simple, softly strummed chord progression. The three track teaser centres on his delicate but steady guitar work and reverb-soaked genuine vocals. Gert Taberner may have German roots and a New York address but the music on his debut EP screams Cascadia. As if every song was written forlornly looking out a dripping window pane. All these things together: the humble demeanour, the respect for natural beauty, the soggy weather, these elements all breed a distinct feeling from singer-songwriter types. While it may not be as intense as monsoon seasons elsewhere, the neighbouring Pacific brings countless months of damp clothes and grey skies. Fuelling the region's lush beauty is an exorbitant amount of rain. This natural wonder breeds a humbled people. They all share a rugged beauty with towering mountains, dense forests, and the powerful ocean all meeting in one place. The biggest commonality being geography and climate. The three territories have always shared a kinship despite their political divides. While Taberner doesn’t as of yet have the most original of voices, it’s clear from the off that Fallen contains all of the makings for one, and all that remains to be seen is where he goes from here.Born in Germany, shaped by Vancouver and now calling New York home, Gert Taberner has found the sweet spot between folk and pop rock that tugs on the heartstrings with an all-important sincerity.Ĭascadia for the uninitiated is the informal region comprising the states of Washington and Oregon as well as the province of British Columbia. “Places” is easily the poppiest song here, and it is the most successfully executed example of Taberner’s lyrical duality. This cautious optimism continues itself on “In Need,” the most emotionally desperate song on the EP, and it reaches its zenith on the final track, as if ordained by some upward trajectory. There’s a hymnal quality to the title track, “Fallen,” but it’s a hymn searching desperately for hope when it seems like there’s no hope to be found anywhere.
The music here is equal parts disillusioned and hopeful, as if their singer finds himself somewhere in between the two at the time of the recording.
All of this travelling gives Taberner’s songs a more European take on Paul Simon’s world music philosophy, and in just three songs you can hear the progress of a musician beginning to find his own voice in real time. A singer/songwriter currently based out of New York by-way-of-Vancouver-by-way-of-Germany, Gert Taberner is clearly a musician with a long history already and a lot of stories to bring to his debut EP, Fallen, released earlier this year.