1. Gabriel feat. Valentina 2. All I Know 3. Jump 4. Gabriel (dub) Joe Goddard is surely one of the busiest men in the world of electronic music: writer and producer behind the world-conquering Hot Chip, acclaimed solo artist, travelsome DJ, prolific remixer, one half of the emerging 2 Bears house duo and one of the founding members of the Greco-Roman record label and party collective. So where does he find the time to make an EP of electronica so sweet? In bed, that�s where. �wide awake and I can hear my heartbeat / hope it cradles me and rocks my bones to sleep ...� Fitting, then, that Goddard�s first solo material in 18 months should open with a chorus of angels, before title track �Gabriel� strides confidently into familiar territory of London�s clubland and its rich musical influences; this time Goddard choosing Gospel and House as his parameters. Whereas solo album �Harvest Festival� might have erred on the side of electronica and experimentation, the �Gabriel� EP � the first taster of a solo album for next year - punches direct, with the latest addition to the Greco-Roman collective Valentina (who co-wrote �Gabriel�) lyrically laying down the gauntlet from the off: �Gabriel you�ve gone too far and you should hang your head in shame / for these wounds I cannot pay, you�ve gone too far / you broke my heart, you�ve gone too far� But for all this heartache Goddard almost immediately offers a calm reply with his sprawling love song �All I Know�, a familiar warm side coming across as he lullabies: �All I know, I want you on my team, on my team, in my dreams� over loose percussion and spiraling electronica reminiscent of close friends Dan Snaith or Kieran Hebden. And if ever you needed a wake up call �Jump� would be just that, a Theo Parrish-inspired DJ tool engineered by underground house star Jesse Rose, which is quickly followed by an acid club version of �Gabriel�, a final burst of energy at the end of a long night out with Greco-Roman. No sleep for the wicked, then.