Gabe Rosales, V-Non, Vital Nonsense, the album. At times this album sounds like a hip hop album with all live musicians. Other times it sounds like a rock album. Rapping over jazzy melodies, songs in the vein of Alice in Chains where Gabe straight sings!!! This album encompasses so many moods and genres yet never losing it’s cohesive flow. I am super bored of unimaginative hip hop and this is the fix for that. It sounds like he has the Gypsy Kings in a session and Gabe Rosales spits about life exploration, overcoming struggle and expanding boundries. Even as I write this, my thoughts are unorganized because I’m at a loss for words. This is the guy, as you may remember from our interview on illuminati2g, who went on tour with Christina Millian, Jennier Lopez, plays with members of the Police, etc. etc., etc! Seriously, this is one of those albums you need to buy because you love music of all types. This is the album to play at your intellectual party while you discuss the fate of the world. An album to beat those demons to and fill your spirit with light. An album to play while you read Edgar Allen Poe (thanks to Gabe Rosales’ Mom). Reminds me of an old friend who painted on the streets of downtown LA across from the jail house, “the mind is the only prison that binds the soul.” I reference that old adventure in that, music can transcend genres and still carry you on a solid trip. From Gabe’s interview on raptalk.net he says, “Listen to other MC’s if you wanna dream about gold chains, hot tubs full of bitches, and cristal. Listen to my album if you’re interested in being aware about the world around you, where you fit, how to cope, taking out aggression, and how you can build something worth more than personal instant gratification. I’ve lived different lifestyles from attending buddhist meditation courses in silence for weeks, to doing drugs in a room by myself. I’ve drank Cristal on a private plane touring Europe and I’ve been a rep in jail for the Southside in south Cali. I’ve seen and had the opportunity to deal with a lot and I’ve incorporated it all into my album." In 1999, he played on George Lynch’s album Smoke This, and consumed excessive amounts of alcohol while on tour. Because of this, Rosales went on a spiritual search, and attended a 10 day Buddhist Vipassana meditation course. After his return, he began playing again and landed gigs with Christina Milian, Jennifer Lopez, and Prashant Aswani. Later, he took a vow to soberness, resisting both drugs and alcohol. He has also been teaching guitar and bass for nine years. - Jehuniko Illuminati 2G

Musician/lyricist Gabe Rosales’ first solo release, “Vital Nonsense,” is jammed packed with an abundance of an energetic fusion of Hip-Hop and hard rock. The first track of the album, “Shrodingers Experiment,” is a beautiful acoustic guitar piece with Latin flair. There is a wild ride to this disc as it delves into diverse styles with enthusiastic prowess. With the style of a sharp and easy flowing rhymer, “Th Ministry” and “Southside Freedom” has a chill out feel with beats that seep cleverly into your soul. The maximum head banging fury on “This Day” and “Building 7” runs full throttle as the sinister vocals scream to the driving beats. Changing up the genre, “Won’t Get None” has funky bass grooves, striking synth hits, and driving word play. Smooth and sultry, “Star” and “Ashes to Clay” charm the listener with their warm and sensuous Latin tonality. If you are looking for something with diversity, creativity, and uniqueness within one album, then Gabe Rosales’ “Vital Nonsense” is just the right one with its versatility to play a range of music. -Diane and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team

I was on Facebook the other day and I came across this Kat named Gabe Rosales and his music thru Reverbnation. I'm not much of a rap kinda of guy. However, I do like the music if it is done well, w/ good taste and there is something to say besides kill'n cops and smoke'n weed. And rap music is definitely what we have here on our first tune called "Call Out". I notice right away thru the lyrics that Mr. Rosales is a live wire when it comes to world consciousness and humanity. His lyrics are prolific to say the least. The music starts out with a melancholy and trippy piano melody line. Itz kind of a reminiscent vibe. And, with a cool marching drum beat that propels the music forward. Oh yeah, here comes the dark crunchy metal guitar chord progression in the chorus. This is definitely dark sounding and mysterious. "Ashes to Clay" ... Wow... I'm totally jive'n on this w/ the island beats, melodies and flamenco git-fiddle lead-lines. Knowing Gabes history, I think this song is about him and how he has come to terms with how he is going to proceed and move forward in his think'n and life in general. Damn, I need a pina-colada after listening to this.. The vocals on this were done very well and transcends a good feel'n to the mind. "Wont Get Done"... Funk Rap w/ some awesome bass thump'n to help get yo' freak on... The chorus is to die for with the high-fly'n sing'n... The rap'n is vocally syncopated to an art form. Gabe is definitely touch'n new musical realms here. Chill'n and will'n beatz for the soul... He knows how to forge sound thatz fo' sho'!!! "Still Stays" - Very Nice... Kool, laid back keyboard, hip hop drum and pop'n bass melody line lays the fabric for some kick ass rap concerning world consciousness. Damn! The melody line on this is FLY ... This is a definite keeper.... You'll be sing'n the chorus just after the first listen. Itz one of those songs you replay over and over again... A Feel good song per se'. The rest of the CD moves forward w/ different brilliant vibes, beats, and genre's of music to include rock, screamo, metal as w/ the hard hit’n tune “Overflow”. Oh Yeah, let’z not forget the hip jazzy uptown tune called “The Ministry”. Each new song that plays brings a different feel and easily creates different emotions within the soul. Master Rosales is on to something spiritually within his universal soundz and lyrics. Make sure to check out “Growing Boldly” – Lead solo performed by Fusion Ace Prashant Aswani. I just hope more people get to hear his words of wisdom and mind expanding music for the masses. I recommend this music if you're look'n to break away from the sugar-coated over-produced crap your listening to on the radio and get into a sound that has a message for liv'n a better life. Check out music from V-NON aka Calafia Zulu Anti-Injustice Movement Gabe Rosales - Scott Thomas

"Danny" makes Indie Music Editors Pick

RadioIndy is proud to present Gabe Rosales a GrIndie Award for their CD "Vital Nonsense." A GrIndie Award is RadioIndy's stamp of approval that this CD is an excellent quality CD. Please join us in congratulating this artist on this accomplishment.- RadioIndy

"I’m a huge V-Non fan!!!" - Capital X (Ex-Prisoner, Activist, Poet, Speaker, Author, Journalist, Revolutionary)

"Gabe Rosales is the future of thinking-mans music" - Street Poet Monte Smith (Internationally acclaimed Street Poet, Rap Journalist, Community Based Educator and Anti-Racist Activist)

"Overflow" makes IAIRA chart top 10 at number 7 as recognized by The International Association of Independent Recording Artists (Sept 2010)

"Angel Fat" makes IAIRA chart top 50 at number 49 as recognized by The International Association of Independent Recording Artists (Sept 2010)

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