Gap Dream

{{Short description|American psychedelic synthpop band}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Gap Dream

| image = Gabe Fulvimar Having A Smoke.jpg

| image_size = 250

| landscape = yes

| alt =

| caption = Gabe Fulvimar

| alias =

| origin = Cleveland, Ohio, United States

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Synthpop
• beach pop
• electronic
• psychedelic rock

}}

| years_active = {{start date|2011}}–present

| label = Burger Records, Suicide Squeeze Records, Fat Possum Records

| associated_acts = Pleiades, WARM, New Gods

| current_members = Gabriel Fulvimar, Bobby May, Corey Lanigan

| past_members = Adam Zegarac, Gabe Niles, Noa Niles, Zak Hudson, Ryan Matricardi, Lee Sackett, Jason Look, Mandy Aramouni, Matt Schmalfield, Fletcher C. Johnson, Mike Reinhart

| website = [http://gapdream.bandcamp.com gapdream.bandcamp.com]

}}

Gap Dream is an American psychedelic synthpop band founded by Gabe Fulvimar{{cite web|last=Valish|first=Frank|title=Gap Dream: Garage Synth Exuberance|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/interviews/gap_dream/|work=Dec. 23, 2013|publisher=Under the Radar Magazine|accessdate=May 22, 2014}} in 2012 in Fullerton, California. As the band’s singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, Fulvimar is the only regular member of Gap Dream and solely responsible for its musical direction. In live performances, Fulvimar is accompanied by guitarist Corey Lanigan, and bassist Bobby May.{{cite web|last1=Wolk|first1=Douglas|title=Who Are…Gap Dream|url=http://www.wonderingsound.com/interview/who-is/who-are-gap-dream/|date=Dec 12, 2013|publisher=eMusic.com|work=Wondering Sound|accessdate=June 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715063441/http://www.wonderingsound.com/interview/who-is/who-are-gap-dream/|archive-date=July 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}

Gap Dream’s sound owes its origins to Fulvimar’s love of 60s psychedelic pop combined with his interest in vintage synthesizer sounds. Born in Akron, Ohio, he grew up listening to Sonic Youth, Pavement and was in an early version of The Black Keys.{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Ian|title=MORE THAN A BURGER MASCOT: GABE FULVIMAR of GAP DREAM|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/features/gap-dream-gabe-fulvimar|work=Jan. 23, 2014|date=23 January 2014|publisher=Impose Magazine|accessdate=May 22, 2014}}

In 2010, Fulvimar met Burger Records cofounder Lee Rickard{{cite web|last=Volpicelli|first=Nikki|title=Gabe Fulvimar of Gap Dream: "I Didn't Move to California. I Moved to Burger."|url=http://jumpphilly.com/2013/10/04/gabe-fulvimar-of-gap-dream-i-didnt-move-to-california-i-moved-to-burger/|work=Oct. 4, 2013|publisher=JUMP: The Philly Music Project|accessdate=May 22, 2014}} during a Burgermania artist tour, which had stopped in Cleveland, Ohio, Fulvimar’s home at the time. Inspired by the Burger artists performing that day, he kept in touch with the Burger team, eventually sending them a sampling of self-recorded demos.{{cite web|url=http://diffuser.fm/gap-dream-interview-2013/|title=Gap Dream's Gabe Fulvimar Praises Burger Records, Describes Living and Working In a Storage Unit Read More: Gap Dream's Gabe Fulvimar Praises Burger Records, Describes Recording In a Storage Unit|last=Antonetti|first=Devon|date=December 2, 2013|website=diffuser.fm|publisher=|accessdate=May 22, 2014}} Impressed, Burger released Gap Dream’s self-titled album on cassette in January 2012, followed by the January 2013 release Shine Your Light, a project on which he collaborated with Conspiracy of Owls guitarist/vocalist Bobby Harlow.{{cite web|last=McGovern|first=Kyle|title=Stream Gap Dream's Sleazy Synth Strut 'Fantastic Sam' Sophomore LP 'Shine Your Light' coming November 12|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/08/gap-dream-fantastic-sam-stream-shine-your-light-album/|work=Aug. 8, 2013|date=8 August 2013|publisher=SPIN Magazine|accessdate=May 22, 2014}}

In December 2013, Fulmiver’s Gap Dream project covered The Velvet Underground's "Sister Ray", Lou Reed's 17-minute ode to the gritty underside of New York City, on Burger Records' White Light/White Heat tribute.

In July 2020, Gap Dream was included{{Cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=2020-07-22 |title=Burger Records Shuts Down Completely |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/burger-records-shuts-down-completely/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} in accusations of sexual assault{{Cite web |last=Curto |first=Justin |date=2020-07-22 |title=Indie Label Burger Records Shuts Down Amid Sexual Assault Allegations |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/burger-records-allegations-bands.html |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Vulture |language=en}} surrounding Burger Records, which led to the collapse of the Burger Records label and store.{{cite magazine | last=Minsker | first=Evan | title=Burger Records President Resigns as Label Addresses "Culture of Toxic Masculinity" | magazine=Pitchfork magazine | date=21 July 2020 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/burger-records-president-resigns-as-label-addresses-culture-of-toxic-masculinity/ | access-date=9 July 2024 }}