The Orb's 2020 albums Abolition of the Royal Familia and the remix album Abolition of the Royal Familia in Dub featured Gaudi on keyboards, theremin, melodica and songwriting on 10 tracks. UK label Liquid Sound design released the Youth & Gaudi album Astronaut Alchemists Remixes, written and produced by Youth and Gaudi, featuring remixes by The Orb, Bombay Dub Orchestra, The Egg, Banco de Gaia, Pitch Black, Gus Till, Vlastur, Kaya Project, Jef Stott, Deep Fried Dub and Gabriel Le Mar.To celebrate 100 years of the Theremin, invented in 1920, Gaudi has created the album 100 Years of Theremin (The Dub Chapter), an album of Theremin infused with dub and reggae. In this opus, he teamed up with dub producers Mad Professor, Adrian Sherwood, Scientist, Dennis Bovell and Prince Fatty whom have provided the riddims that underpin Gaudi's Theremin playing on this album project.The album came out on August 7, 2020, and has been an immediate success, selling out 4 vinyl pressings and has gaining worldwide critical acclaim. The album has been voted #28 in Electronic Sound Magazine's 2020 "Album Of The Year" and #1 in Black Rhino Magazine "Best Album of 2020".In November 2020 Dubmission Records follows up Gaudi critically acclaimed album, with the 7" vinyl "Theremin in Hand / Theremin Memoir", featuring Colin Edwin on bass, while Horseman and Sly Dunbar are on drums.December 2020 sees the release of Shanti Powa's new single 'Rainy day', produced by Gaudi.The year ends with TWGEEMA (The World's Greatest Ever Electronic Music Albums) including 4 albums with Gaudi works in the chart: 100 Years of Theremin (The Dub Chapter), The Orb Abolition of the Royal Familia, Youth & Gaudi Astronaut Alchemists (Remixes) and The Orb Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty Pt.3'. in 2021 Gaudi teamed-up with UK band Dub Pistols and Canadian producer Dubmatix for the creation of their single 'Blue Monday' (a cover version of the iconic New Order song), which charted at #1 on the iTunes Reggae chart and at #1 on Beatport.Fifteen new remixes carrying Gaudi's signature were released in 2021: The Orb, Groove Armada, Steel Pulse, Righeira, Big Audio Dynamite, Lion D ft Capleton, Jovanotti, Jossie Telch, Zoe Devlin, Indubious, Ace Ventura & Astrix, Maxi Priest & Hardage, Terra Nine, Ink Project, Ras Tewelde ft Sizzla, he also played keyboards on the remix 'I am not a woman, I'm a God (On-U Sound)' by American multimillion selling artist Halsey (singer), song produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and remixed by Adrian Sherwood.He produced Shanti Powa's full-length album Dreamer, released the collaborative album Future Relic with Kiwi electronic producer Grouch (Iboga Records) and released the new single "Dropping the Pressure" as YOUTH & GAUDI.He produced a remix of the track E=MC2 by Big Audio Dynamite included in the compilation series Late Night Tales, appearing as Gaudi feat Don Letts and Emily Capell.In 2022 Gaudi was featured on the albums Midnight Rocker and Midnight Scorcher by Horace Andy as keyboards and piano player, backing-vocalist and songwriter. The former album reached the no.41 in the official UK chart. He co-wrote and produced the songs 'Step' and 'Don't Stand For Dis' by reggae singer Soom T included on her album Good, he wrote the track 'Boundary' with Dreadzone featuring Earl 16 and engineered the track 'Sightsee MC' feat Don Letts and Soom T, both tracks included in the double album Dubwiser Vol.2, which reached the no.13 in the UK official vinyl chart. 15 years after the release of the compilation Sub Signals Vol.1, Gaudi released the Sub Signals Vol.2 on Dubmission Records, feat Groove Armada, The Orb, African Head Charge, Adrian Sherwood, Dennis Bovell, Steel Pulse and Dub FX.The second collaborative album as Youth & Gaudi titled Stratosphere was released in 2022, followed by the EP Gaudi: Theremin Tribute to The Smiths-on which Gaudi is on the production and plays the Theremin-, the single 'Outta Sync' by Don Letts and 'Positive In Dub' by Havana Meets Kingston, both produced and co-written by Gaudi. With Don Letts he wrote and produced Jamaican star Johnny Clarke's single 'Rise Reggae People', remixed EMF's 90s anthem 'Unbelievable' and Venezuelan band Un, Dos, Tres y Fuera, then remixed Brian Ferry, Savana Funk, Eccodek, Bukkha, Living Light, Dennis Bovell and Arianne Schreiber. The year ended with the release of 'Havana Meets Kingston In Dub', a collaborative album with Australian producer Mista Savona, featuring Sly & Robbie, Cornel Campbell, Prince Alla, Ernest Ranglin, Leroy Sibbles of The Heptones, Buena Vista Social Club, Lutan Fyah, Randy Valentine, Aza Lineage, Los Van Van and Bongo Herman.
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