Gabe Fulvimar seems like a throwback to the glorious days of the mid-'80s, when four-track cassette machines were cheap and plentiful and socially awkward would-be indie rockers were busy multi-tracking themselves into imagined bands. Fulvimar is the man behind Gap Dream, and while his third album under that banner, 2016's This Is Gap Dream, makes use of more advanced recording technology, from the wheezy keyboards and clunky drum sounds to the sometimes hesitant vocals, from a musical standpoint this has vintage bedroom project written all over it. And that's not necessarily a bad thing; like the best of four-track obsessives, Fulvimar has a way with a melody, and the homegrown production style has a charm all its own. The songs have a subtle energy that serves as a counterpoint to the laid-back drowsiness of Fulvimar's vocals (the cover of Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" turns the anthem into a mildly baked bit of synth pop), and the lyrics often reveal an offbeat wit when they rise to the surface (it takes a few moments to realize the "soft machines" Fulvimar is singing about in "College Music" have nothing to do with the venerable British art rock band). This Is Gap Dream does have one unfortunate thing in common with all those '80s Portastudio projects -- while there are good ideas and engaging melodic conceits here, there aren't quite enough to last 12 songs, and this begins to run out of energy by the end, especially on the aimless instrumental "Judy Let Me Roam." This Is Gap Dream has enough going for it that it's well worth a listen, but while Gabe Fulvimar can make a good album all by himself, one wonders if he could make a better one with a few other people helping him tighten his focus.