When he first emerged in the early 2000s, Matthew Dear had as many aliases as he did electronic styles. But he proved adept at all of them, whether it was the screaming bloody sex techno of his Audion handle, the studious blips of False, or the trailblazing jams of his early work for the Ghostly dancefloor offshoot Spectral, which are collected here as Beginning of the End.
Audion, Jabberjaw, False.. all guises of this week's guest from Detroit, via Texas, Matthew Dear. He's released music for Spectral Sound, M_nus, Perlon and remixed Hot Chip and The Chemical Brothers...Tracklisting:Programme IntroMatthew Dear ‘Dom & Sheri’ (Ghostly)Hot Chip ‘No Fit State (Audion Mix)’ (EMI)Marco Da Mata & Elle ‘Circling Dub’ (Acid Milk Recordings)Santizzo, Makka ‘Goom’ (Supernova Digital)Dapayk & Padberg ‘Theiss (Guido Schneider Remix)’ (Mos Ferry)Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts ‘My Main Man (Flying Filter Edit)’ (Hartchef Discos)Reboot ‘Clear Motion’ (Below)Reboot ‘Be Tougher’ (Cadenza)E-Contact ‘Frozen Girls’ (Stock5)Raz Ohara & The Odd Orchestra ‘Kisses (Over Temperature Mix I)’ (Get Physical)Prompt ‘Evolve’ (7Noise)Michael Ho
Matthew Dear and his Big Hands are touring the US and Canada here this October.Following numerous headline slots at European festivals over the summer including Sonar, Pukkelpop and Audioriver, Matthew Dear hits the road this month with his bass player and drummer for a nineteen-date tour of North America. But don't go turning up at the clubs. The tour will stop off at rough-and-tumble venues such as Rock n' Roll Hotel, Triple Rock and err, Grog Shop. Classy stuff. Folks in the Windy City are in for a treat with Superpitcher also guesting at Chicago date at Smart Bar.Here's the full list of tour dates:Oct 1 Mercury Lounge, New YorkOct 2 Johnny Brenda's, PhiladelphiaOct 3 Satellite, CharlottesvilleOct 4 Roll Hotel, Washington DCOct 5 Local 506, Chapel HillOct 6 Drunken Unicorn, AtlantaOct 8 Emo's, AustinOct 9 Granada, DallasOct 12 Hi-Dive, DenverOct 13 Blind Pig, Ann ArborOct 16 Echo, Los AngelesOct 18 Mezzanine, San FranciscoOct 19 Holocene, PortlandOct 20 Crocodile, SeattleOct 21
As true in modern music as it is in nature, we must evolve to ensure survival. With his latest album Asa Breed, Detroit's micro-house wunderkind Matthew Dear has just guaranteed his survival for now by crafting an album that (while a bit of a departure for him) is something that I just can't get enough of. Matthew Dear's music has always had a little more pop structure than your typical dance fare and (for that reason) it has always resonated with me. I've been a fan since his 2003 debut Leave Luck to Heaven and 2004's Backstroke. Asa Breed finds Dear pushing his aesthetic vision even further outside the micro-house template he stared working with. His incorporation of African-sounding rhythms, guitars, and droning buzzing synths spins this into something that sounds natural, organic, and (at times) almost tribal. Those elements along with the prominence of Dear's low and multi-tracked vocals make many of the songs on Asa Breed more akin to something from TV On the Radio or C
Matthew Dears Asa Breed finds the Detroit-based electronic artist achieving new artistic heights its more robust,
more accessible, and yet still undeniably Matthew Dear.
Incorporating his uniquely crafted textures alongside international rhythmic influences,
plus a lyrical storytelling element from his Texas upbringing, Asa Breed is a completely unique musical experience.
"Getting lost in a book while traveling can be a lifesaver. In many ways it massages my thoughts, especially when they're in need. A good author can almost become a voice of reason or provide a new way of thinking while you're reading. In this sense, my music can be affected by a deep plot or theme of a book."
Detroit-based producer Matthew Dear talks about his new artist album, Asa Breed, artistic guidelines and more.Texas Is the Reason: Matthew Dear moseys into indie-pop country [Earplug]
Photo by Funkytreetown via Flickr
I think we've all had the experience while growing up of the multi-disciplinary genius. You know, the person who could mesmerise with a flick of a hurl as easily as he could shoot a 3 point basket. Or the one who'd write an English composition that would make Seamus Heaney salivate and in the next class demolish the maths teacher on the finer intricacies of differential calculus. We all know true talent when we see it, hell most of us probably recognise it in ourselves via one outlet or another.There has always been something mystical for me about those who excel in multiple spheres of artistic or sporting endeavour, their products and achievements in each seem to re-inforce one another to become something more than the sum of their parts.One such person is Matthew Dear, aka Audion. Unlike many musical artists with different monikers, Dear does not use his Audion persona as a manner to distance himself from past releases under his birth name. He uses the birth name and the Audion han
World-renowned DJ and producer Matthew Dear is set to release "Asa Breed," his second full-length artist album on Ghostly International in June.
Dear has earned his international status over the course of a decade, from getting his bearings as a DJ at clubs like Fabric and releasing original recordings on such labels as Spectral Sound, Minus, Perlon, and others. Soon becoming the flagship artist for the Spectral Sound imprint (a sub-label of Ghostly Int.), Dear has released numerous albums and singles under his birth name, as well as his Audion, False and Jabberjaw guises.
The new LP, a follow-up to Dear's 2003 debut "Leave Luck To Heaven," is a collection of material he has been working on over the past few years. He recorded parts of the album in Detroit, and others in Texas, his original home. "A lot of the record deals with abstractions of human relationships. I didn't realize until afterwards that this was the theme of the record because when I write it's spontaneous and idea
- Matthew Dear's long-awaited sophomore album titled "Asa Breed" arrives this June on Ghostly International. Moving beyond his dancefloor roots, this record finds Dear further exploring vocal pop, with expanded instrumentation, and of course the forward-thinking production values. The preliminary 10" vinyl single "Deserter" is out May 8 and includes a remix from Four Tet as well as a non-album B-side.
- LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy recently began blogging for England's Guardian paper. So far, he's been sounding off on topics such as mixed martial arts, frequent flyer miles, and blogging.
- EQ Mag interviews the Canadian DJ and production duo Shiloh: "There were days when I wished it was just a regular mix - the days I had to force Colin to leave the room and get out of his PJs and shower." The duo also reveal more details about their upcoming mix CD "Elements 01," out March 5 on Baroque Records.
- Folks over at TAPE caught up with Jeremy P Caulfield from Berlin-based Dumb-Unit
01. Fleece on Brain
02. Neighborhoods
03. Deserter
04. Shy
05. Elementary Lover feat. Mobius Band
06. Don and Sherri
07. Will Gravity Win Tonight?
08. Pom Pom
09. Death to Feelers
10. Give Me More
11. Midnight Lovers
12. Good to Be Alive
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