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Depending on whom you ask, Matthew Dear is a DJ, a dance-music producer, an experimental pop artist, a bandleader. He co-founded both Ghostly International and its dancefloor offshoot, Spectral Sound. He’s had remixes commissioned by The xx, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Spoon, Hot Chip, The Postal Service and The Chemical Brothers; he’s made mixes for the Fabric mix series and Get Physical’s Body Language. He maintains four aliases (Audion, False, Jabberjaw, and Matthew Dear), each with its own style and distinct visual identity. He straddles multiple musical worlds and belongs to none — and he’s just hitting his stride.
Matthew Dear’s 2003 full-length Ghostly debut, “Leave Luck to Heaven”, is a suite of sparse, wickedly funky house laced with Dear’s deep, distinctive vocals, and includes the much-loved single “Dog Days” (voted one of Pitchfork’s Top 100 Songs of the decade). The record was met with rapturous acclaim from both the dance-music establishment and the critical press, including a four-star review in Rolling Stone. Dear’s 2007 follow-up, “Asa Breed”, is a considerable departure from Heaven’s dancefloor excursions, incorporating the polyrhythms of afrobeat, the irreverent pop sensibilities of Brian Eno, and the austere beauty of krautrock. More four-stars reviews followed (Q and Mojo magazines), and Dear subsequently began touring with a live three-piece band, Matthew Dear’s Big Hands, in which he acted as frontman, commanding the stage with a Bryan Ferry-like swagger and a gentleman’s grace.
Matthew Dear’s 2003 full-length Ghostly debut, “Leave Luck to Heaven”, is a suite of sparse, wickedly funky house laced with Dear’s deep, distinctive vocals, and includes the much-loved single “Dog Days” (voted one of Pitchfork’s Top 100 Songs of the decade). The record was met with rapturous acclaim from both the dance-music establishment and the critical press, including a four-star review in Rolling Stone. Dear’s 2007 follow-up, “Asa Breed”, is a considerable departure from Heaven’s dancefloor excursions, incorporating the polyrhythms of afrobeat, the irreverent pop sensibilities of Brian Eno, and the austere beauty of krautrock. More four-stars reviews followed (Q and Mojo magazines), and Dear subsequently began touring with a live three-piece band, Matthew Dear’s Big Hands, in which he acted as frontman, commanding the stage with a Bryan Ferry-like swagger and a gentleman’s grace.
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http://soundmash.ru/archives/3048
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m-saIami wrote:
Get Back to Black City, absolutely great album. Let see what will give Headcage
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tato9412 wrote:
His new EP isn't so good, he's getting way into the experimental stuff. I miss his micro-house with a few vocals style!
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asenseabsurd wrote:
In the Middle (I Met You There) is killin me
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http://soundcloud.com/das-boy/2008-03-15-essential-mix-matthew-dear feast. your. ears.
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Mladen1988 wrote:
Come to Croatia!!1 XD
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Windshield wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxCqeZESSkA
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EElton wrote:
http://www.lastfm.pl/music/Matthew+Dear/+images/70962198 Freshhh.... Thumbs up!
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ots128 wrote:
I love "Shy"! nananananana!
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mondscheingasse wrote:
mini mini minimal und ganz groß
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Elephant_E wrote:
Will he return to Coachella next year? I think there's a very good chance.
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OneThirtyBPM wrote:
Check out our report on Matthew Dear's appearance at Moogfest! http://onethirtybpm.com/live/festival-review-and-photos-moogfest-october-28-30-2011-%E2%80%93-asheville-nc/
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burningwaffles wrote:
change the display photo i can't see his face
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matt_white wrote:
sounds a bit like Depeche Mode..maybe? just me?
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moonchapter wrote:
Slowdance!
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iamnotzac wrote:
worst concert of my life last night. did the opening acts even bother showing up?
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frigidaire747 wrote:
sexy music
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mecha51 wrote:
He is completely nuts. And I mean that in the best possible way. It's hard to be original nowadays, but he comes real close.
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Bojan6089 wrote:
pom pom!
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Feb
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Matthew Dear (Live) + Special Guests
Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, Los Angeles, United States
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Public Works, San Francisco, United States
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Apr
21
Matthew Dear
The Lowbrow Palace, El Paso, TX, Ciudad Juárez, United States
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Download a Track from Matthew Dear's New Album Black City
4 Jun 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/matthewdear
“I Can’t Feel” is the first track they’re putting out there
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interstellar. When the music drops for a second, it’s halfway to
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