[Portrait by Michael Cina] Matthew Dear 's fifth full-length record, Beams , is all set for its release next week through Ghostly International , Dear's very own imprint. Fortunately for us anticipants, the 11-track album is already available for streaming, days earlier than promised. Dear's last release, Black City , conceptualized a futuristic metropolis that didn't sleep and we can certainly hear remnants of that atmosphere in Beams . It makes sense considering that quite a few of the songs featured on his latest effort were already near completion when [...]
The upcoming Beams album from Matthew Dear is set to be released on August 27th, " Her Fantasy " is the first release from it. Seemingly not much is going to change from 20102s Black City which, although having mixed emotions across the board about his chosen vocal style, really was a solid album worth remembering. This Kenneth Anger inspired avante-garde video was directed by Tommy O'Haver , it is a visual masterpiece. Connect [...]
If you're a fan of Matthew Dear's EP Headcage, released in January this year, you'll remember the dense, mutating cluster of breaths, whispers and assorted technicolor sounds that coalesced into a hearty chug. Take that as Mr. Dear - the DJ/dance-music producer/experimental pop artist/bandleader - offering an early taste of what to ...
It's an always intriguing walk with Matthew Dear, as he acts as a tour guide around a warped, sludgy, and irresistibly catchy urban fantasy land. "Headcage" the title track off Matthew Dear's newest EP, finds one visiting a similar locale as initially created with his 2010 album Black City . Starting with a beat that would fit perfectly amidst some sort of futuristic underworld crime joint, Dear adds a "sniffle sample" that only bolsters the illicit feel of the song. Than enters Dear's demonically funky vocals, coated in oil as if he were a beloved pop-star for the robots that will [...]
Matthew Dear – “In the Middle (I Met You There)” [feat. Jonny Pierce] Eccentric beat wizard Matthew Dear has a new four-track EP out today called Headcage , his first helping of new material since last year’s stellar Black City . As always, Mr. Dear is just full of surprises—this new release has a track featuring fellow New Yorker Jonny Pierce, better known as the lead singer of indie pop act [...]
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So The Black Opera just dropped their album "EnterMission" on December 13, 2011. If you didn't get a chance to check it out over the holidays, we suggest you get on it. TBO in your city, bitch! The Black Opera - "Black City" (mp3 download) . SPREAD THE WARNING. theblackopera.com
If I ruled the world, I’d give Fabolous and DJ Drama a weekly half-hour TV program on which they’d preside over the mock funeral of a different rapper each week. I believe this idea is guaranteed comedy gold and would generate more memorable one-liners than any TV program since Chappelle’s Show . Why would I do this? Because if Fab and Dram are to be believed, There Is No Competition: Death Comes In 3’s is the last installment in the mixtape series that, if there was any justice on planet Earth, would forever be the “Weekend Update” [...]
Género: Microhouse, Synth Pop, Electropop, House. El camaleónico tejano, tras su último largo del 2010 titulado Black City tiene previsto Beams para este año que está a punto de entrar. De por medio, a inicios de este 2011, el EP Headcage titulado como la canción de hoy. Relajada propuesta más funk que house, a la que ha puesto imágenes hace nada, y que sirve de interludio hasta la llegada de sus nuevas. Quien quiera ver el tubo, por aquí encontrará una [...]
Matthew Dear released Black City last year, a morphing piece of electronic pop that continues to resonate through 2011. To show that Matthew hasn't forgot, he drops off the Charles Burgquist -directed video for "Slowdance". Keeping in line with the gloomy, yet uplifting backdrop, the visuals do a superb job of complimenting "Slowdance" and adding more to an already decadent track. Black City is available now via Ghostly . Hit the skip to watch the video for "Slowdance".
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Experimental pop artist Matthew Dear has announced a show in Whelan's, Dublin on Thursday the 9th of June. Dear's last album Black City was released late summer last year, a collection of murky and immersive electronic tunes it chronicled the seedy goings of New York's underbelly. 'Slowdance' is a romantically gothic tack from the album and will released in EP format in April via Ghostly International with remixes of 'You Put A Smell On Me', 'Little People (Black City)' and new song 'Innh Dahh' featuring on the release. Tickets on [...]
Matthew Dear's recent appearance at Irving Plaza in New York City reminded me how much I love his most recent album, Black City. Mining a fresh area where he freely channels his inner David Bowie, the always adventurous Dear flaunts his love of goth to pop without care. With a tour with Interpol about to [...]
It's a seance, people, not a remix. This time How To Dress Well 's gonna have you talking to your dead Auntie and touching hands and all sorts of freaky shit, so be prepared because when you hit that play button below, what comes outta your speakers may change your life forever. Or you might just bob your head a little bit and comment on the similarities between this and "Take My Breath Away" from Top Gun. It's being released as part of the "Slowdance" EP in mid-April with a bunch of remixes [...]
Audion aka False aka Jabberjaw aka Matthew Dear is a music wonder. Producer, Dj, co-founder of Ghostly International and much more. Little People (Black City) comes from his fourth album ' Black City '. This is a remix from Cocoon 's Sascha Dive . Free Mp3: Matthew Dear - Little People (Sascha Dive Remix) And the original version: Free Mp3: Matthew Dear - Little People And a stream of 4 tracks from his new [...]
Known the world over for waxing underground releases crafted under aliases Audion, Jabberjaw and False, DJ/producer/bandleader Matthew Dear, who co-founded Ghostly Records with Sam Valenti, could easily live a good life behind the decks, flitting from city to city with his laptop filled with new tunes in search of the next party and releasing singles [...]
Chicago/Columbus psych-poppers Loyal Divide are getting into the remix game with their remix of the track "Slowdance" from DJ and avant-pop artist Matthew Dear . "Slowdance" comes from Dear's August 2010 release, Black City . On their remix, Loyal Divide strip it and slow it down to give it a bit more of a electro-groove than the original and push Dear's voice to the front. Listen to it at the left. Be sure to check out Loyal Divide tonight, Friday, November 5, at the Metro , where they'll [...]
Mathew Dear has now added a new bonus track "Innh Dahh" to the digital release of the Black City. Listen to this gentle song breath you in and then just as gently exhale you. Matthew Dear - Innh Dahh Buy Black City at Amazon Related Articles New Matthew Dear: "Innh Dahh" (pitchfork.com)
Matthew Dear 's latest release, Black City , is a treasure trove of droning synths, twitches, glitches, sexy vocals, and all around fine electronica just waiting to be devoured. The album presents us with a Dear that has taken on a darker twist with his work (darker than what he previously showcased on Asa Breed ). The album's ultimate highlight, in my opinion, is "Slowdance," a sultry song with the kind of driving backbeat that will run through your head for days. Now that Brooklyn favorites, Bear In Heaven, have added their own funky/psychedelic/futuristic sound to the remix [...]
"honey", the opening track of matthew dear's latest release black city starts off on the same footing as "walk on the wild side", with that familiar brooding note, suspended midway whilst conducting an introspective survey of the dirty streets that becomes the setting and topic of interest for the rest of the album. yet, this is less of a concept album than it is a descriptive one, relying largely on dear's sonic mastery of mood and atmosphere as its distinctive entry point. in "honey", you're drawn into the story not by the narrative itself, but the [...]
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