2010.10.16 MATTHEW DEAR (LIVE) w/ BRANDON SEK

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Posted by Jessica Stein on Oct-05-2010 19:03:

2010.10.16 MATTHEW DEAR (LIVE) w/ BRANDON SEK

EMBRACE PRESENTS

MATTHEW DEAR (LIVE)
with BRANDON SEK
Saturday, October 16, 2010 - Wrongbar
1279 Queen Street West, Toronto

http://www.myspace.com/matthewdear

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 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.

Today, Matthew Dear finds himself in a unique position. His highly anticipated fourth album, 2010�s Black City, is the culmination of years of hard work and experimentation, a darkly playful sound-world that envelops the listener like the arms of a malevolent lover. After over a decade of exploring pop�s outer limits, Matthew Dear now inhabits a rarefied corner of the musical universe: no longer tethered to any one genre, respected by his peers, and blessed with a bottomless well of creative energy. Now is Matthew Dear�s moment, and it sounds like nothing else.

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Posted by jad on Oct-13-2010 02:52:

How was he the last time he was in town?

Posted by fitzy7 on Oct-16-2010 01:45:

Saw him in Vancouver a few weeks ago, thought he was excellent!