MATTHEW DEAR PUT A SPELL ON US

Music | Johnny | December 6, 2010

Some might be confused as to what Matthew Dear does. Some say he is a DJ, others think he is a dance-music producer, and many say think he is simply the co-founder of both Ghostly International and its dancefloor offshoot, Spectral Sound.

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.

So how do you begin to define someone who belongs to nowhere but everywhere at the same time? Well, at least he ultimately belongs to the sphere of musical genius that many wish for but few possess.

Today, Matthew Dear finds himself in another 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. He is never tethered to any one genre, and now it is clearly Matthew Dear’s moment, and it sounds like nothing else. (Paragraph taken from Ghostly)

From one distinct artist to two upcoming future maestros who have such clear styles in their music. Breakbot and Nicolas Jaar try their hand at tweaking Matthew Dear’s genius for one track from ‘Black City”, “You Put A Spell On Me”. We are particularly taken by Nicolaas Jaar’s music of late and allow us an attempt to be clairvoyant, but he is head and shoulders above the slew of new music we hear week in and out. We have come to only expect the best from him, and he still surprises us each and every time.

Two remixes, two vastly different tracks entirely. 3 dinstinct sounds. Matthew Dear, we can only wish we can swim in that black city of yours.

MP3 MATTHEW DEAR – YOU PUT A SPELL ON ME (NICOLAAS JAAR REMIX)

MP3 MATTHEW DEAR – YOU PUT A SPELL ON ME (BREAKBOT REMIX)

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