Matthew Dear
Ghostly International and Spectral Sound

Album: Asa Breed
Song: Pom Pom
Avails
- time period:
- 2010
- situation:
- Oct 13-Nov 6, Dec 31
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Bio
You could throw around generous descriptors and any number of genre-locking terms “electronic pop, minimal house, acid techno“ but you'd still fail to get to the center of Matthew Dear. With releases under no fewer than three aliases, including False (M_NUS), Jabberjaw (Perlon), and Audion (Spectral Sound), the Texas native has earned his international status over the course of a decade, getting his bearings on the DJ decks as a teenager to flooring sold-out crowds at venues like Fabric, and releasing universally praised original productions.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 Get Physical’s Body Language and the Fabric mix series. He maintains four aliases (Audion, False, Jabberjaw, and Matthew Dear), each with its own style and distinct visual identity. His highly anticipated third 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. Now is Matthew Dear’s moment, and it sounds like nothing else. Read More...
Career Highlights
- Review of NYC Mercury Lounge Show
- FACT Mag: Interview with Matthew Dear about new album "Black City"
- Matthew Dear @ Flavorpill's One Step Beyond Event
- Matthew Dear - Best Electronic Artist - Real Detroit
- Matthew Dear Exclusive Track on RCRD LBL
- Matthew Dear - Mixmag Best Of 2007
- Matthew Dear on Pitchfork's Top 100 list
- Matthew Dear on Resident Advisor
- Dazed Digital - Making The Video
- Matthew Dear on XLR8R TV
- Matthew Dear - Don & Sherri Music Video
- Matthew Dear's "Black City" receives 8.4 from Pitchfork
- Matthew Dear remixes The xx
Current Tours
| Date | Venue | City | State | With |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 10/14/10 | Metro | Chicago | IL | Four Tet, Jon Hopkins |
| Tue 10/19/10 | Great Scott | Allston | MA | (Live) |
| Sun 10/24/10 | DC9 | Washington | DC | (Live) |
| Wed 10/27/10 | Masquerade (Hell Stage) | Atlanta | GA | (Live) |
| Tue 11/02/10 | Club Red | Tempe | AZ | (Live) |
| Sat 11/06/10 | Mighty | San Francisco | CA | (Live) |
| Mon 11/08/10 | Holocene | Portland | OR | (Live), Small Black |