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MATTHEW DEAR - Asa Breed Black Edition
Ghostly International
MP3 Release // £6.99
ELECTRO / SYNTHPOP
Released: Feb 2008
Catalogue Number: GI-65DIGITAL

MATTHEW DEAR - Asa Breed Black Edition, Ghostly International

*Think of this, if you will, as a revised repeat of sorts, combining the original version of Dear's Asa Breed album with Four Tet and Hot Chip remixes lifted from the accompanying Don and Cherri EP, plus 'You Know What I Would Do', formerly exclusive to the Deserter 10" EP.* It seems hard to believe that it's been a full four years since Matthew Dear's debut album "Leave Luck To Heaven" first hit the shelves, and while "Asa Breed" is a long time coming as a follow-up, it's not as if he's pulled a Chinese Democracy on us, he has afterall been very active on the 12" front, especially under his Audion alias. Dear proves to be something of an expert at the long-form release though, with Asa Breed not just equalling the creative successes of LLTH but exceeding them at every turn. Perhaps the reason Dear is so able to find success with the album format is that he never restricts himself to the confines of straight-up techno, the presence of his charismatic vocal throughout the record means that the album is rooted in song structure. Recent single 'Deserter' really hammers that message home : it's an all-electronic affair, and Dear's production talents are as much in evidence here as they've ever been, it's just that there's a great big shoegazing chorus running through the thing. 'Neighbourhoods' will be more instantly familiar to long-term Dear fans, its loose and easy Detroit beats combined with those hallmark, quirky synth riffs demonstrate everything that made his debut album, and for that matter, the follow-up Backstroke EP so addictive. One of the boldest, strongest statements Dear makes is the brevity of some of the tracks, the majority of which hover around the three-minute mark, which again pays tribute to the producer's song-oriented sensibilities. It's rare for a seasoned microhouse producer to be so disciplined when it comes to durations, but in terms of sequencing an album, it's an extremely smart move. In the final phase of the record, Dear drops the beats for tracks like 'Give Me More' and album closer 'Vine To Vine', the latter of which taps into a thread of Johnny Cash-inspired Americana you could liken to Bill Callahan without making too much of a stretch. Ever the maverick, amongst tracks of that ilk Dear throws in the rather wonderful 'Good To Be Alive' as a final reminder of what he does best: laying down some seriously beautiful techno, all the while asserting his own distinctive character across the production. Very good indeed.

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1. MATTHEW DEAR : fleece on brain 04:15 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - fleece on brain
2. MATTHEW DEAR : neighborhoods 03:10 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - neighborhoods
3. MATTHEW DEAR : deserter 03:55 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - deserter
4. MATTHEW DEAR : shy 03:44 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - shy
5. MATTHEW DEAR : elementary lover 03:19 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - elementary lover
6. MATTHEW DEAR : don and sherri 03:25 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - don and sherri
7. MATTHEW DEAR : will gravity win tonight? 02:41 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - will gravity win tonight?
8. MATTHEW DEAR : pom pom 02:39 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - pom pom
9. MATTHEW DEAR : death to feelers 02:47 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - death to feelers
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11. MATTHEW DEAR : midnight lovers 04:28 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - midnight lovers
12. MATTHEW DEAR : good to be alive 03:47 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - good to be alive
13. MATTHEW DEAR : vine to vine 03:31 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - vine to vine
14. MATTHEW DEAR : deserter (four tet remix) 05:43 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - deserter (four tet remix)
15. MATTHEW DEAR : don and sherri (hot chip version) 04:15 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - don and sherri (hot chip version)
16. MATTHEW DEAR : you know what i would do 02:27 £0.99 Play MATTHEW DEAR - you know what i would do
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