Matthew Dear
Ghostly International and Spectral Sound

Album: Headcage
Song: Headcage
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- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- South America
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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
- Matthew Dear's Access All Areas featured in Mixmag
- Matthew Dear's "Black City" makes Stereogum's Top 50 Albums of 2010
- Matthew Dear's "Black City" is 10th on Resident Advisors favorite albums of 2010
- Matthew Dear's "Black City" makes Pitchforks Top 50 albums of 2010
- Matthew Dear's "Black City" make Mojo's top 50 albums of 2010
- Matthew Dear's "Black City" is MixMag's #21 favorite album of the year.
- Matthew Dear live photos and review from supporting Tom Tom Club
- Matthew Dear's "Black City" is named #8 Album of the Year from Clash
- Matthew Dear's "Black City" receives 8.4 from Pitchfork
- Matthew Dear live photographs from ALARM
- Matthew Dear Interview with Resident Advisor
Current Tours
| Date | Venue | City | State | With |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 02/17/12 | Club Social Rhodesia | Mexico City | DF | |
| Wed 02/22/12 | Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock | Los Angeles | CA | |
| Fri 02/24/12 | The Public Works | San Francisco | CA | Noise Pop Festival |
| Fri 03/02/12 | Bowery Ballroom | New York | NY | Blondes |
| Wed 03/07/12 | U Street Music Hall | Washington | DC | |
| Fri 03/09/12 | Kings Barcade | Raleigh | NC | |
| Thu 04/12/12 | Le Belmont | Montreal | QC | |
| Fri 04/13/12 | Spy Bar | Chicago | IL | |
| Sat 04/14/12 | 2720 Cherokee | St. Louis | MO | |
| Fri 04/20/12 | Electric Pickle | Miami | FL | |
| Sat 04/21/12 | Lowbrow Palace | El Paso | TX |