Recording under no less than three prominent pseudonyms - Audion, False, and Jabberjaw - Matthew Dear is one of today's most versatile electronic musician. His name is closely associated with Ann Arbor's Ghostly International imprint, to which he Dear contributed its - and his - very first release in 1999. For the past few years Dear has reserved his real name for vocal-heavy techno pop, while his equally famous techno production mostly appear under the Audion moniker.
The Album Slowdance
is featured in Update #057:
20 Years Of Planet E, Freude Am Tanzen 5zig, Echocord
Detroit's techno pioneers combined dancefloor appeal, emotionality and sophistication in their music - a fusion of elements that is still shaping some of the finest music out there.
Nowhere does this become more apparent than in the history of Carl Craig's more...
The Album Slowdance
was reviewed:
Ghostly assembles remixes for Matthew Dear's 'Slowdance' (by How To Dress Well, Todd Edwards, and Bear In Heaven) that do a great job in deriving various flavours of drag and electro-pop from the original. As an added bonus you get all versions of 'You Put A Smell On Me' and 'Little People (Black City)'. Essential.
The Album Black City
is featured in Update #044:
Essential 2010 Albums Now On Sale
We wish you an amazing 2011! To start the celebrations we have compiled 200 of our favourite albums of 2010 for our biggest ever New Year Sale!
From today on until January 16 all selected albums will be available for a special price - including many of the more...
The Album Black City
is featured in Update #029:
Total 11, Shed, Matthew Dear
Until very recently August was known as the music industry's 'dead season' - the one month of the year where you could safely pack up and head for the beach without risking to miss any essential releases.
This newsletter is proof as to how much times have more...
The Album Black City
was top 6 in Download Charts of Week #32
The Album Black City
was selected as release of the week
The Album Black City
was reviewed:
Following up his hugely popular 'Asa Breed' from 2007, Matthew Dear once again casts his love for indie-pop into a solo album. Impeccably crafted and largely electronic, 'Black City' is full of intriguing songs, finely balanced with sonic experimentation. Highly recommended.

