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artist · matthew dear
release · deserter ep
year · 2007
genre · electronic
label · ghostly international
catalogue · gi64
website · matthewdear.com / tinyurl.com/yty5vv
date · 24-may-2007
quality · alt-preset standard
source · digital download
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01 deserter 3:56
02 deserter (four tet remix) 5:37
03 deserter (four tet remix instrumental) 5:44
playtime · 00h 15m 17s
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you're lying around someone's house at 8 a.m., frontal lobes
saturated and then rinsed clean. muscles turned to jelly, people
roll on the floor smoking cigarettes slowly, dropping ash on the
floor and the curtains are drawn to keep out the clarity of
daylight. your senses are so finely attuned that you can't bear
the slightest bit of harshness, and you must have everything you
need right now if only you could work out what you needed. one
thing you do know is that you need music that's soft and enfolding
and that brings out the beauty in a moment that could otherwise be
squalid.
that's what 'deserter' is aiming at - soft beats roll along while
string-like sounds soar. the tempo is languid and you can close
your eyes and taste the remnants of euphoria left over from a few
hours before. dear sings slowly, metronomically and repetitively.
the words, about cynicism, loss and excess seem poignant.
in the cold light of day, the words are doggerel, somewhat
pretentious and over-the-top. but is that really the point? in
messy rooms across europe this will still hit the spot at that key
moment.
dear is one of the great talents we've got in electronic music
right now, and he does prove that he can do more than churn out
bangers here. lyrics are clearly not his strong suit but that
probably doesn't matter in the end, because with a bit of practice
he'll improve (or get someone else to write them). i can't wait
for the album to drop.
kieran hebden's mix is harsher and beatier despite taking the
simple melodies of the original and turning them into an overload
of tinkly sweetness. i for one won't be listening to it after i
get home from sonar, because of that lack of pillowy comfort. it
is, however, still beautiful and places less emphasis on the
lyrics which is a good thing. so although it might not be right
for the living room, it'll still sound great on the beach,
especially the unexpected eight bars of kickdrum at the end.
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