ARTIST : Syd Matters
TITLE : Ghost Days
LABEL : Because
GENRE : Indie
BITRATE : 175 kbps avg
SOURCE : CD (LP)
PLAYTIME : 00:54:34
SIZE : 72.0MB
STORE DATE : 2008-01-14
Track List
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1. Everything Else 4:45
2. I Was Asleep 3:19
3. Ill Jackson 4:25
4. It's A Nickname 5:06
5. Ghost Days 1:43
6. My Lover's On The Pier 4:22
7. Cloudflakes 3:06
8. After All These Years 3:18
9. Louise 4:43
10. Big Moon 4:59
11. Anytime Now! 3:59
12. Me And My Horses 6:28
13. Nobody Told Me 4:21
You have to imagine Syd Matters alone in his flat with
the dawn fingering at his window. He hasnÆt talked to
anyone for a week and the hours and days are gradually
slipping by him. One by one, childhood memories come
back, sometimes they clash. He composes crystal-clear
tunes on his guitar, the din of the world is far away and
he listens to the music inside of him. And when day
comes, the song is suddenly there. Syd experiences a
strange sense of joy, feels incredibly present and at the
same time as if he was floating. These are his ôGhost
Daysö, as he puts it. They provide the title of his third
album û which also happens to be his most beautiful one
to date. ItÆs not that SydÆs been idle up until now. The
Parisian Jonathan Morali, alias Syd Matters, came from
nowhere to make a big impression at the first Les
Inrockuptibles QED awards û he was only 22 at the time û
and his two spellbinding albums have since won over both
critics and the general public. The first was ôA Whisper
And A Sighö (2003), riding on the back of the space-folk
hit ôBlack & White Eyesö. Then came ôSomeday We Will
Foresee Obstaclesö (2005) which was enhanced by
large-scale, enthralling, Pink Floyd-style concerts û
itÆs worth mentioning that Jonathan had by this time
surrounded himself with four musicians in his own vein,
Olivier, Jean-Yves, ClΘment and RΘmi, who bring a new
dimension to Syd Matters. He was also much talked about
this autumn with the release of the film ôHeartbeat
Detectorö, for which he composed the soundtrack. He now
says that this was a decisive experience for him, one
that helped him grow.