Stiff Kitten show for Matthew Dear

DEPENDING on whom you ask, Matthew Dear is a DJ, a dance-music producer, an experimental pop artist, a bandleader, and he’ll be appearing at The Stiff Kitten next Wednesday, June 8.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st May 2011, 13:25 BST

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 the Fabric mix series and Get Physical’s Body Language. He maintains four aliases (Audion, False, Jabberjaw, and Matthew Dear), each with its own style and distinct visual identity. He straddles multiple musical worlds and belongs to none—and he’s just hitting his stride.

Today, Matthew Dear finds himself in a unique position. His highly anticipated fourth 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.

Tickets for Matthew Dear’s Stiff Kitten show are £10 (plus booking fee), and are available from The Kitten Bar, Ticketmaster Outlets, www.ticketmaster.ie and www.shine.net

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