As true in modern music as it is in nature, we must evolve to ensure survival. With his latest album Asa Breed, Detroit's micro-house wunderkind Matthew Dear has just guaranteed his survival for now by crafting an album that (while a bit of a departure for him) is something that I just can't get enough of.
Matthew Dear's music has always had a little more pop structure than your typical dance fare and (for that reason) it has always resonated with me. I've been a fan since his 2003 debut Leave Luck to Heaven and 2004's Backstroke. Asa Breed finds Dear pushing his aesthetic vision even further outside the micro-house template he stared working with. His incorporation of African-sounding rhythms, guitars, and droning buzzing synths spins this into something that sounds natural, organic, and (at times) almost tribal. Those elements along with the prominence of Dear's low and multi-tracked vocals make many of the songs on Asa Breed more akin to something from TV On the Radio or Caribou rather than what might be universally perceived as"dance music."
With his strictly techno records being released under his Audion moniker, Matthew Dear seems clearly focused on exploring a different path with the albums released under his own name. The dark and dimly-lit textures that illuminate Asa Breed are surprisingly melodic and listenable in a way that would appeal to fans of Junior Boys and other like-minded artists. Asa Breed is out now on the Ghostly International label.
MP3 | Matthew Dear - Deserter Asa Breed
MP3 | Matthew Dear - Neighborhoods Asa Breed
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