prosthetic knowledge

RA.306 Matthew Dear 

Resident Advisor’s latest podcast mix was put together by electronic music producer Matthew Dear:

There aren’t many examples of artists who are equally as comfortable crafting esoteric minimal techno as they are standing on stage fronting a band. Having been active on the scene now for over a decade, Texas-born artist Matthew Dear has come to enjoy a ­­­­unique standing within electronic music by pursuing each of his sonic interests with equal vigour. Ghostly International and its club-orientated offshoot Spectral, the imprint Dear co-founded with Sam Valenti IV at the end of the ’90s, has been the platform for most of these explorations. Countless 12-inches either under his own name or as Audion—the alias Dear frequently donned to delve into more rank strains of techno—have been put out through the label, while Minus/Plus 8 was also a regular home for his False moniker during the mid-’00s. It was in 2007 that Dear made the formative steps towards the artist we now know. The warmly received Asa Breed album saw Dear stepping out front and centre with his Big Hands band, turning to an electronic pop sound which would continue three years later on the equally as impressive Black City.

Tracklist:

DJ Bone - The Vibe
Private Funk - Game Card
Dirty Gringo - Side Show Beats
Clyde - Serve It Up (Brooks Hip House Mix)
Awanto3 - Pregnant / Nutty - Mdali (Brooks Mix)
Chris Simmonds - No More Talking
Gareth Bilaney - A Side
Planetary Assault Systems - Wriss
Planetary Assault Systems - Kray Squid
Radio Slave - Let It Rain (Deetron Edit)
Luca Bacchetti - El Matador (David Alvarado Remix)
The Carter Bros. - I Didn’t Need You
Arttu ft. Jerry The Cat - Nuclear Funk
Gemini - Future Beat 

You can read more and download the mix at Resident Advisor here - he even has a Tumblr blog here