A man of many musical hats, Texas born, Detroit raised Dear has a wide reaching discography that takes in face melting techno as Jabberjaw, dark avant-pop under his own name and intricate minimal as Audion. Often with a gothic slant and full of curiousness, his pensive but playful music is an intoxicating distillation of many different influences, often with his own stylised vocals at the centre.
As co-founder of both Ghostly International and Spectral Sound, Dear has also been responsible for some of the underground scene’s most exciting new music, plenty of which appears here. Now more than 15 years, five albums and 20 EPs into his esteemed and always evolving career, Dear is exactly the sort of fascinating character that makes the very personal DJ-Kicks series so special.
Included along the way are three brand new and exclusive cuts from Dear himself, one under his own name and two as Audion. They are typically weird and intriguing cuts that tie the whole unhinged and freaky mix together. Also helping to add to the left-of-centre afterparty vibe are inclusions by artists as diverse as Thatmanmonkz and Matrixxmann, ItaloJohnson and Pearson Sound, Randomer and Simian Mobile Disco.
“I wanted to create a mix that could be listened to anywhere, and reflect a little bit of everything that I play. Whether you're in your car, preparing to open the club, or having a bottle of wine with friends at home, this mix is for you.” Vinyl Includes CD format of the album inside sleeve.
Track Listing And Detail
A1. Matthew Dear - Wrong With Us (DJ-Kicks)
A2. Kreon - Silo Sol
A3. Caserta - Ricky (ThatManMonkz Remix)
B1. Gwilym Gold X Doc Daneeka - Lust For Sale (MGF MIx)
B2. Smoke - Nuutri
C1. Italo Johnson - ITJ1001
C2. Groovesh - Glowing
D1. Dudley Strangeways - Hallam
D2. Gary Sloan & Clone - Harmonitalk (Alex & Digby Edit)
D3. DJ Khalab & Baba Sissoko - Kumu
FORMAT: LP Vinyl
LABEL: K7
CATALOG NO: LP-K7-346
BARCODE: 0730003734618
NO OF DISCS: 2
RELEASE DATE: 1/27/2017