rcrespo Posted August 7 Report Share Posted August 7 Saturday August 16, 2008SAFEpresentsMATTHEW DEARaka AUDION(Ghostly International . Spectral Sound . M_NUS)support:Michael LouisConwaySaboxCustom Sound by Bassmaxx. Designed and Tuned by Terry McNeill.* * *LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE.Advance $15.00 Tickets available through: http://www.wantickets.comWhile supply lasts. Presale stock limited to 200 tickets. Space is limited.* * *Boutique(Located Directly Behind Pawn Shop Lounge)Corner of NE 13th Street & 1st Court. Downtown Miami.Entrance through alley (NE 1st Court)10PM. 18+ Welcome. Come as you are.http://www.matthewdear.comhttp://www.ghostly.comhttp://www.suckfish.orghttp://www.myspace.com/matthewdear. . .SAFE is a party for people and music, not a for-profit business venture.For community, by community. No promoter. No List. No VIP. No nonsense.http://www.safemusic.us--On the night of Saturday August 16th, 2008, Safe welcomes Matthew Dear.Simply put, he is one of the most complete electronic artists on the planet.--You could throw around generous descriptors and any number of genre-locking terms “electronic pop, minimal house, acid techno“ but you’d still fail to get to the center of Matthew Dear. With releases under no fewer than three aliases, including False (M_NUS), Jabberjaw (Perlon), and Audion (Spectral Sound), the Texas native has earned his international status over the course of a decade, getting his bearings on the DJ decks as a teenager to flooring sold-out crowds at venues like Fabric, and releasing universally praised original productions.After meeting Ghostly founder Sam Valenti IV at a house party in the late 90s, Dear eventually produced the A-Side for the label’s first 12†release, Hands Up for Detroit. Since then, Dear issued his pop-infused debut album Leave Luck to Heaven and its counterpart Backstroke, which caught mainstream attention, as well as myriad releases under his club-oriented pseudonyms (including the omnipresent, chart-topping “Mouth to Mouth†as Audion). Further accomplishments include requests from the Postal Service and Hot Chip for his remix skills, and incessant touring with constantly evolving DJ sets and live performances. He’ll still tell you that his greatest pleasure is a quiet day of fishing, but with the release of his sophomore full-length, Asa Breed, and his live band US/Euro tour as Matthew Dear’s Big Hands, itâ€s clear that Dear has no intention of slowing down anytime soon.--Amid the maelstrom of aliases adopted by Detroit’s prodigious and prolific Matthew Dear, Audion is undoubtedly the grittiest. Alternately demonic and playful, the Audion sound rides a wave of raw sexual energy; the sense of tension, release, lust and doom create a vortex of psychological and visceral elements. One gets the sense of conversing with a rambling, incoherent psychopath who could lash out at any moment. The threat is the intrigue. The debut singles “Kissesâ€, “The Pong†and “Just F*cking†seemed to come from nowhere in 2004, bringing untamed synths and raucous beats into a devastating melange. The SuckfishLP followed and solidified Audion as one of the most powerful voices in techno. It wasn’t until 2006 that the world would know Audion, and it took the epic “Mouth To Mouth†to do just that. A 13 minute experience, Mouth To Mouth would go on to be one of the most well known techno songs of the decade, no easy feat for an instrumental. “Noiser†and “Billy Says Go†followed in 2007 and 2008 respectively, ensuring a legacy of individualism and distinctiveness would be maintained alongside a searing live set which has circled the globe many times over.--Matthew Dear has been producing and DJing for more than 10 years now but even to those familiar with his music, either produced under his given name or one of his aliases (Audion (Spectral Sound), False (M_nus), Jabberjaw (Perlon), the initial release of Asa Breed was a revelation. Having impressed the critics with his 2003 debut Leave Luck To Heaven, which received a uniquely glowing critical reception for an electronic album, even from pop oriented periodicals like Rolling Stone, Spin and Entertainment Weekly, it was clear, with tracks like Dog Days and the follow-up Backstroke EP, that Dear was pushing his moody, sexy minimal techno albums to new heights of accessibility with the inclusion of vocals and his ever maturing song-writing style.With the release of Asa Breed, Dear went from hinting at his pop-sensibilities to openly celebrating them on what The Guardian called "an extraordinary, impeccable album of avant pop" and what Philip Sherburne called 2007's "most unexpected pop masterpiece". From the pulsating, steadily growing tension of the album's opener "Fleece On Brain" to the infectious, ecstatic single and crowd-favorite "Don and Sherri" with its dance-floor leveling chorus, the album "bristles with energy and ingenuity"[The Wire] but it's the inclusion of Dear's more personal song-writing style utilizing rock instrumentation that made Asa Breed such a "beautiful set of contradictions"[Anthem]— it's not often an album containing bluesy guitar and brooding folk reaches #20 on Billboard's electronic charts.Now, with the release of Asa Breed Black Edition, critics and audiences will be able to re-discover one of 2007's most unique releases re-packaged to include remixes and re-envisionings from Four Tet and Hot Chip, with whom Dear will be touring the UK in February. on March 13th Matthew and his band will be performing the first a few select “Black Edition†shows @ Hiro Ballroom"Matthew Dear infuses the snapping, beeping compositions of his second album with a sincere yearn, broadening the genre in the process." SPIN"Dear has come into his own with Asa Breed, a bootstrapping album that not only reveals the miles walked, but an ambitious road map ahead." PITCHFORK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmovement33 Posted August 7 Report Share Posted August 7 congratulations on booking matthew dear a.k.a. audion. and with michael louis and conway to open up the madness. mathew dear's "billy says go" album has been one of the best albums of 2008. wicked techno. that sunday party for degeneratesduring conference matthew dear was siiiiccccckkkkkkdddiiiirrrrttttyyyy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-side Posted August 8 Report Share Posted August 8 Nice work Ramon!Wondering if M.D. would ever bless miami w/ a set.. Great Booking...FYI: I'll hope to catch him in Japan for Metamorphose... Hey Peeps don't sleep on this guy... regardless of what electronic music format you like..(except Hip-Hop) M.D. will not dissapointB~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcrespo Posted August 13 Author Report Share Posted August 13 can't take the credit for this one .. its a collective of like minded individuals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcrespo Posted August 14 Author Report Share Posted August 14 So we have an update from Safe HQ. The sound system has been loaded and it sounds ace! Big respect to Terry McNeil. I can't stress enough how important it is to get a presale ticket. We only have about 100 tickets left @ $15.00 and with 3 days to go it's sure to sell out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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