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M.Mercer

About Me


After spending several years in Chicago, Matthew Mercer recently moved to Portland, Oregon, where he creates music and works as a graphic designer. Having previously released 12" singles on Forte and Neutonmusic as well as affiliations with Ware and the now-defunct 409 art group, in 2006 he started a new project called Microfilm with vocalist Matt Keppel. In 2007, the two started a small label for their endeavours, Fiche Music; he released 2 short albums compiling both new and old solo material in the fall of 2007. He is also considering a digital re-issue of his first 12" for Forte, Secrets, long out of print.
Discography:
Secrets I 12" (Forte Records, 2003)
Secrets II 12" (Neutonmusic, 2005)
Meanwhile EP digital release (Fiche Music, 2007)
Meantime EP digital release (Fiche Music, 2007)
Appearances:
"Desperate Measures" and "Spill" on Forcefeed CD (409, appearance as Systm)
"Secrets" on Microfunk: Klickhouse 2CD (Neutonmusic, 2004)
"Buy Back Popular Demand" on Ctrl-N mp3 comp (Modsquare, 2004)
"Likelike" on Warenkorb 5 (Ware, 2004)
"Kryptozeit" and "Barely There" on Force Majeure CD (409, as Systm, 2005)
"Sucker Punch" on Subvaritrax CD (Subvariant, 2005)
Remixes:
"Black Diamonds" by Codec & Flexor (Forte, 2002)
"Ventricle" by Masaru (mp3/Masaru, 2003)
"Truthology" by Mathias Schaffhäuser (Ware, 2005)
"Duct Tape My Heart" by Freezepop (2005)
"Beauty*2" by Ladytron (mp3/myspace, as Microfilm, 2006)
"Strangelove" by Sarah Nixey (mp3/digital, as Microfilm, 2007)
"Nude" by Radiohead (as Microfilm, 2008)
Other projects:
2400W (with William Selman aka Warmdesk)
Microfilm (with Matt Keppel)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/4/2006
Band Website: mattmercer.com
Influences: Thomas Brinkmann, Wolfgang Voigt, Einstürzende Neubauten, Merzbow, NON, Throbbing Gristle, the Cure, Philip Glass, John Cage, Skinny Puppy, Depeche Mode, Akufen, Ellen Allien, Daft Punk, Mathias Schaffhäuser, New Order, Front 242, Autechre, Funkstörung, Michael Mayer, Joachim Spieth, Smash TV, Legowelt, Matmos, Matthew Herbert, Isolée, Ricardo Villalobos, Pantytec, Donnacha Costello, Anthony Rother, Jürgen Paape, Sascha Funke, Ministry, and so on and so forth
Sounds Like: Electronic: sounds from IDM, techno, house, electro, minimalism
Record Label: Fiche, Subvariant, Ware, Forte, Neutonmusic, 409
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

TONIGHT 2/7/09 @ Eagle Underground PDX

Tonight in Portland at the Eagle Underground PDX!Saturday, February 7, 200910pm - 2amDJ sets fromM.Mercer (Microfilm)Darkcloud (Blow Pony)DavitronEagle Underground PDXNE 6th & Couch (below Casey's)Por...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:46:00 GMT

New digital DJ set online, 12/04/08

I posted a new digital DJ set, created using Ableton Live. Again I am experimenting with severely warping track tempos to mix up genres and play around with juxtapositions. I think most of the time it...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:42:00 GMT

New DJ set online

Here's a recently recorded digital mix I did using a bunch of different tracks I like from various genres. I did my best to integrate them together in new ways. It's not without a few mistakes here an...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:31:00 GMT

Brand new site

After years of letting mattmercer.com just sit there uninhabited, I finally got my act together and launched my own site full of music to listen online. You can learn about my discography, buy music o...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:34:00 GMT

Radiohead remixed (again) by Microfilm

Check out the Microfilm remix of Radiohead as done by yours truly, posted on my page as well as here on their contest site: http://radioheadremix.com/remix/?id=442If you like it, please click the "+" ...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:07:00 GMT

Set list from Sura, Thurs 8/7/08

Because I'm a terrible promoter, and in the hectic week of finding a new apt in PDX, I forgot to publicize this event here. But I figured I'd archive the set list for posterity's sake. (Or at least my...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:27:00 GMT

Meantime + Meanwhile are online now!

My two mini-albums Meanwhile and Meantime are available for purchase online through a few different sites:Buy Meantime on Amazon.combuy Meantime on iTunesBuy Meanwhile on Amazon.comBuy Meanwhile on iT...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:33:00 GMT

Microfilm remix Radiohead

Microfilm posted a hot remix of Radiohead’s "Nude" as part of their current remix contest.You can check it out and vote for it here:http://radioheadremix.com/remix/?id=667I hope you enjoy the re...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:19:00 GMT

Music blog

I've been updating my blog more regularly with discussion of new music. If you are an artist and have a new release and think I'd enjoy it or would want to write about it, just let me know (access to ...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:49:00 GMT

Set list from Funky Buddha

Funky Buddha Lounge, VIP RoomSiberia, with residents m50 and Slow ChildrenThursday July 5, 2007, 10:30pm-12:30amLawrence "Intro/Spark" (Ghostly)Juergen Paape "Nord" (Kompakt)Dominik Eulberg "Bionik" (...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:21:00 GMT