About Me
NEWS
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18:02:08 **TEST CONDITIONS** New Record Label
Matt is in the process of constructing a record label called Test Conditions which will operate at the furthest reaches of dubstep - the first vinyl release will be available soon and you can hear tracks by Matt's new project 'Veil' here right now:
Veil at Test Conditions
19:01:08 *** Radio Show ***
In his guise as dj Spent Notes, Matt is presenting a radio programme on the South West's 10Radio 105.3FM (streaming online at 10radio.org). The show, The Electric Briefcase, goes out every second Sunday between 10pm and midnight and is a mix of dubstep, dub, electronica, hauntology and the occasional lost jazz gem.
19:01:08 **Magnetophone** tribute to Ligeti - Free Download
Magnetophone have contributed to an online tribute to Gyorgy Ligeti, the classical and electronic composer who wrote music for The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Eyes Wide Shut. The track is called 'The Old Silver In and Out' and it is available for free download along with many other artists' tracks (including u-ziq) at 256kbps.
Here's the link:
The Old Silver In and Out
07:12:07 **Contribution to Visionaire 53 publication**
Magnétophone have contributed a track to New York art house publication Visionaire.
Visionaire 53 is a compilation of one minute pieces of music by leading artists, musicians and personalities and comprises five vinyl picture discs, one 'Vinyl-Killer' record player,
two cds and an accompanying booklet all boxed in a beautiful black dome container.
Other artists featured include Yoko Ono, Cindy Sherman, Michael Stipe, U2, Pet Shop Boys, Malcom MacLaren, David Byrne, Courtney Love, Lalo Schifrin.
The track is called 'Much Less Than a Day' and is an edited version of the track that appears on 'Binary Oppositions'.
Available here (though you'd better sit down before you see the price):
Visionaire
05:12:07 *** New EP ***
Magnétophone have just wrapped up a brand new four track EP which will be released on First Fold next year. Release date to follow.
BIOGRAPHY
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Magnetophone are Birmingham natives Matt Huish Saunders and John Hanson. Friends since childhood, as boys they would often be found under water, weighed down by bricks and playing Stylophones. Displaying a gift for linguistic manipulation which has continued to sustain their career, they named this ritual the "Alpha Beti Bon-Tempi Underwater Electro-Hydro Sound-Fusion".
Matt and John's first vinyl appearance, "You Should Write Music", was on the Earworm label. They then embarked on a summer tour of caravan parks, during which the Static Brothers witnessed the live favourite Air Methods, and asked the band to record this for their Static Caravan label. This was followed by a 12" EP, Temporary Lid, was warmly received by NME.
The duo then signed to 4AD, recording a Peel studio session in spring 2000. They also played live on a Peel show as the opening act of the BBC's Music Live 2000 festival, appearing alongside Plone and Broadcast. Matt and John then completed work on their debut album, I Guess Sometimes I Need To Be Reminded Of How Much You Love Me, the titles for which were conjured with a bag of scrabble tiles and a ouija board.
Magnetophone returned in 2005 with The Man Who Ate The Man, which finds them flirting with song structure while spinning webs of dreamily captivating texture. The album runs the gamut from sprawling psychedelia to the sweetest of melancholy snippets, aided by an impressive array of collaborators. Breeders sisters Kim and Kelley Deal and alt-folk troubadour PG Six represent underground America, while the Fence collective's HMS Ginafore and King Creosote contribute skeins of Caledonian melody.
A number of spin-off releases are in the pipeline. These include a limited 12" featuring Sonic Boom's 20-minute remix of "Benny Insobriety", and JM Lapham of The Earlies' soundclash/collage version of the entire album, which will be made available online. The band have also become known for their striking record sleeves, featuring some of v23's most ambitious designs.
