A brilliant new song from Matthew Dear is now available for free download. The song features The Drums’ Jonathan Pierce and is the first duet Matthew Dear has collaborated on. Check it out below.
Matthew Dear talks to global online style destination MR PORTER. Speaking as one of their men of note, he tips 5 of his favorite tracks, featuring Tom Waits, Bob Dylan and more. It’s a great piece and one to check out.
The response to his recent Headcage EP has been staggering. Check out the title track below if you haven’t already.
Towards the back end of last year we had Peace play at the Deadly Monthly and they blew us away. We knew we’d witnessed something special and we couldn’t be more excited about what 2012 is going to bring. They’re getting tipped left, right and centre from all those in the know and you need to check them out. Their first demo is right here..
Check out the brilliant new single from Matthew Dear. With a full-length album called Beams planned for release next year, this EP Headcage will proceed that and is to be released on January 17 via Ghostly. It follows his excellent 2010 LP Black City.
A big shake up of the Dance music line up at Radio One saw Skream & Benga rewarded with a weekly Friday night slot on the station from 11pm to 1am. It’s a great achievement for the pair and testament to the quality of their recent broadcasts for their show ‘In New DJs We Trust’. They will follow on from Annie Mac (7-9pm) and Pete Tong (9-11pm) who retained their regular spots.
Kicking off the festive season early, we’re delighted showcase a handful of our favorite acts from 2011. Very much a family affair (as christmas should be), live performances will come from the brilliant Carousels, Peace and Joe And Will Ask – who debut their brand new live performance for the first time!
DJ’s on the night include Deadly’s own O. Children and the one to watch for 2012, Monki from Rinse FM!
As always with the Deadly Xmas parties, special guests are often known to rear their faces so you can expect some big surprises for this one too! But to make sure there’s no riots outside of the Old Blue, we thought it best to keep it under wraps for now!
The first week of the Visions tour feat. Dillon Francis, Melé and Brenmar has been insane! Leeds, Dublin, London and Southend were all awesome shows. Check out the photos from the party now and get tagging!
Also, be sure to snap up one the exclusive tour T-Shirts, as worn by all the artists! Just £10
We’re super excited about the new series of The Producers starting this week. Direct from the Red Bull Studios London, the series showcases the unique creative process of six of the world’s most exciting producers. Click the image above to watch the brilliant first episode featuring Benga & Youngman.
Zombie Nation and Tiga join forces for the brand new ZZT record. It’s without doubt one of the most hard hitting dance records of the year and is guaranteed to rip through clubs around the world. The ZZT Album Medley has arrived – experience PARTYS OVER EARTH in under 4 minutes. Buckle Up.
If you could have a day in the studio with any musician past or present who would it be?
Laurie: I know Dave would probably love to go into the studio with Deadmau5 and see how he makes his kickdrums sound so heavy and suchlike. Me and Fergus would probably go in with Bloc Party and try and join in on their jams but end up just watching them. In terms of new bands, we would love to work with Dems.
What was the last album you were all really blown away by?
Laurie: The last album that I loved was ‘Total Life Forever’ by Foals which came out in May 2010 and is still on constant repeat on my Ipod.
How is the writing process for your productions? Do you all get together and start throwing ideas about or will one person lead proceedings?
We tend to go off an idea that one of us has and then build on it or just sit around playing together for ages until something good comes out. We don’t really have a specific formula.
When you’re not on stage / rehearsing / writing – where will we find you?
Probably on Dave’s computer mastering one of our tracks. We really don’t do much other than write music, we are quite boring.
Ambitions – Where would you like to be in ten years?
Hopefully sitting back in a mansion with lots of money… Or sitting back with a selection of material that we are very proud of.