Backstroke

1. Another

2. Ride

3. Take on You

4. Grut Wall

5. I Know Howser

6. Huggy's Parade

7. Good Girl

8. And in the Night

Backstroke,Matthew Dear,Spectral Sound,Club/Dance,Dance Music,Electronic,Microhouse,Pop

Average customer rating:

does its predecessor justice

Minimalist avenue please, no stops

Very good, unusually slanted, minimal electronics.

a review that actually addresses the music

The worst CD ever!!!

Backstroke
Matthew Dear
Manufacturer: Spectral Sound
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0002C2PSG
Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

Another
Tide
Take on You
Grut Wall
I Know Howser
Huggy's Parade
Good Girl
And in the Night

Customer Reviews:

does its predecessor justice.......2006-02-04

the follow up to the superb debut album "leave luck to heaven" and this cd does the former justice. my favorite track is "huggy's parade". matthew continues where he left off with LLTH, with very danceable housey pop music and catchy vocals that are bound to grab the attention. if you liked the predecessor, you know you'd be crazy to skip this one. if you havent heard either, you cant go wrong with picking them up.

Minimalist avenue please, no stops.......2004-09-11

A great continuation where "Leave luck to heaven" left off. I've collected and followed alot of the artists on Ghostly for the past few years and I've never been dissapointed. Taking over where the mentor Richie Hawtin left off "Backstroke" is solid minimalist techno with interesting lyrics making for a really enjoyable experience weather your just chilling at home or itching to get up dance -- it's all there for you to make it your own.

Very good, unusually slanted, minimal electronics........2004-08-22

I can't imagine anyone not liking this who's already a fan of the whole 4/4, minimal house scene. It's firmly rooted there. It reminded me a bit of Swayzak, only the vocals on the few tracks that do have vocals are very unpolished and strangely unfitting. But, yet, this makes the songs better somehow. Very enjoyable, but unfortunately short.

a review that actually addresses the music.......2004-08-11

matthew dear's earlier material (released mainly on vinyl) is straight-up minimal techno, but lately he's been going with a poppier approach with the addition of vocals. he sings on almost all the songs here, and there are lots of other nice touches, like guitar (i think) in "tide", and horns and latin percussion in "and in the night". there are lots of quirky melodies and interesting production effects. this music is very modern, individualistic, catchy, often dancy, and sometimes a bit spooky.

The worst CD ever!!!.......2004-07-16

I cannot believe the crap that this label has been putting out. The only reason that this label started is because the owner's dad has a lot of money to throw around...

The only reason people buy this stuff is because they are tricked into thinking this stuff is good...

Ghostly pays magazines and newspapers to write good reviews about their work. If a magazine writes a bad review of their work, the money that Ghostly gives them stops coming in... So a CD like this that has been given a 10/10 in URB should have actually received a 2/10.

You want to listen to some real music? Well, you can start by NOT purchasing this CD.

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