Re: (313) Mathew Jonson
Yeah, Canadian, very much flavour du jour at the moment. His music is electro-inspired and quite sparse, his big 'hit' is Decompression on Minus. I'm not really into much of his stuff; the only ones I really like are Followed By Angels and Marionette, and an early release he had on Perlon (Alpine Rocket). His sound is really clean, and his beats are seldom straight 4/4 jobs. He doesn't DJ as far as I know, it's all live from him. There's a really recent liveset of his for download at http://www.zeracon.net/snd/mcs/MovingCity05_Mathew_Jonson.mp3 In a previous life, he remixed Nelly Furtado (of I'm like a bird fame). He also has a side project called Cobblestone Jazz, which seems to be where his junglist penchant has taken him. Cyclone Wehner [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/29/05 2:45 am I'm curious to get some info on this dude, seeing he's been getting major props for a while and his records are hot and he is rated by Richie Hawtin. I think everyone misspells his name, too. I was also under the impression that he had a UK connection, but it seems with his label being called Vancouver, he's Canadian... He's booked to play live in Oz, but does he DJ much also and what is it like?
Re: (313) Mathew Jonson
didn't he dj at club 77 about 6 months ago - i thought you went simon. or was that a live set. or am i totally confused? i james Simon Hindle [EMAIL PROTECTED] u.nsw.gov.au To 313@hyperreal.org, 29/08/05 04:13 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: (313) Mathew Jonson Yeah, Canadian, very much flavour du jour at the moment. His music is electro-inspired and quite sparse, his big 'hit' is Decompression on Minus. I'm not really into much of his stuff; the only ones I really like are Followed By Angels and Marionette, and an early release he had on Perlon (Alpine Rocket). His sound is really clean, and his beats are seldom straight 4/4 jobs. He doesn't DJ as far as I know, it's all live from him. There's a really recent liveset of his for download at http://www.zeracon.net/snd/mcs/MovingCity05_Mathew_Jonson.mp3 In a previous life, he remixed Nelly Furtado (of I'm like a bird fame). He also has a side project called Cobblestone Jazz, which seems to be where his junglist penchant has taken him. Cyclone Wehner [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/29/05 2:45 am I'm curious to get some info on this dude, seeing he's been getting major props for a while and his records are hot and he is rated by Richie Hawtin. I think everyone misspells his name, too. I was also under the impression that he had a UK connection, but it seems with his label being called Vancouver, he's Canadian... He's booked to play live in Oz, but does he DJ much also and what is it like? ForwardSourceID:NT00022422
Re: (313) Mathew Jonson
perhaps live -- i just noticed that his Breezeblock mix must be live too although it's not obvious throughout Z [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: didn't he dj at club 77 about 6 months ago - i thought you went simon. or was that a live set. or am i totally confused? i james Simon Hindle [EMAIL PROTECTED] u.nsw.gov.au To 313@hyperreal.org, 29/08/05 04:13 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: (313) Mathew Jonson Yeah, Canadian, very much flavour du jour at the moment. His music is electro-inspired and quite sparse, his big 'hit' is Decompression on Minus. I'm not really into much of his stuff; the only ones I really like are Followed By Angels and Marionette, and an early release he had on Perlon (Alpine Rocket). His sound is really clean, and his beats are seldom straight 4/4 jobs. He doesn't DJ as far as I know, it's all live from him. There's a really recent liveset of his for download at http://www.zeracon.net/snd/mcs/MovingCity05_Mathew_Jonson.mp3 In a previous life, he remixed Nelly Furtado (of I'm like a bird fame). He also has a side project called Cobblestone Jazz, which seems to be where his junglist penchant has taken him. Cyclone Wehner [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/29/05 2:45 am I'm curious to get some info on this dude, seeing he's been getting major props for a while and his records are hot and he is rated by Richie Hawtin. I think everyone misspells his name, too. I was also under the impression that he had a UK connection, but it seems with his label being called Vancouver, he's Canadian... He's booked to play live in Oz, but does he DJ much also and what is it like? ForwardSourceID:NT00022422
Re: (313) Mathew Jonson
Nup, that was Michael Mayer. You are gloriously confused. Jonson's coming out in November/December. Anybody here know anything else about Dan Bell coming to Aus in October? [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/29/05 4:47 pm didn't he dj at club 77 about 6 months ago - i thought you went simon. or was that a live set. or am i totally confused? i james Simon Hindle [EMAIL PROTECTED] u.nsw.gov.au To 313@hyperreal.org, 29/08/05 04:13 PM [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: (313) Mathew Jonson Yeah, Canadian, very much flavour du jour at the moment. His music is electro-inspired and quite sparse, his big 'hit' is Decompression on Minus. I'm not really into much of his stuff; the only ones I really like are Followed By Angels and Marionette, and an early release he had on Perlon (Alpine Rocket). His sound is really clean, and his beats are seldom straight 4/4 jobs. He doesn't DJ as far as I know, it's all live from him. There's a really recent liveset of his for download at http://www.zeracon.net/snd/mcs/MovingCity05_Mathew_Jonson.mp3 In a previous life, he remixed Nelly Furtado (of I'm like a bird fame). He also has a side project called Cobblestone Jazz, which seems to be where his junglist penchant has taken him. Cyclone Wehner [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/29/05 2:45 am I'm curious to get some info on this dude, seeing he's been getting major props for a while and his records are hot and he is rated by Richie Hawtin. I think everyone misspells his name, too. I was also under the impression that he had a UK connection, but it seems with his label being called Vancouver, he's Canadian... He's booked to play live in Oz, but does he DJ much also and what is it like? ForwardSourceID:NT00022422
Re: (313) Mathew Jonson
I have heard Dan Bell is confirmed - and he's playing Honkytonks in Melb. Nup, that was Michael Mayer. You are gloriously confused. Jonson's coming out in November/December. Anybody here know anything else about Dan Bell coming to Aus in October?
Re: (313) Mathew Jonson
He doesn't DJ as far as I know, it's all live from him. There's a really recent liveset of his for download at http://www.zeracon.net/snd/mcs/MovingCity05_Mathew_Jonson.mp3 He does DJ, he played an okay set a while ago at 10 days off in Gent, Belgium. It was okay, nothing that shocking. He did do a Cobblestone Jazz liveset together with 2 other people from It is what it is, now that was an amazing set! He also said that they were working a on a whole Cobblestone Jazz album which should be out in a couple of months. kj at technotourist dot org
(313) Mathew Jonson
I'm curious to get some info on this dude, seeing he's been getting major props for a while and his records are hot and he is rated by Richie Hawtin. I think everyone misspells his name, too. I was also under the impression that he had a UK connection, but it seems with his label being called Vancouver, he's Canadian... He's booked to play live in Oz, but does he DJ much also and what is it like?
Re: (313) Mathew Jonson
.. we been talking about the guy before. imho he's definitely worth checking although i don't like all of his material. his sound is a bit that of retrofuturistic, well produced and danceable, i'd say there is a big Kraftwerk influence. i never liked his big hit Decompression tho' except for the time i spotted it in a set at a party (thanks to Matt Chester:) -- worked there pretty well. i've only heard a Breezeblock mix by Mathew and he what he spun was all his own tracks. although subject's sound doesn't seem anything fresh, there's a something very special about it. i tend to appreciate him more and more, especially as i found older releases on Itiswhatitis Recordings, like: she is he [IIWII005] 2002 typerope [IIWII007] 2003 love letter to the enemy [IIWII009] 2004 Z Cyclone Wehner wrote: I'm curious to get some info on this dude, seeing he's been getting major props for a while and his records are hot and he is rated by Richie Hawtin. I think everyone misspells his name, too. I was also under the impression that he had a UK connection, but it seems with his label being called Vancouver, he's Canadian... He's booked to play live in Oz, but does he DJ much also and what is it like?
Re: (313) Mathew Jonson
He played live at Paxahau at the fest in May in Detroit, and it was dope. Definitely worth catching if he is playing live - the live approach makes things more exciting and dynamic. ~David z66 wrote: .. we been talking about the guy before. imho he's definitely worth checking although i don't like all of his material. his sound is a bit that of retrofuturistic, well produced and danceable, i'd say there is a big Kraftwerk influence. i never liked his big hit Decompression tho' except for the time i spotted it in a set at a party (thanks to Matt Chester:) -- worked there pretty well. i've only heard a Breezeblock mix by Mathew and he what he spun was all his own tracks. although subject's sound doesn't seem anything fresh, there's a something very special about it. i tend to appreciate him more and more, especially as i found older releases on Itiswhatitis Recordings, like: she is he [IIWII005] 2002 typerope [IIWII007] 2003 love letter to the enemy [IIWII009] 2004 Z Cyclone Wehner wrote: I'm curious to get some info on this dude, seeing he's been getting major props for a while and his records are hot and he is rated by Richie Hawtin. I think everyone misspells his name, too. I was also under the impression that he had a UK connection, but it seems with his label being called Vancouver, he's Canadian... He's booked to play live in Oz, but does he DJ much also and what is it like?
Re: (313) Mathew Jonson
-- Original Message -- From: Cyclone Wehner [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm curious to get some info on this dude, seeing he's been getting major props for a while and his records are hot and he is rated by Richie Hawtin. I think everyone misspells his name, too. I was also under the impression that he had a UK connection, but it seems with his label being called Vancouver, he's Canadian... He's booked to play live in Oz, but does he DJ much also and what is it like? coincidentally, i found this in a record store today: http://www.discogs.com/release/365101 and his mix is a really really bad jungle mix. i was extremely disappointed, but its obvious thats he's had alot of improvement in skills and taste since then. and yeah he's canadian. tom andythepooh.com
Re: (313) Mathew Jonson
robin wrote: carl morris plugtwo wrote: Interesting news... Mathew Jonson has done a remix of the new Chemical Brothers single Believe (the one with the singer from Bloc Party). And Joakim has done a remix of Fischerspooner. !! i didn't think we'd see fischerspooner again joakim is usually gold but i hope he doesn't do a mix like that Tiga one he did :) Fair play to them both I reckon, we all have bills to pay! Maybe I should withhold judgment until I've actually heard the tunes. as long as they both don't burn emselves out doing that The new Moby (remember him!) single has mixes by Abe Duque, doesn't abe duque also have a crack at that chemical bros. 'galvanize'? interesting watching which are the remixers du jour... Yep Abe Duque is all over the place these days. :) I really liked his mix of Galvanize and of Moby. :) Mylo's mix of Moby is ace as well. Regards, Ramon robin...
(313) Mathew Jonson
Interesting news... Mathew Jonson has done a remix of the new Chemical Brothers single Believe (the one with the singer from Bloc Party). And Joakim has done a remix of Fischerspooner. Fair play to them both I reckon, we all have bills to pay! Maybe I should withhold judgment until I've actually heard the tunes. -- carl morris Plug Two http://www.plugtwo.com t +442920190151
Re: (313) Mathew Jonson
The new Moby (remember him!) single has mixes by Abe Duque, Etiene de Crecy (Super Dicount et al) and Mylo- it's like 1990 all over again! Jason On 10 Mar 2005, at 11:41, carl morris plugtwo wrote: Interesting news... Mathew Jonson has done a remix of the new Chemical Brothers single Believe (the one with the singer from Bloc Party). And Joakim has done a remix of Fischerspooner. Fair play to them both I reckon, we all have bills to pay! Maybe I should withhold judgment until I've actually heard the tunes. -- carl morris Plug Two http://www.plugtwo.com t +442920190151
Re: (313) Mathew Jonson
carl morris plugtwo wrote: Interesting news... Mathew Jonson has done a remix of the new Chemical Brothers single Believe (the one with the singer from Bloc Party). And Joakim has done a remix of Fischerspooner. !! i didn't think we'd see fischerspooner again joakim is usually gold but i hope he doesn't do a mix like that Tiga one he did :) Fair play to them both I reckon, we all have bills to pay! Maybe I should withhold judgment until I've actually heard the tunes. as long as they both don't burn emselves out doing that The new Moby (remember him!) single has mixes by Abe Duque, doesn't abe duque also have a crack at that chemical bros. 'galvanize'? interesting watching which are the remixers du jour... robin...
Re: (313) Mathew Jonson
On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, robin wrote: joakim is usually gold but i hope he doesn't do a mix like that Tiga one he did :) Speaking of Tiga: He has done a cover of Louder Than A Bomb by Public Enemy. Anyone seen or heard a sample of it anywhere? derek.
Re: (313) Mathew Jonson
Ewan Pearson also remixed the new Moby, it's really good!! Tosh
(313) Mathew Jonson @ Wabi 6yr - Toronto
Just a heads up that Mathew Jonson will be doing a live p.a. tomorrow night @ the Wabi 6yr anniversary party in Toronto. Here's the deets: 0218 - wabi six year anniversary friday february 18th.. 10pm till late.. no regrets. 42 mowat ave. [south of king. east of dufferin] $15 advance + before 12am. more after.. 19+ mathew jonson [itiswhatitis. m_nus.. bc] live adam marshall [killer. new kanada] live wabi residents dj tkts rotate. blackmarket. odyssey. penguin. soundscapes http://www.itiswhatitisrecordings.com http://www.m-nus.com http://www.wabi.org website: www.gerald-matrix.com event organiser/writer/dj: Kick Magazine - www.kickmagazine.ca radio host: Equinox Radio on Electrique @ www.netmusique.com
(313) Mathew Jonson/Decompression/Behind The Mirror
on the other hand i finally got an ear on Mathew. was i disappointed? almost. following discussion on a list for a while, i expected something more special - a great production at least, even if i wouldnt like it personally. and this is where i'm stuck, cause both decompression and behind the mirror EPs appear so average to me. Whoever said this, I have to agree 98%. I picked-up Decompression and Behind The Mirror and I have given them both as fair and open-minded and thorough a listen as I could muster. I've had both for about a month and I've listened to them at least 2 times a week during that time. The reason being that there has been such a kerfuffle about Mr Jonson on here recently surrounding his merits vs other people's opinions that these had been overstated. But above that, I remember people have been singing his praises forcefully (for his productions) for over a year. All I can comment on is these two records though, as I'm not sure if I've heard anything else by him. To me they are not poor, not bad, but there seems to be a mismatch between them the hype (in some quarters) which have preceded them, and the records themselves (to my mind). I like both tracks on the Behind The Mirror release more than the Decompression ones although having said that, I like Ultraviolet (side b of Decompression) more than the actual main track. Like the person I quote (sorry, didn't see your name) I expected something much more special, production wise, style wise; something new, adventurous, something outstanding maybe. But these tracks are not that. (imo). What this says to me though is not that people are wrong to expect so much, but that I need to check out those earlier releases! Also, it seems people *want* to like the guy and his productions an awful lot. I can see the reasons for that: he's young, 'new', seems to be promising (his dad was a musician) and from what I hear, he seems an ok guy. Mostly though, what this situation seems to underline to me is a big need for new blood in this favourite music of ours, to take things to the next level or simply to pick up the torch of those who perhaps might need to consider handing it over. Wether MJ is going to prove one of the more notable examples of new blood in years to come, is still open to question, of course. I don't see any reason why he he oughtn't to be! But I don't think if he is notable in coming years, it will be for these two releases. k
RE: (313) Mathew Jonson/The Mole [ARBUTUS]
Picked up the Mathew Jonson / The Mole on Arbutus this week. Have you guys got the chance to hear it? eVa === deepergroove Original Message: - From: Ken Odeluga [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:27:27 +0100 To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) Mathew Jonson/Decompression/Behind The Mirror on the other hand i finally got an ear on Mathew. was i disappointed? almost. following discussion on a list for a while, i expected something more special - a great production at least, even if i wouldnt like it personally. and this is where i'm stuck, cause both decompression and behind the mirror EPs appear so average to me. Whoever said this, I have to agree 98%. I picked-up Decompression and Behind The Mirror and I have given them both as fair and open-minded and thorough a listen as I could muster. I've had both for about a month and I've listened to them at least 2 times a week during that time. The reason being that there has been such a kerfuffle about Mr Jonson on here recently surrounding his merits vs other people's opinions that these had been overstated. But above that, I remember people have been singing his praises forcefully (for his productions) for over a year. All I can comment on is these two records though, as I'm not sure if I've heard anything else by him. To me they are not poor, not bad, but there seems to be a mismatch between them the hype (in some quarters) which have preceded them, and the records themselves (to my mind). I like both tracks on the Behind The Mirror release more than the Decompression ones although having said that, I like Ultraviolet (side b of Decompression) more than the actual main track. Like the person I quote (sorry, didn't see your name) I expected something much more special, production wise, style wise; something new, adventurous, something outstanding maybe. But these tracks are not that. (imo). What this says to me though is not that people are wrong to expect so much, but that I need to check out those earlier releases! Also, it seems people *want* to like the guy and his productions an awful lot. I can see the reasons for that: he's young, 'new', seems to be promising (his dad was a musician) and from what I hear, he seems an ok guy. Mostly though, what this situation seems to underline to me is a big need for new blood in this favourite music of ours, to take things to the next level or simply to pick up the torch of those who perhaps might need to consider handing it over. Wether MJ is going to prove one of the more notable examples of new blood in years to come, is still open to question, of course. I don't see any reason why he he oughtn't to be! But I don't think if he is notable in coming years, it will be for these two releases. k mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
RE: (313) Mathew Jonson/The Mole [ARBUTUS]
Not me yet, I look forward to it though. He's a busy man! k -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 1:58 PM To: 313@hyperreal.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: (313) Mathew Jonson/The Mole [ARBUTUS] Picked up the Mathew Jonson / The Mole on Arbutus this week. Have you guys got the chance to hear it? eVa === deepergroove Original Message: - From: Ken Odeluga [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:27:27 +0100 To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) Mathew Jonson/Decompression/Behind The Mirror on the other hand i finally got an ear on Mathew. was i disappointed? almost. following discussion on a list for a while, i expected something more special - a great production at least, even if i wouldnt like it personally. and this is where i'm stuck, cause both decompression and behind the mirror EPs appear so average to me. Whoever said this, I have to agree 98%. I picked-up Decompression and Behind The Mirror and I have given them both as fair and open-minded and thorough a listen as I could muster. I've had both for about a month and I've listened to them at least 2 times a week during that time. The reason being that there has been such a kerfuffle about Mr Jonson on here recently surrounding his merits vs other people's opinions that these had been overstated. But above that, I remember people have been singing his praises forcefully (for his productions) for over a year. All I can comment on is these two records though, as I'm not sure if I've heard anything else by him. To me they are not poor, not bad, but there seems to be a mismatch between them the hype (in some quarters) which have preceded them, and the records themselves (to my mind). I like both tracks on the Behind The Mirror release more than the Decompression ones although having said that, I like Ultraviolet (side b of Decompression) more than the actual main track. Like the person I quote (sorry, didn't see your name) I expected something much more special, production wise, style wise; something new, adventurous, something outstanding maybe. But these tracks are not that. (imo). What this says to me though is not that people are wrong to expect so much, but that I need to check out those earlier releases! Also, it seems people *want* to like the guy and his productions an awful lot. I can see the reasons for that: he's young, 'new', seems to be promising (his dad was a musician) and from what I hear, he seems an ok guy. Mostly though, what this situation seems to underline to me is a big need for new blood in this favourite music of ours, to take things to the next level or simply to pick up the torch of those who perhaps might need to consider handing it over. Wether MJ is going to prove one of the more notable examples of new blood in years to come, is still open to question, of course. I don't see any reason why he he oughtn't to be! But I don't think if he is notable in coming years, it will be for these two releases. k mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
(313) Mathew Jonson remixes Nelly Furtado?
Apologies if this has been discussed before. While wondering in the Mutek site I found this: ... Mathew Jonson, known for his minimal house compositions on the Itiswhatitis label, has worked with artists like Luciano (‘Alpine Rocket’ on Perlon) and remixed the likes of Nelly Furtado... and then further investigation led me to this: http://www.kbig104.com/iplaylist/album/574127/ Check the credits. Has anyone heard this? I tried to check Discogs but I've been getting errors when loading individual releases pages. Antonio
Re: (313) Mathew Jonson remixes Nelly Furtado?
At 10:02 AM 9/15/2004, Antonio Alves wrote: Check the credits. Has anyone heard this? I tried to check Discogs but I've been getting errors when loading individual releases pages. well, mathew jonson's page shows two remixes on titles on the radio/turn off the light and turn off the light. i think i heard richard dorfmeister play them a couple years ago. iirc, they were pretty lame. -- unsigned short int to_yer_mama; matt kane's brain http://www.hydrogenproject.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] || [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: (313) Mathew Jonson
I think the thing with this whole argument is that we shouldn't hype him up too much. I mean, essentially no matter how good the music is, he's not doing anything particularly new, more that he's refined it. I really like all the tracks he's done, they have a signature feel to it (It would be like listening in a club, and thinking oh this sounds like Mathew Jonson) and this is naturally the first step to being a good or great artist. -Original Message- From: Robert Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 26 July 2004 10:46 To: Phonopsia; Derek Plaslaiko.; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: RE: (313) Matthew Johnson Where on the M-Nus site can I hear his latest? -Original Message- From: Phonopsia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:24 PM To: Derek Plaslaiko.; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) Matthew Johnson I could not agree more with all of Derek's rant. Note for the record, I've been evangelizing about Mathew Jonson since I first saw him live @ Fabric this Spring. I'm not saying that to underscore the 'ahead of the curve' factor, just to say that this is not some f*cking trend based on two new releases! Everyone will love it, and I want everyone to take note! That is the only reason I've taken time to mention it. Precisely as Derek said, the hype is there because the music represents everything that techno is. I simply don't have enough superlatives for it. If people want to see it as a trend, that speaks more about their jadedness than the quality of the music they're critiquing. No one has has ever consitiuted a trend on thier own, and his inimitability will always keep him afar from classification. Let's revisit this discussion in 5 years and see if it's a trend. Tristan === http://www.phonopsia.co.uk [EMAIL PROTECTED] # Note: Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You. #
