Matthewdavid // Uncleared LP[COLOR] / TAPE

アメリカ・LAの老舗オールジャンルレーベルLeaving Records主宰Matthewdavidが、2024年7月にリリースしたアルバムです。

サンプリングベースのレフトフィールド・ビーツ29曲を収録。DLコード付属。

LPはオレンジ盤です。

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Includes DL code. 12" Habanero Orange vinyl or cassette in norelco case. 

Non-toxic 100% recyclable vinyl records manufactured using injection molding process instead of PVC via Good Neighbor Music. 

Tracklist:

1. 1_CAVESHRINE 01:42
2. 2_DRAGONTEARS 01:20
3. 3_WINDFISH 01:56
4. 4_CHRONO 02:01
5. 5_HATENO 01:33
6. 6_SKYDIVE 00:58
7. 7_KOROK 01:09
8. 8_REGULATE 01:34
9. 9_WALKONMEDLEY 01:49
10. 10_STARMAN 01:09
11. 11_JONIBLUE 01:17
12. 12_DAYDREAMIN 01:31
13. 13_THEFLAME 01:05
14. 14_QUIETSTORM 01:01
15. 15_BARRYBREAK 00:38
16. 15_REUNITED 00:51
17. 17_PROUD 00:51
18. 18_DENNISANDREW 01:49
19. 19_CONNY 01:34
20. 20_BAMBOO 00:56
21. 21_YOSHIMURA 01:55
22. 22_EVENSONG 01:13
23. 23_EVENINGSTAR 01:01
24. 24_MARIMBAFUSION 00:58
25. 25_BIGISLANDFLUTE 01:57
26. 26_REFLECTIONS_W/CARLOS NIÑO 01:01
27. 27_ZITHERTRONICCHOPS 02:20
28. 28_ACCORDIAN 01:02
29. 29_NBS 01:07

Artist statement by Matthewdavid:

"Uncleared is the name of my new 29-track instrumental beat-tape. In a more “back-to-basics” approach to beat-making, this tape began as a creative exercise for myself to return to the music that made me who I am. Around Q3/Q4 of 2023 I had read about a “one 4-bar loop a day” regimen to keep output flowing, and this practice was entirely effective in churning-out beats during self-imposed down-time for music making amidst my record label/family balance lifestyle. It was then that I had set a goal to produce & release 40 new beats by the time I turned 40. I found an almost entirely sample-based production flow in Ableton referencing an ongoing list I kept of material to sample & chop as the foundation for the track, culling from the timeless All The Breaks folder for the drums, and finishing the track with a synth bass-line that I’d quickly dial-in & play by hand using Teebs' old M-Audio midi keyboard controller that I am somehow still borrowing and cherish. Most of these beats are under 10 stems in any given project - drastically different in comparison to my projects in the past (Outmind, In My World, Time Flying Beats et al) where stems would be consistently breaching 50+.

Furthermore relating to the title, I was recently served an uncleared sample notice from a bigger label entity. It’s the first time this has happened so I suppose we’ve been lucky, and it’s honestly the first time I’ve reconsidered casually releasing this type of material - particularly on major streaming platforms. I’m not sure what lies ahead for sample-based music culture - but i'm hopeful it will be able to sustain and evolve as we attempt to emphasize the reclamation of the spaces on the internet where this music can be safely & responsibly shared, supported, and appreciated.

During the last few weeks leading-up to release, artist neighbor / bestie Aaron Raays would come over to my backyard studio shed at night to listen to the developing material and provide me with trusted feedback notes. I have a habit of whip-testing music obsessively in my 2010 Prius driving around Los Angeles, and at the Leaving offices on the Mobius Acoustics system there. These check-ins were crucial in seeing this one through. Only 29 beats made the cut, but I had a lot of fun making these, and I’m having even more fun performing them. "

Artist : Matthewdavid

Label : Leaving Records