Album Review: Matthew Dear, Beams

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In nine years, Matthew Dear has shown many incarnations, from DJ to producer to pop artist, but it wasn’t until his latest release that the co-founder of both Ghostly International and its offshoot Spectral Sound revealed the most important person of all: himself. The title Beams can have double meaning here, standing for either a

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Matthew Dear Gets Sweaty with Eagle Rock

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Matthew Dear is a man who wears many hats. At once, a DJ, a dance-music producer, an experimental pop artist, and a band leader, the New York-based producer, and co-founder of both Ghostly International and its offshoot Spectral Sound, knows no musical boundaries.  This was evident last Wednesday night at Los Angeles’ up-and-coming venue, Center

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