Founded by the infamous artist Richie Hawtin, the well-known label M_nus has been getting well respected recognition from electronic dance music fans over the globe. Fortunately, Lebanon got the privilege to get pleasure of this splendid flavor through one of the rising Djs/Producers Matthew Dear (Audion/Jabberjaw/False), who obviously belongs to the M_nus family.
Yesterday wasn’t but a fixed date for a beautiful rendez-vous with Matthew Dear.
I arrived about midnight at b018 in order to catch up with maDJam’s warm-up set. The man as usual knew exactly how to build the mood up to the main set’s standards. Starting with minimal elements blended with groovy techy sounds, the music he played created a nice ambience. The acapellas integrated added more style to the whole warm-up sound. Very well done.
Matthew Dear took over the deck in order to carry on the musical journey. And how glorious it was when the man knew well enough how to add more action to the dance-floor. Twisted effects and new electronic musical elements kept on incorporating with every minute. The structured minimal sound offered a scrumptious feeling that drew a blissful grin on many familiar faces. It wasn’t long enough for the Dj to turn it up a bit, by inserting some original Tech House to highly Techno-ish influenced beats. The guy was way too technically skilled, as the flow of the tracks was so smooth and well systemized throughout the set. Progressive in its structure, music transitions sounded extremely well made. The whole atmosphere in parallel to music was dirty and filthy, yet definitely gorgeously esthetical. You would get to hear a high-edged break with acid-ish to techy cuts mixed in rapidly, yet a dazzling slow bpm-ed bass-line to drive many M_nus fans go crazy!! Personally I loved every single bit of Matthew Dear’s set; it was so magical, mind-soaring, and most certainly unique … a big part of the crowd loved it, and Matthew couldn’t but do his own dancing move in order to complete his exceptional interaction with the crowd. Technically as I have just mentioned, the guy bowled us over with his skills and talent. Chapeau !!
Could barely last for M. Dear's set, thus once again I left way before Gunther & Stamina took over. Any feedback from those who got the chance and listened to the after hours is much appreciated.
Crowd wise, I can assure you one thing; Thursday night timing helped a lot and thankfully it was NOT a current “Saturday night fever” typical crowd. Perhaps some didn’t totally react towards the music, however everyone was ready to party and dance decently. The vibes were there and the music came in handy, hence in my opinion this was a truly successful night to remember.
Alriiiiiight, so should we expect Marc Houle or Magda any time soon ? Troy Pierce ? … Or maybe Richie Hawtin himself ? I really love family gatherings
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thats how they make me feel!!
