Friday night: Leaving Records presents Matthewdavid, Asura, and an Exclusive MP3
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It’s almost antithetical to brand anything related to Leaving Records as ‘exclusive,’ considering the experimental local imprint projects a total air of inclusivity (provided you have a tape deck).
The music of its founder Matthewdavid (also signed to Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder) gravitates toward warm, ambient washes of sound, his beats more auroral haze than aggressive mind-melt. But he and his roster of artists achieve a gentle psychedelia that strikes a perfect equilibrium of futurism and nostalgia. Hence the Space Invaders-like video for Friday night’s ‘Leaving Records Presents Show’ at the Public Fiction Gallery in Highland Park.
With performances from Matthewdavid, Asura, M. Geddes Gengras, DubKnowDub and a special video installation, the evening will likely explore interstellar space as seen through the prism of psilyocibin and Serrato DJ software. In honor of the event, Leaving Records is offering a votive consisting of the ‘MD Ragamix’ of Dem Hunger’s ‘Mosque Vibrations,’ one of last year’s most wooly, weird and unsung beat records.
The label is asking for $5 donations at the door. Those looking for a glimpse at the sort of cosmic wandering that will go down tonight would be well served to first check out David’s ‘Open-Wide’ mix for Dublab. Sun Ra would surely approve of it, or at the very least, Ras G.
--Jeff Weiss
Download:
MP3: Dem Hunger-’Mosque Vibrations (MD Ragamix)’ (Pop & Hiss Exclusive)
MP3: Matthewdavid - ‘Dublab Open-Wide Mix’