Underground Resistance, PRINCE, Derrick May, Herbie Hancock, Andrew Weatherall, Marvin Gaye, Vangelis, Parliament / Funkadelic / George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Wayne Shorter, James Brown, Jay Denham, Bernie Worrell, Ray Charles, Carl Craig, The Martian, Trax, Cajmere / Green Velvet / Relief, Dancemania, DJ Funk, DJ Deeon, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, New Order, Metroplex / Juan Atkins, 430 West, James Mason, Blake Baxter, Planet E, Clone, Factory, Kraftwerk, Pink Floyd, Luke Slater, Muddy Waters, J Lee Hooker, Drexciya, Fred Wesley, Johnny Cash, Future Sound Of London, Donna Summer, Kenny Larkin, KDJ, Stacey Pullen, Cameo, Daniel Bell, B12, Stasis, Claude Young, Dan Curtin, Jimmy Smith, De La Soul, Antony Shake Shakir, Puzzlebox, GPR, Peacefrog, Cheap / Patrick Pulsinger, Stevie Wonder, James Pennington, Aux 88, Thomas Bangalter & Daft Punk, Brian Blade, Aaron Carl, Dexter, Dopplereffekt and many, many, many others
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New EP out now! - 'Endless Days' EP
(11th Hour Recordings ehr006)
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Feedback / Reviews:
Press:
- DJ Magazine 5 out of 5 - Electro Single of the month Feb 09 (Richard Brophy)
- Update Magazine 5 out of 5 - Essential single Dec 08 (Kris Needs)
- IDJ Magazine 7 out of 10 - House page, Feb 09
DJs / Labels:
- 'Lot's and lot's of stunning music in there !!! whaouuu you've been very busy! "Cold Restraint" is the track for me. Will play it a hell of a lot' - Laurent Garnier (Fcom)
- 'Excellent EP, love all the tracks! Matt did it again!' - Fabrice Lig (Soul Designer)
‘Both mixes of Kick It are hot. I will play them in my sets.' - Anthony 'Shake' Shakir (Frictional, 7th City, Gigolo)
- Really diggin' Cold Restraint. Melodic and banging with a Model 500 3mb feel.- Santiago Salazaar (UR / Ican / Planet E)
- I’m likin tracks 1 + 3 on this. Very nice Detroit vibes goin on :) - Mark Broom (Pure Plastic)
- ‘Kick It is da bomb... Cold Restraint is very cool too....... all in all i very strong 4 track ep..' - Oliver Kapp (Raygun, Indulge)
- Nice tunes, addictive melodies. the drums are a bit old skool but have their charm for sure! - Stefan Robbers (Eevolute, Terrace, Acid Junkies)
- Many thanks for sharing these tracks! i very much like cold restraint and play it very often :-) great tune! - Electric Indigo
- Amazing! Matt continues to be an inspiration to us all. Love 3000's remix but the main track for me is definitely ‘Cold Restraint’. Very reminiscent of a certain Atkins track but completely brought up to date. Will be charting, a possible number one?? (5 out of 5) - Terry Mitchell (Dark House Music, D-Edge)
- ‘I like this one a lot, a1 and a2 are the favs. nice and rich production.' - Hakan Lidbo (Container)
- 'The EP is wicked!!! My favorite track is the DJ 3000 remix. I would love to play the hack out of it!' - Kenny Black (Finest Blend)
Profile:
Fed on a childhood diet of blues, soul & synth pop, Matt Chester’s musical outlook was blown away when he first became exposed to Detroit techno, Chicago house and the UK scene in the form of ‘The Final Frontier’ by Underground Resistance, and the work of Peacefrog, Andrew Weatherall, Warp and the like.
Knowing this sound was to change his life forever he lay down his guitar and saved every penny for a set of cheap turntables, working night and day to hone his skills to match that of his new heroes; Claude Young, Andy Weatherall & Derrick May.
Soon just DJing wasn’t enough, and he began producing his own tracks with what little gear he had available, fast developing a unique sound that combined the funk & soul of Detroit with the tough grooves of Chicago & the futuristic atmospheres of UK electronics.
In 1999 he began the online magazine ‘11th Hour Technology’, primarily as a way of showcasing the labels & artists he loved together in one place, and to provide extensive links to all aspects of the music business on a then fledgling and disparate internet.
This finally gave rise in 2003 to his own label, 11th Hour Recordings. He released his first EP, ‘Into The Fall’ to great critical acclaim, with Germany’s DeBug magazine hailing it as the ‘finest debut of the year’, and UK’s DJ Magazine stating ‘if this is only his debut, just imagine what he will become capable of’. DJs around the world were also fast to pick up on his sound, with strong support coming from Laurent Garnier, Dave Clarke, Derrick May, Anthony Shakir, Fabrice Lig, Dan Curtin and many more.
He has since released several more EPs on 11th Hour and other labels to equally great reaction, with 2008s ‘Endless Days’ getting ‘electro single of the month’ in DJ magazine, and 2009s ‘Die For A Reason’ 5/5 ‘essential single’ in DMC, as well as rave reviews on Resident Advisor, DeBug etc
Lately he has also begun remixing for other artists, and in the last year has released mixes of DJ 3000, Terrence Dixon, Paul Mac, Marco Bernardi and more.
Matt is renowned these days for his extraordinary DJ skills, playing with a fluid and energetic fast-cut style, usually appearing on 3 decks & on some occasions with additional drum machine. Eschewing the dull monotony of current minimal obsessions, his dynamic sets take in a wide range of styles, seamlessly cutting techno, electro & house with the likes of Prince & Funkadelic.
He also began performing his own material live in 2006, as a special guest at a UR party in London. Inspired by artists such as Carl Craig & Shawn Rudiman, he plays live as an improvised performance directly off synths & drum machines, with no laptop or pre-programmed Ableton file in sight. Each set is performed completely off the cuff, a fluid unbroken jam blending in snippets of his released material alongside drum grooves and synth lines made up right on the spot, lasting anywhere from 90 minutes to 4 hours.
Discography:
EPs
Outrider (11th Hour Recordings ehr008)
Die For A Reason (11th Hour Recordings ehr007)
Endless Days (feat DJ 3000 remix) (11th Hour Recordings ehr006)
Broken Shores (Melodika 05)
Relapsed (Sula Muse 15)
Desert Shift (11th Hour Recordings ehr005)
Lives Unlooked For (11th Hour Recordings ehr004)
Into The Fall (11th Hour Recordings ehr002
Remixes
Terrence Dixon – Minerals (Nice and Nasty)
DJ 3000 – Darjeeling Sun (Motech)
Paul Mac – Raw Basic 9 (Stimulus)
Marco Bernardi – Dibadibi (Nice & Nasty)
Itokim – Between Visible & Invisible (Nice & Nasty)
Andrew Duke – Grandfather (Open Concept)
Tomi Chair – Waterslider (Nice and Nasty)
Rob Glennon – Bass Shifter (Nice and Nasty)
Tracks appear on:
‘Blank Horizon’ on Hardfloor’s ‘Tales of the Unexpected’ mix CD (Platypus)
‘Never See Us’ on Lifeworks Volume One (Open Mind)
Line up times! ROOM 1 10:00 - 11:00 Calpor 11:00 - 12:00 Crux 12:00 - 01:00 Luke Handsfree 01:00 - 02:00 Function 02:00 - 03:00 TVO LIVE 03:00 - 04:00 Forward Strategy Group LIVE 04:00 - 06:00 Sandwell District LIVE
PLEX 3rd BIRTHDAY!.. London 30th Oct 2009. 10pm - 7am.
Hard Wax [Berlin]: Substance & Vainqueur pres. Scionversions (Hard Wax) - LIVE Norman Nodge (Berghain, Ostgut Ton, MDR) Ancient Methods (Hard Wax) - LIVE René Löwe (Hard Wax, Scion Versions)
Combat Recordings: Scorn - LIVE Point B - LIVE Elemental - LIVE Stormfield Combat AV Team
Matt Whitehead (Rebel Intelligence) - LIVE Stewart Lowman (Outlet Collective)
Luke Handsfree (Plex, Handsette, Brackout) Strepsil (Plex) Tec vs Dask (Plex, Brackout, Rebel Intelligence)
Corsica Studios Units 4/5 Elephant Road SE17 1LB Tube: Elephant & Castle £13 adv / £15 on the door
PLEX presents... A Bank Holiday Wonkfest with Cristian Vogel LIVE London 22nd May 2009
CRISTIAN VOGEL (Tresor, Novamute, Mosquito, Sleep Debt) - LIVE with Never Engine set up! Michael Forshaw (Chan 'n' Mikes, Monox) Black-E - LIVE improvised set! Ben Pest (Ninja Tune, Bonus Round) Cursor Miner (Seed, Combat Recordings, Lo) Kanji Kinetic (Rag & Bone, Coin Operated) Jerome Hill (Don't Records, Coin Operated) Luke's Anger - LIVE (Bonus Round, Tigerbeat6)
and many more!
Friday May 22nd 2009
10pm - 7am Corsica Studios
Units 4/5
Elephant Road
SE17 1LB
Tube: Elephant & Castle MAP
£10 adv / £12 on the door WeGotTickets
GET THERE EARLY!!
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