Matt Sims began startling audiences with his unusually provocative performances which were equal amounts political satire , surreal imagery and sensual debauch. With three dancers (à la The Fall), this performance group explored the contemporary connections between media, consumerism, sex, and entertainment. Gaining comparisons from artist Paul McCarthy's food work to James Brown's hip work, this show caused enough of a stir to get the attention of DJ Hell who quickly signed them to his International DJ Gigolo Records label alongside the likes of Tuxedo Moon, Terence Fixmer, CROSSOVER, Vitalic and Linda Lamb. The release of Mount Sims's first album Ultrasex on Emperor Norton records, now a cult classic electro-pop album, put Sims on the map internationally with the hit song "Hate Fuck."??In 2004, the follow up LP Wild Light was released. This album, with such songs as "No Yellow Lines" and "Urgent Not Urgent," introduced a darker side of Mount Sims. Collaborating with artists David J. of Bauhaus, Roger Manning Jr. (Beck), Echo Angelica Danon (So Does The Fire / E.V.R.) and visual artist Elad Lassery, Wild Light was a landscape of made from themes which touched on the darker side of human nature: Obsession, isolation, horror and madness were to become a noted themes in Sims's lyrical arsenal. Musically both noisy and melodic, Wild Light became the mark of a definite a departure form purely electronic music and from all which previous fans considered to be pleasant, to a very particular style of music influenced by post-punk and the LA underground. AT this time Matt was asked to do remixes for a various range of artists including the likes of Madonna ( in which it was noted that he used samples of Charles Manson's recorded material ) and a Duet with the Ross of Christian Death. After touring extensively throughout Europe as a three-piece band (as opposed to a performance art piece as was the case withUltrasex) Sims decided on breaking the band up and relocating to Berlin, Germany. It is here that Matt began working on a new incarnation of the band with Randy Twiggon bass, Andre Lange on drums, and Thomas Stern of Crime and The City Solution behind the sound and production. THis lead to the Hungry eye records release A Grave EP, and a third full length, Happily Ever After. That album was an even further departure from pure electronic dance music and presented a creepier and more aggressive content than any other Mount Sims album, featuring guest musicians Jessie Evans (Vanishing, Autonervous, Subtonix) Toby Damit (Swans, Iggy Pop) , Bryan Black (Motor), Jackson ( Jackson and his Computer band) and visual art collaboration with Rat Boy of CROSSOVER . . In the time period of recording new tracks, Matt spent 6 months in the studio w Olof & Karin Dreijer ( The Knife) collaborating on music and libretto for their upcoming Darwinian Opera entitled Tomorrow in a Year, which is a partnership between The Knife and the Denmark based performance theater group Hotel Proforma. This contemporary opera will premiere in the Royal Opera house of Copenhagen on September 2nd and will also feature musical collaborations between Olof and Janine ( Planning to Rock). The musical content for this opera falls somewhere in between beautifully disturbing and grimly hopeful. Matt is now in the studio with the dark techno icon Konrad Black working on another project that is not yet entitled. ). Mt Sims page on Hungry Eye Hungry Eye Records website
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Mt. Sims returns to form after relocating from LA to Berlin with his eagerly anticipated third full length. Now with a new moniker-- "Mt. Sims" replacing "Mount Sims"-- and a full band with Randy Twigg and Andr'e Lange, Mt. Sims drops 12 new songs that bristle with nervous energy. Merging his signature electronic style with stark post-punk textures as first unveiled on his second album Wild Light, Happily Ever After's songs showcase the new band's versatility. From the cabaret rave-up of "Playing for Keeps" to the melodramatic dirge of "Love's Revenge" and the raging death-disco of "the Bitten Bite Back", the band is flanked by guest appearances of Jessie Evans (Vanishing/ Autonervous) and Toby Dammit (Swans, Iggy Pop). To the delight of his followers, Mt. Sims strays far from the formula of "How We Do", as proved by the earlier release of a single for "Grave" on 12" format. Crisp production work done by Thomas Stern of Crime and the City Solution ensures that Happily Ever After is a future classic on par with the work of fellow travelers and collaborators ADULT., the Hacker, Vitalic, or Ladytron. OUT OCTOBER 23RD!
Already quite a name in his own right, Matt Sims has two albums under his belt on DJ Hell's International DJ Gigolo label as Mount Sims, the first of which, "UltraSex", saw an American release via Emperor Norton, and was supported through a North American tour with Ladytron. He's also known for his collaborations with the Hacker, David J of Bauhaus and CROSSOVER. The past year and a half has seen Matt relocate from LA to Berlin and and establish a new chapter in the Mount Sims legacy, rebuilding the band with Berlin musicians Randy Twigg and Andre Lange and working with producer Thomas Stern of the legendary Crime and the City Solution. "A Grave" 12" EP is the first offering of these new tracks and will be available as a limited 12" EP on clear vinyl with stunning artwork by Peter Wu (one time pressing of 1,000 worldwide) and pushes the band even farther into the creepier and more aggressive territory he's veered into, with a concoction of electronic music and stark post-punk he's become respected for. Included is "Grave," a single off the upcoming album "Happily Ever After," and 3 exclusive tracks.
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Happily Ever After + A Grave 12"EP pre-order special: $20
What a tasty musical year this was! To mark the first anniversary of Tasty Bytes Records, we offer you this compilation that revisits the tracks that stood out in our opinion or that had the most impact during our first year. Includes tracks and remixes by: Omni, Alice and the Serial Numbers, Valerna, Push Rec+Play, Nick Bugayev, Nite Cells and Mateo Murphy.
Exclusively on Beatport for 30 days, then it will be out on most major music download sites.
Hey..:) Freitag 13 November, "ICH BIN EIN BERLINER FESTIVAL" PartIV..@SO36 ...
Einlass 21:00!! ***Show-beginn 22:00***
4 Live Bands :
- Aerea Negrot (Electro/Tech/Pop)
- Platzblanche (Electro/Disco/Wave)
- The Moustache (Electro/Post-Punk)
- Electronicat (Electro/rockabilly/Exp)
4 Dj..s :
- Electrosexuel (Electro/showtunes/Afrobeat)
- Two For The Show (live) (Indietronic)
- Emmanuelle 5 (Electro/Glam/rock)
- David Maars (Electro/Disco/Wave)
1 Burlesque Show : -Mademoiselle Kla
Mit Verlosung der zweiten Karte für das Morrisseykonzert am 16.11. in Berlin! Gast-DJ: MadSioux und Resident Robert "The Cure" Schmidt, wie immer am letzten Freitag im Monat ab 22:00 Uhr im Ackerkeller, Bergstr. 68, Berlin Mitte.
I am charmed with your change of musical course.The videoclip in Exile is intriguing, with this mask that evokes me the Victorian epoch.I expect to recover some day these magnificent songs that went away to i don't know where, as candy coated and waste away. And to listen happily ever after again! Good news! Im happy to know that you joined in The Silures, of this collaboration only can produce an exellent work.
