matthew - writing, singing, speaking, guitar playing, MIDI stuff, effects, percussion, swearing, producing, mixing, construction, deconstruction, reconstruction | amy - muse | hektor - moral support
Influences
wilco, the flaming lips, joseph arthur, elliott smith, jeff buckley, red house painters, pink floyd, radiohead, bjork, massive attack, portishead, beth orton, jay farrar, simon & garfunkel, bob dylan, doves, elvis costello, michael penn, kurt vonnegut jr.
Sounds Like
uh, like a lo-fi version of everything previously mentioned... for now i guess
sometimes you just have to do what doesn't make a damn bit of sense. it makes you feel better about being human. it made ME feel better anyway. that being said, let me tell you a bit about this number 99 thing. you take one singer/songwriter, give him a computer and a bunch of musical gadgets and goodies and A LOT of inspiration and you have it. i'm not really sure what it sounds like, but i'll try for the sake of this bio:
imagine Elliott Smith, Michael Penn and Jeff Tweedy sitting around writing songs all day. Jeff Buckley comes in every now and again with Kurt Vonnegut and Bob Dylan in tow for lyrical suggestions. Wilco, Radiohead and Pink Floyd also stop by to offer their help with arrangements and spatterings of color (or colour, if you prefer). add a little of this and a little of that, and you got it: number 99. judge for yourself. i could be totally off base here. oh yeah, my name's Matthew.
Hey Matt!!!! How are you?? Hope all is well. Your guitar work was right on with all the songs. The All WE'll is Need Love was brilliant!!! All of it! Totally awesome. Got that up on the website and Branded there. Got a publisher in Nashville interested in several of my songs including those two. Unbelievable. Have a great day and Cya soon.
Matt- Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. I miss u tons. I think I might be coming back to life....... my hand too. What do doctors know anyhoo. Seriously - thanks for what you said. I'll be in touch again. I promise. dawn
There's a hole in my heart that can only be filled by the number99 brand of darkened, post-Beatles, post-Yes, post-Elliott Smith magnum opi. yep, opi. You rule, dude.
