Here Alone, by Matthieu Beck

Here Alone

by Matthieu Beck

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1.	Island 05:05		buy track
2.	California 03:55		buy track
3.	Rooftop Rome 03:12		buy track
4.	Suede 04:23		buy track
5.	Malika 02:36		buy track
6.	Retour De Plage 03:21		buy track
7.	Tokyo Montana 03:01		buy track
8.	Dora 02:43		buy track
9.	Piano Fin 02:16		buy track
10.	Retour De Plage (Reprise) 00:56	info

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Fresh and zesty with subtle tropical flavours, this is a delightfully listenable debut from Matthieu Beck on Growing Bin. Inspired by the lilting rhythms, jazzy instrumentation and slow listening gems found on his Love In The Afternoon radio show, the Frenchman has crafted a gorgeous collection of laid back sophisti-pop, perfect for long summer days or seasonally affected escapism.

Born and raised in France, a lifetime spent chasing records, playing in bands and selling wine eventually brought Matthieu to London, where this LP came together. Any suggestion of sorrow in the album title is actually a mislead - this may be a solo LP, but Matthieu’s surrounded himself with the musical friends he’s made over the years, serving as composer and bandleader to a willing troop of collaborators. Longtime friend and former Metronomy bassist Gabriel Stebbing, Source Ensemble drummer Emmanuel Mario, and of course Laetitia Sadier herself, stepped in to lend their services and bring Matthieu’s music to life, before Jérôme Caron (Blackjoy) expertly mixed it all down.

Though the tracklist may read like a travelogue, these nine tracks all began at home with Matthieu sat behind a Fender Rhodes with a drum machine by his side. Soon live bass, saxophone and flute strolled into his unhurried arrangements, retaining the simplicity of his demos while expanding the emotion. Weighty synth drones and bubbling bass balance the airy elements of tracks like “California” or the dream-pop romance of “Rooftop Rome”, while the mellow “Malika” and joyful “Retour De Plage” showcase the Frenchman’s relationship with jazz. Elsewhere there’s hints of digi-dub (“Island” and “Suede”), coastal boogie (“Tokyo Montana”), stripped back city pop (“California”) and downtown nostalgia (“Dora”), before Beck arrives at the poetic, progressive but peaceful finale “Piano Fin”, which recalls Air at their prettiest, without stepping outside Matthieu’s well defined sound.

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released August 26, 2022

Matthieu Beck:
Piano, keyboards and synthesizers, Fender Rhodes,
drum machine programming, electric bass, percussions, vocals.

Joe Carvell:
Electric bass on Island, Suede, Malika, Piano Fin

Ami Koda:
Flute on Island, Malika

Emmanuel Mario:
Drums and percussions on Island, Malika, Retour De Plage

Marie Merlet & Laetitia Sadier:
Vocals on California

Cosmic Neman:
Synth drums on Suede

Nathan Pigott:
Soprano and tenor saxophones on Retour De Plage, Tokyo Montana, Dora

Afla Sackey:
Percussion on Island, California, Suede, Retour De Plage

Gabriel Stebbing:
Guitars on Rooftop Rome, Retour De Plage, Tokyo Montana

Recorded at Millennium Castle, London, between Summer 2018 and Summer 2020. Additional recordings by Max Grunhard at Vanguard Studios, Camberwell.

Drums recorded by Emmanuel Mario at La Bergerie, Leucate.
Flutes recorded by Shinpei Ichimura at Studio 414, Tokyo.
Saxophones recorded by Nathan Pigott in his flat in Clerkenwell.
Synth Drums recorded by Cosmic Neman somewhere in France.

Mixing & additional production by Jerome ‚Blackjoy‘ Caron at Felix Studio, Paris.

Mastering by Sergey Luginin at Luginin Studios, Moscow.

Cover art by Andreas Eschment based on a theme by Juan Muñoz.
Watercolour and stuff by Basso

California samples a recording of Marisol Guerra by Andrea Gutierrez
for The California Sunday Magazine.

Matthieu sends massive thanks to Blackjoy, Emma, Marie, Laeti, Joe,
Yu Sato, Max Ibibio, Neman, Gabe, Afla, Ami, Nathan, Martin, Basso.

Salut et merci à la famille Beck-Vandesmael, Jack & Elaine, Arthur Sajas & Haha Sounds Collective, Phil Serfaty, Sammy Sam, Cléo, Perez, Nina Savary, la famille Copentipy, Malika.

Love you Ho Pui Chi & Suk Suk

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