Matthew Dear' 'Asa Breed' & Tour Dates

New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Ghostly Int'l) - Matthew Dear's Asa Breed finds the Detroit-based electronic artist achieving new artistic heights - it is more robust, more accessible, and yet still undeniably Matthew Dear. Incorporating his uniquely crafted textures alongside rhythmic influences from Brian Eno & David Byrne's classic My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, plus a lyrical storytelling element from his Texas upbringing, Asa Breed is a completely unique musical experience.

Meanwhile, Matthew Dear's Big Hands are slated to tour nonstop for the next two months in support of the new album, Asa Breed, all around Europe. After performances at Sonar and MUTEK, the band rolls on for a string of great dates. Check out recent interviews with Dear in Mixmag (ladies be warned - techno's new pinup is reportedly happily married), Fact and Billboard.

Matthew's other darker, moodier alias Audion has been keeping busy this summer with a slew of European and Japanese dates as well as hit remixes for Black Strobe and the Chemical Brothers to keep him occupied. The newly released 12' Noiser/Fred's Bells is atop the Groove chart (above 3 other Dear-related tracks, see if you can spot them) and has received praise from the likes of Textura and Time Out NY.

Listen & Buy ASA BREED!

Also available:
AUDION – Noiser/Fred's Bells (SPC-44 | 12'/digital)
MATTHEW DEAR - Deserter (GI-64 | 10'/digital)

MATTHEW DEAR TOUR DATES
Performing with band as Matthew Dear's Big Hands
07.13 – Paris, France: 'Open House' Anniversary – la Chesnais du Roy bois de vincennes
07.14 – Bucharest, Romania – Arnele Romania
07.16 – Montreux, Switzerland: Montreux Jazz Festival – Miles Davis Hall
07.21 – Firenze, Italy – Electrowave Festival
07.22 – Valencia, Spain – Benicassim Festival
08.04 – Plock, Poland – Festival Audioriver
08.09 – Porto, Portugal: Antipop Festival – Forte Santiago da Barra
08.11 – London, U.K. – Victoria Park Festival
08.18 – Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop Festival
08.19 – Istanbul, Turkey – Electronic Festival
Fall - North American tour

AUDION TOUR DATES
07.09 – Ibiza, Spain – DC.10 (DJ)
07.18 – Gent, Belgium – 10 Days of Techno / ICC (live) w/ Richie Hawtin, Magda, Gaiser
07.23 – Ibiza, Spain – DC.10 (DJ)
07.27 – Marsielle, France – Fabric
07.28 – Leipzig, Germany – Distillery
07.29 – Berlin, Germany – Bar 25 (False Live)
08.03 – Geneva, Switzerland – Weematix w/ Bodycode
08.06 – Ibiza, Spain – DC.10 (DJ)
08.20 – Ibiza, Spain – DC.10 (DJ)
08.25 – Sapporo, Japan – Precious Hall
08.26 – Tokyo, Japan – Metamorphose (Live)
08.27 – Kyoto, Japan – TBA
09.24 – Ibiza, Spain – DC.10 (DJ)