A couple weekends ago Steph Vass and I had another opportunity to showcase the slower sounds we both have come to love over the last few years. This is just the third time we've played together, the first being at Bloom Festival (JHB) where he joined me for the last half of an impromptu set the Friday night and things just clicked - we knew we had to do this more often! 

Tracklist:
To be added soon...

Deacon b2b Steph Vass - Temporary Events: Pandora | Sunday [24 Apr 2022] <downtempo> {1.5h}

Driven by a passion for discovering music; deacon has built a formidable collection spanning from downtempo through psychedelic techno to a deep progressive all containing a homogeneous groovy energy and impeccable sound design. Currently signed to @techgnosisrecords, he carefully selects tracks to create an eccentric narrative tailored to each event and lineup with one purpose: to introduce new sounds that bridge division and bring connection through sound and movement.

Full bio:
Driven foremost by a passion for discovering new music; Matthew Deacon has built a treasure chest of audible gold and has been sharing these gems with dancefloors for over a decade now.

A varying palate for sound led to the discovery of psychedelic techno in 2017 and prompted a rebrand under his namesake with a more focused sound. Hooked by the layers, depth, vast variety of sounds and intrinsic musical nature the genre presented led to the emergence of the soundscape we know as Deacon.

As time progressed he started discovering more music, artists and labels representing these similar characteristics; at a higher tempo there was deep/dark progressive, a lighter side of Zenonesque, and slowing things down with a reinterpretation of downtempo, akin to pitched down techno. And whilst these can be considered three distinct genres, they all hold a similar energy; with deep basslines, organic elements and impeccable production, and Deacon enjoys navigating between them. Carefully selecting tracks to create an eccentric narrative tailored to the event and lineup with one purpose: to bridge division and bring connection through sound and movement.

Bookings/contact: deacon.za@gmail.com

Born in Joburg, based in Cape Town, his fluid brand of progressive music has lead him to easily flow across genres, leaving style unbound. This versatility makes directing the energy on almost any dancefloor seemless. Through the melodic realm he has found a way to carve out light in even the darkest of sounds