My recording from last week Tuesday at Modular in Cape Town for the Melodic Movements new bi-weekly event series. The concept behind the night is to bring a more melodic and psychedelic touch to the usual techno focused sound of Modular.

Tracklist:
1. @khanksa - Les singes et les b​ê​tes [ @zenon-records ]
2. @electrypnose - Connecting You and I (@tom-baker-music Remix) [ @pifmizik ]
3. @sammylegs - Wandering [Forthcoming on @stoneseed_music]
4. @scionaugh, @on_lock - Babushka Bell Pepper [ @alpakamuzik ]
5. @tom-baker-music - Madeleine (@unknown-concept95 Remix) [ @stoneseed_music ]
6. @taavihaapala - Empelon 5 [ @digitalnomads ]
7. @lampemusic - The Owl (@bonganiofficial Remix) [ @alulatunes ]
8. @slip-hypnotic - Machine Gun [ @zenon-records ]
9. @boundless-studio, @milesfromars - D.O.S.E. (@luismlive Remix) [ @alpakamuzik ]
10. @smoothcriminaltechno - The New World [ @alpakamuzik ]
11. @monococ, @shadowmaw - Concentrate [ @subios ]
12. @automtatesh - Somewhere To Rest My Head [ @techgnosis-records ]
13. @audible_thought - Wishful Thinking (@astropleasure Remix) [ @techgnosis-records ]
14. @sammylegs - Turunga [Forthcoming on @stoneseed_music]
15. @timo-lissy, @taavihaapala - Wooshiness [ @fqsqd ]
16. @daana - Little Animals (@trilingo Remix) [ @digital-diamonds-netlabel ]

The Melodic Movement @ Modular [19 Nov 2024] <psytech> {1h}

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

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