Matt Emery - Singles

Matt Emery recomposes IDLES raucous and adrenaline fuelled single ‘Never Fight A Man With A Perm’ which sees the track transformed into a heart wrenching bed of strings. The pounding drums and bass are replaced with plucked cello, and the frantic guitars and vocals turned into hypnotic and poignant lines performed by Fraser Bowles. The strings blossom into a triumphant chorus portraying singer Joe Talbot’s exuberant screams. Idles are a band that Emery has admired for many years even sharing a stage with them back when he toured as a drummer in his previous band.

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Matt Emery - Never Fight A Man With A Perm (IDLES Recomposed for Cello Ensemble)

Matt Emery - W for Waves

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https://li.sten.to/wforwaves

W for Waves’ is made up of layers and loops of harp phrases and like its name each loop acts like a new wave entering the piece, with lead lines, arpeggios, staccato bass lines, trills and flourishes. The track builds into a complete wash of harp euphoria containing 8 layers of harp ending in real waves recorded in Brighton after Emery’s first post lockdown venture out of London in the Summer of 2020. 

The piece is the first single from Matt's upcoming EP 'Spotlight Series: Harp' performed by Royal Philharmonic Trailblazer Award Winning Harpist Olivia Jageurs.

The Full EP 'Spotlight Series: Harp' is out on Matreya Records March 11th.

Matt Emery - W For Waves

Don't let the cover art or the title of this track deceive you! Yes, there is a depiction of a samurai, and yes, Koi are the Japanese amur carp that swim in decorative outdoor ponds and water gardens, and yes, now that I'm thinking about it, there are elements of elegance and movement in the music that may transcend the title and the album art, but I promise you it's not a drill'n'bass track with some glitched out bass drops. The track I am premiering for you today is actually taken from Matt Emery's second instalment in the "Spotlight Series" for which, this time, he focuses on harp. For this series of EPs, Emery showcases the virtuosity, tonal range, and timbre-rich textures of each instrument. His previous entry for Injazero showcased the cello (see this track preview of "Anxiety Mist"), and featured a samurai, once again, preparing for the battle. And although the theme of a battle is still present on this EP, it is now enveloped with water. Hence the koi in the pond. Specifically composed by Emery for this stringed instrument, the piece is performed by the London-based Olivia Jageurs, who has recently won the Royal Philharmonic Trailblazer Award. Oh, and besides being a celebrated composer, Emery also produces an amazing Contemplative Podcast hosted in conjunction with Contemplative Classical and Headphone Commute!

Spotlight Series: Harp

Koi Swirls

TRACK PREMIERE : Matt Emery - Koi Swirls

Lagoon Nebula is a harp piece which takes it's name from both water and space. It has a calm and dream like feel which flows and gathers intricate layers that build up like many ripples in the water or stars gleaming scattered throughout the clouds of gas and dust in the night sky. Lagoon Nebula was performed by Olivia Jageurs known for her work with the likes of Max Richter, Erland Cooper and Voces8 and Mixed by James Kenosha who has produced records for artists such as Cian Ducrot and Rhodes. Lagoon Nebula is released by Bigo & Twigetti Records on 17th November and an Ambient Remix by Steve Gibbs will follow on 1st of December.

Lagoon Nebula (Single)

Matt Emery - Lagoon Nebula

Dream To Dare (featuring Sleeping At Last)

Released: 7th June on Matreya Records
(taken from the upcoming album 'A Bed Of Waves' due Aug 2nd)

‘Dream To Dare’ is an intimate and emotive piece that features the beautiful vocals of singer songwriter and composer Sleeping At Last (the moniker of Ryan O’Neal). Ryan’s music has captivated a loyal fan base worldwide and his music features regularly on Film and Tv Soundtracks including the likes of The Twilight Saga, Grey’s Anatomy and American Idol to name a few. The track is about believing in our youth and inspiring them to follow their dreams with a loving and open heart. Matt has just supported Sleeping At Last on his recent sold out UK tour where they got the chance to perform this song together each night at Manchester Albert Hall, Bristol St Georges and Glasgow Óran Mór.

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Dream To Dare (feat Sleeping At Last)

It's an early Tuesday morning, and I'm wrapping up the final deeds before I set off on my long-awaited [beach] vacation. I think it's only appropriate that I close off this season with a track premiere from a London-based composer, a host of Contemplative Podcast, which I feature on Headphone Commute, a labelmate and a friend, Matt Emery, who is getting ready to release his sophomore album, A Bed Of Waves via Matreya Records on August 2nd. Emery's debut, Empire, appeared in 2017 on the beloved Injazero, and since then, he's only been teasing us with a few singles and EPs, spotlighting each of his favourite instruments. This time, besides the familiar and celebrated piano and strings, we also get to hear some vocals (Ryan O'Neal of Sleeping At Last appears on the second track). The album traverses a landscape of personal and universal themes, painted with raw emotion, moving through life's ebbs and flows. The featured track, "Hidden Tears In The Rain", is a piece that Emery wrote after his father's sudden passing. It's a profoundly touching composition for a string ensemble and a choral arrangement sprinkled over with a field recording of the rain, capturing the album's theme.

A Bed Of Waves (MASTERS)

Hidden Tears In The Rain

TRACK PREMIERE : Matt Emery - Hidden Tears In The Rain

from compilation ‘Algorithmics’ (Piano Day 2017)
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Written and Composed by Matt Emery
Produced and mastered by James Kenosha
Performed by:
Piano: Matt Emery
Cello: Fraser Bowles
Viola and Violin: Will Harvey

Artwork by Marin Blanc (http://www.marinblanc.com)
Layout by Nicolas Hyatt

Matt Emery - Oedipus' Eyes (Algorithmics/Piano Day 2017)

Matt Emery - Polycrates

Written and Performed by Matt Emery
Recorded and Produced by James Kenosha at The Lodge Studios
Mastered by Taylor Dupree at 12K Mastering
Artwork by Tyler Hobbs

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Matt Emery - Polycrates

Full stream of Matt Emery's achingly beautiful "Empire," the title track to his forthcoming LP on Injazero Records. 

More info: https://www.xlr8r.com/news/2017/08/premiere-stream-an-evocative-cut-from-matt-emery/

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Empire

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Premiere: Matt Emery - Empire

There’s been some talk lately about the ‘fake artists’… Artists, that in the unexplainable rise of ‘gentle instrumental piano music’ (whatever that is), have been asked to regurgitate tracks to mimic the pieces by Nils Frahm, Max Richter, Otto A. Totland, and the like. And whether or not there is proof that large corporations have hired these musicians for a one time fee, instead of paying per play royalties, in order to avoid the hefty invoice, and now feature these ‘fake artists’ in the playlist, remains to be seen… but the music is there to be heard… It’s there, and it’s real… but it is not the same. Something is definitely missing from the works. That something is the soul of the composer, who, instead of following some templated formula has poured his heart and soul into the piece. That something is what you’ll hear on this piece by Matt Emery:

TRACK PREMIERE : Matt Emery - Mavericks

Premiering on Stationary Travels: https://bit.ly/2MWfA00

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"This is utterly sensational!" Stephen McCauley, BBC Radio Ulster 

UK composer Matt Emery follows his extraordinarily beautiful debut album Empire (September 2017) with a brand new single, ‘I Put a Flame in Your Heart’. Released digitally on September 7th 2018 via Injazero Records, the single is a delicate piano composition featuring a wave of 8 pianos meandering through the piece in a wistful and atmospheric mood, delivered with the sombre grace of heavyweights such as Nils Frahm, Ólafur Arnalds and Chilly Gonzales. 

The full band version sees Emery's music swell with frantic drums, throbbing synths and a full choir culminating in an expansive interpretation, more aggressive in comparison to his gentle and intricate modern classical piano and string repertoire. It fuses the post rock intensity and epic feel of bands like Mogwai and Sigur Ros, while the energetic live drums and piano loops bring to mind DJ Shadow. 

Completing the three-track release is the stunning remix by currently one of the UK’s most exciting electronic bands Vessels, who put their gritty and glitchy spin on the original à la Jon Hopkins, Rival Consoles and Kiasmos.

Out on all digital platforms on September 7th, 2018.

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Matt Emery - I Put A Flame In Your Heart

#PianoDay2021 

'3am Paris' is a reflective piano and string composition about treasured times with best friends when previously touring as a drummer in a rock band.

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Press Quotes: 
BBC Radio 1 - Huw Stephens "Absolutely Awesome..Beautiful Music, Really Really Special"
BBC Radio Ulster & Foyle - Stephen Mccauley "Incredible" 
XLR8R "Achingly Beautiful"
Self-titled Mag - "Stunning & Deeply Emotive"

Matt Emery - 3am Paris

Spring of 2021 is off to a good start! Well, at least when it comes to beautiful music that I love to feature on Headphone Commute! This week has already been full of introductions, announcements, and exciting premieres! And today is no exception! In fact, it’s the highlight of my week, as I’ve been awaiting to share this release with you for almost a month now. “Anxiety Mist” is an opening piece from Matt Emery‘s upcoming six-track EP on Injazero Records, titled Spotlight Series : Cello, and it holds no prisoners! As you may have already glimpsed from the title, Emerie intends to release a series of recordings, focusing on an individual instrument for each one – with the opener prominently featuring the cello. In addition to showcasing the virtuosity, tonal range, and timbre-rich textures of each one, there is also a story with each release. Perhaps the album cover [and my tongue-in-cheek pun of mentioning ‘prisoners’ above] gives away the theme of this first entry, as the dark, intense, and cinematic climax of this piece retells a story of a samurai preparing for a battle. Anxiety is at the core of rising tones, increasing tension in dynamics as if performed in one big breath until exhale brings on comfort.

Opener ‘Anxiety Mist’ is made up of fifteen individually-performed lines, its core revolving around a rising glissando figure, eventually accompanied with lush, building harmonies and punctuated by stabs and erratic higher melodies that paint the picture of warriors waiting in line amid the mist, a thunderous charge into battle forebodingly imminent.

Spotlight Series : Cello

Anxiety Mist

TRACK PREMIERE : Matt Emery - Anxiety Mist

Music to get lost in:

XLR8R "Achingly Beautiful"

BBC Radio 1 - Huw Stephens "Absolutely Awesome..Beautiful Music, Really Really Special"

KEXP - Kevin Cole "A song to transport you to a different place"

The Ransom Note “Emery’s debut album is definitely one to look forward to.”

BBC 6 Music - Tom Robinson "Hauntingly Etheral"

Radio X - John Kennedy "Very exctcied to hear more.”

Clash - "Matt Emery's work has a rich sense of emotional depth"

BBC Radio 1  - Kolsch "Absolutely fantastic piece of music"

The 405  “ebbing from soft whispers to an ocean of sound that would calm even the roughest of seas.”

KEXP - Alex Ruder "Beautiful new music, Looking forward to the new album Empire'

BBC Radio Ulster - Stephen McCauley "Incredible"

Headphone Commute - "This is a proper piano album, one which you must surely fall in love with"

Amazing Radio - Dani Charlton "Absolute Delight"

Self-titled Mag - "Stunning & Deeply Emotive"

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(Matt's music has soundtracked companies and tv channels such as Hugo Boss, GoPro, BBC, ITV, Netflix, Ch4, Ch5, BT Sport, Amazon Prime, Sky, HBO, CNN etc.. and has scored custom music for the likes of Red Bull Media, Wickes, Lelo, Giles Miller Studios, and film trailers for feature films including 'The Escape', 'The Kindness Of Strangers', 'Behind The Blood' and award winning 'The Dawn Wall'
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