11 Dec 2012: Matt Stevens (Spencer Park Music Sampler)& Organic Space

UK prog guitar virtuoso Matt Stevens offers a grab bag of his solo recordings, Yonks (his collaboration with producer and electronica artist, Lextrical), and his band The Fierce And The Dead on the Spencer Park Music Sampler 2012. Matt is on a roll lately and his talent is being recognised as an important artist by the UK prog press.
Some of the stuff hasn't been released before, making it worthwhile for his longtime followers.
Download it for free from his website.
Tracks:

1. The Fierce And The Dead - On VHS 04:52
2. Matt Stevens - Sand (Part 2) Extended Mix 05:29
3. Yonks - Yonks 8 05:27
4. Matt Stevens - Frost 02:47
5. Matt Stevens - Dolls House (Dandelion Radio Sessions Version) 14:01
6. The Fierce And The Dead - 666...6 04:42
7. Matt Stevens - Eleven 02:35
8. The Fierce And The Dead - Andy Fox 06:09

Organic Space is David Paul Haught, now residing in Kodiak, Alaska.  He describes his music as "ambient & noise".  We'll be playing selections from his Delta Doom EP and his full-length release Distant Planet.  His record label is Tired Sounds.

https://www.facebook.com/organicspace

Website http://organicspace.bandcamp.com http://soundcloud.com/organicspace http://www.tiredsounds.tk

Influences:

Alio Die, Aphex Twin, As Lonely As Dave Bowman, Biosphere, Kevin Braheny, Wendy Carlos, Controlled Bleeding, Constance Demby, Dementia and Hope Trails, Eluvium, Brian Eno, Fear Falls Burning, Final (Justin Broadrick), Robert Fripp, Growing, Lovesliescrushing, Lustmord, Merzbow, Patrick O'Hearn, Oubliette (Clyo Georgia), Popol Vuh, Lou Reed, Robert Rich, Roedelius, Stars Of The Lid, Steve Roach, Klaus Schulze, Jonn Serrie, Mark Snow, Michael Stearns, Sunn O))), Tangerine Dream, Throbbing Gristle, Venetian Snares, Vidna Obmana

28 June 2011: Matt Stevens & Interstellar

Interstellar 

The Canadian band was formed in 1998 by Rob Boak (guitar, bass, keyboards) and Denis Dufour (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals).^[1] The debut album, Late Night Tea, was released in 2000 on Mother Superior Records.^[1] Cam Lindsay of Exclaim! described the record as sounding like it had been recorded "at four in the morning", comparing it with Spiritualized and Tortoise.^[2] Second album ToSleepToDreamToWake was recorded over three years and issued in 2004 on Plan Eleven Records, charting across Canada.^[3] It was described by Darren Eke of Exclaim! as containing "varying degrees of jazz, psychedelia and electro-pop, which are often aided by atmospheric guitar or synthesiser textures to enhance its up-tempo electronic lustre",^[4] and by Wavelength as "a sublime mix of multiple instrumentals and lovely spacey ambience"

Matt Stevens

From Matt Stevens: "It is just me, a guitar and a loop pedal in front of an audience at the Electric Garden Festival in May 2011. There is a full review of the festival here." 

5 April 2011: Greylevel + Matt Stevens

Hailing from the wild west coast of Canada, Greylevel crafts a unique blend of progressive and emotional rock music.
From humble beginnings as a solo studio project, Greylevel has since evolved into a full-fledged band. Brought together by shared passion for creating original music that aims to transport the listener into worlds of sound.
The band spent two years carefully working on their sophomore release entitled "Hypostatic Union", their first album that features all 5 members. This album is now available through ProgRock Records.

Matt Stevens is a musician and composer from North London. An instrumental artist, he uses an acoustic guitar and a sampler to create multi layered tracks live. This is often called Live Looping. His music is compared with artists as diverse as Radiohead and Robert Fripp. He plays live all over the UK.