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BackstrokeFollowing hot on the heels of his universally acclaimed Leave Luck to Heaven, Matthew Dear returns with the mini LP Backstroke, on which he expands his stylistic boundaries and solidifies his place as not only a master of micro house, but also as a major force in experimental pop. Here, vocals feature more prominently than ever, infusing the music with stunning accessibility and depth while more familiar elements of Dear's otherworldly style are

handclap-heavy funk of "Up & Out" barrels into the anxious wig-out of "Overtime"

but as a form of high art

Showing a healthy heart at the core of the machine

steamed minimalism

where the beats are heavier

we travel to Stockholm to meet the infamous Mikael Stavostrand

a churning mammoth of grimy devastation

from the halcyon hooks and hopeful horizons of "A Walk" to the expansive

"By allowing all of those different personalities to exist… the most pure and direct self can come through in the music

all room-consuming bass and dirty

and finally Volga Select’s ‘Kalachnikov Rainbow’ reconnects with Legowelt in its late-night disco edginess

And then there's "Elegy