FMA PLAYLIST / NEWS

Free Music Archive invited me to curate a playlist of my favorite Homophoni releases. You can find that below. Also included in the playlist is my WFMU session with Irene Trudel. 

I'm currently finalizing the recordings of my second solo guitar album, which if all goes according to plan, will hopefully emerge early next year. I'm also incubating a new Fabric album that will take the project in a slightly new direction. This too may hatch in 2012. 

http://freemusicarchive.org/curator/WFMU/blog/Homophoni_as_Curated_by_Matthew_Mullane

WFMU SESSION DOWNLOAD

I spent the first two weeks of August travelling the East coast playing two new (and os of yet untitled) compoisitions for solo guitar. Before I returned to Chicago, Irene Trudel invited me to a WFMU session where I had the opportunity to play said pieces, talk about my influences and revisit older works. It just aired yesterday and is now available in the archives as a download--I appear at about the 1 hour mark.

Link: http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/41591

Also, look for a review of my VDSQ Solo Acoustic Vol. 4 in the most recent issue (September) of Wire.

Live at Bruar Falls, August 14th. Photo by Kevin Bodenheimer. 

UPCOMING CHICAGO SHOW / NEW VIDEO / INTERVIEW

Hello all. I have a very exicting upcoming show in Chicago with Steve Gunn / John Truscinski and William Tyler at the Hideout. July 31st, 9 PM, 8$.

Link: http://www.hideoutchicago.com/event/53175/

Artist links: http://steve-gunn.com/ http://www.tompkinssquare.com/william-tyler.html

Also, Steve Lowenthal, the suave proprietor of VDSQ records, recently posted some live footage snagged on the May VDSQ West Coast tour. I'm featured playing a section of a new and unreleased piece.

In April, Impose Magazine interviewed me and we discussed my perspective on solo guitar, synthesizers, and synthesis.

Link: http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/speaking-with-matthew-mullane

I've also updated the reviews section with some kind words from Zen Effects and Shades of Eternal Night

UPDATES

Just returned home from a wonderful west coast tour with the VDSQ crew--great performances from everyone. There are rumors of an east coast iteration of this showcase, so keep your eyes and ears peeled!

I've updated the "Reviews" section with a collection of writings on the recent Fabric and Solo Acoustic albums. 

And below are a few snapshots of the tour: 

VDSQ Records in San Diego

Live in San Diego

The Bay from the Van

Mark and Steve in Portland

WEST COAST TOUR

VDSQ Records presents a 7 city tour of the west coast. 5 players and 5 sets of new guitar soli.

Matthew Mullane

Chris Brokaw

Mark McGuire

Alan Karpinski

Joshua Blatchley

May 3 

San Francisco, CA, at Hemlock Tavern

May 4 
Los Angeles, CA, at Show Cave

May 5 
San Diego, CA, at Tin Can Alehouse

May 6 
Visalia, CA, at Howie and Sons

May 7 
Oakland, CA, at Mama Buzz

May 8 
Portland, OR, at The Woods

May 9 
Seattle, WA, at The Josephine

Poster for LA show:

"SOLO ACOUSTIC VOL. 4" LP AVAILABLE FOR ORDER

"Solo Acoustic Vol. 4," my debut solo guitar LP is now available for order via VDSQ Records. Released simultaneously are solo albums by Thurston Moore (Vol. 5) and Alan Karpinski (Vol. 6).

The album is also available digitally through iTunes, Amazon and the regular channels.

http://www.vdsqrecords.com/

FABRIC DEBUT ALBUM AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER

"A Sort of Radiance," my debut LP as Fabric is now available for pre-order on Spectrum Spools, in association with Editions Mego. Official release date is April 4th, 2011. Details and track sample available on the Spectrum Spools/Editions Mego website. 

http://www.editionsmego.com/spectrum-spools-release/SP+001