Melancholický folk Matta Elliotta otevírá temná zákoutí lidské duše. Bristolský písničkář a kytarista se na konci července představí ve smíchovské továrně
Elliottova hudební cesta započala v polovině devadesátek, kdy po působení v kapelách Flying Saucer Attack a Movietone položil základy svého experimentálního sólového projektu Third Eye Foundation. Hlukové koláže, zkreslené kytary a beaty inspirované trip hopem i d'n'b oslovily Hood, Yanna Tiersena, Mogwai i Thurstona Moora, s nimiž Elliott jako Third Eye Foundation spolupracoval. Na přelomu milénia v Elliottově tvorbě elektronika začala ustupovat do pozadí, fragmentované beaty vyměnil za akustickou kytaru a hypnotizující drony s vydáním atmosférické desky The Mess We Made (2003).
Ohodlání vydat se na sólovou písničkářskou dráhu Elliott stvrdil vydáním trilogie alb Drinking Songs, Failing Songs a Howling Songs na francouzském labelu Ici, d'ailleurs.... mezi lety 2005 a 2008. Temný experimentální chamber folk z trojice dnes již kultovních nahrávek skrze hloubavé existenciální texty otevírá témata samoty a odcizení, pomíjivosti lidského údělu, sebedestrukce i smrti. V kontemplativně introspektivním duchu se nese celá jeho pozdější diskografie včetně zatím posledního studiového alba The End of Days z roku 2023. Šest „ukolébavek pro konec časů“ vzešlo ze spolupráce s producentem a skladatelem Davidem Chalminem.
Matt Elliott se na konci července vrací do Prahy. Před jeho koncertem ve smíchovské MeetFactory proběhne moderovaný rozhovor a Q&A.
„On these tracks, Elliott seems to address the world from the sunless interior of an absinthe glass, with his rarified instrumental arrangements serving as the only thin balm available to keep his subjects from capsizing hopelessly into the ink-black, fathomless depths.“ — Pitchfork
mattelliott.bandcamp.com
Vstupenky:
→ bit.ly/MattElliottMF
490 KČ v předprodeji
550 KČ na místě
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Matt Elliott's melancholic folk unlocks the darkest corners of the human soul. The Bristolian singer-songwriter and multiinstrumentalist will perform at MeetFactory at the end of July
Elliott's musical journey began in the mid 90s. After playing in various space rock bands from his native Bristol (Flying Saucer Attack, Movietone), he began an experimental solo venture with Third Eye Foundation. The project's claustrophobic noise collages, distorted guitars, and sampled beats reminiscent of trip-hop and drum and bass caught the attention of artists like Hood, Yann Tiersen, Mogwai, and Thurston Moore, with whom Elliott collaborated as Third Eye Foundation.
The turn of the millennium marked a shift in Elliott's work from electronic music to dark, dreamlike experimental folk, releasing The Mess We Made, the first solo album under his real name, in 2003. Following the release, Elliott moved to France and signed with label Ici, d'ailleurs... based in Nancy. His susbequent trilogy of records, influenced by chansons and Eastern European music — Drinking Songs, Failing Songs, and Howling Songs — released between 2005 and 2008, gained cult status over the years.
Elliott's experimental chamber folk explores themes of solitude and alienation, the transience of the human condition, self-destruction, and death through dark, existential lyrics. This contemplative and introspective spirit runs through his entire discography, including the most recent studio album The End of Days from 2023. The six lullabies for the end of time are a result of a collaboration with producer and composer David Chalmin.
Matt Elliott will return to Prague at the end of July. Before his solo show at MeetFactory on July 29, an interview and a Q&A will be held.
"On these tracks, Elliott seems to address the world from the sunless interior of an absinthe glass, with his rarified instrumental arrangements serving as the only thin balm available to keep his subjects from capsizing hopelessly into the ink-black, fathomless depths." — Pitchfork
mattelliott.bandcamp.com
Tickets:
→ bit.ly/MattElliottMF
490 CZK in presale
550 CZK at the door
Akce je součástí hudebně-vzdělávacího projektu Synapse Knowledge 2025. This event is part of music-education project Synapse Knowledge 2025.
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