Matthew J. Saunders

Matthew J. Saunders (born 5 January 1972) is an English composer, mastering engineer, and visual designer. During the first decade of the 21st century he was signed to 4AD Records[1] — a British major independent label home to The Pixies, Cocteau Twins, Scott Walker and many others. He records and performs as Magnétophone,[2] The Assembled Minds,[3] Rapid Eye Electronics Ltd.[4] and also runs the record label Patterned Air Recordings.[5]

Matthew J. Saunders
Matthew J. Saunders, 2006
Matthew J. Saunders, 2006
Background information
Born (1972-01-05) 5 January 1972
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)Composer, Mastering Engineer
Years active1995–present
Websitematthewjsaunders.co.uk
Magnétophone

On 4AD, as one half of the art-rock electronic band Magnétophone, Saunders released two albums,[6][7] three EPs[8][9][10] and a 7" single.[11] It was an unusual signing for 4AD, Magnétophone's first album being almost all instrumental, and this departure piqued the interest of journalists and fans of the label and band equally.[12] The band were the first signing after the corporate restructuring of 4AD when co-founder Ivo Watts-Russell departed and the album was seen as a signpost of where the newly reinvented label might be heading[13]

Before signing to 4AD, Saunders released records on several influential record labels including Static Caravan Recordings,[14][15] Earworm Records,[16] Spaceage Recordings and Ochre Records. He has recorded two Peel Sessions[17] for BBC Radio One, two sessions for BBC Radio One's Rob da Bank, as well as sessions for BBC Radio 3 and XFM.

Saunders has collaborated on record with significant artists such as rock legends Kim Deal and Kelley Deal,[18] Scottish folk legend and Mercury Music Prize nominee King Creosote,[19] infamous drone rock band Spacemen 3's Peter Kember[20] (who also joined Magnétophone as a performing member and manager in 2006–2008),[21] Scottish folk singer/songwriter James Yorkston and others — all tracks that appeared on Magnétophone's second 4AD album, The Man Who Ate the Man or related 12" releases.[22][23]

He is known for his solo electronic recordings as The Assembled Minds, having released two albums[24] and numerous singles and remixes on a variety of record labels, gaining critical acclaim from magazines such as The Wire[25] and Self-Titled Magazine,[26] from music author and journalist Simon Reynolds,[27] and numerous national radio plays on stations such as BBC Radio 6[28][29][30][31]

Saunders worked on the feature documentary film Valentino: The Last Emperor and is a credited composer on IMDb.[32] He has also had music synced by BBC World News in daily continuity pieces and Sky in cross-network adverts. According to the official website,[33] he is currently composing music for media in addition to running mastering house 808 Hz,[34] where he has mastered albums by artists such as Wire front man Colin Newman, Eva Bowan, Malka Spigel, Anthony Reynolds, and Jon Thorne[35]

In 2007 Saunders contributed a Magnétophone track to a prestigious arts project by New York publishing house Visionaire, a work called Visionaire No. 53: Sound,[36][37] which saw him appear on record alongside artists such as Yoko Ono, Michael Stipe, U2, Liza Minnelli, Lalo Schifrin, David Byrne, Ad-Rock, Courtney Love and others. Each artist was asked to provide a unique piece of music which was then pressed across five pieces of vinyl and a cd, was housed in a large dome receptical and supplied with a record player in the form of a battery powered car.

Discography

Albums

Magnétophone

  • (2000) I Guess Sometimes I Need to Be Reminded of How Much You Love Me (4AD)
  • (2005) The Man Who Ate the Man (4AD)
  • (2006) Promo Phone 1 (Ensnare)

Assembled Minds

  • (2011) Tomorrow Curves, Assembled Minds (Patterned Air Recordings)
  • (2015) Creaking Haze and Other Rave Ghosts, Assembled Minds (Patterned Air Recordings)
Singles, EPs, and various

Magnétophone

  • "You Should Write Music" (1998, 7" single, Earworm)
  • "Air Methods" (1998, 7" single, Static Caravan)
  • "Box Flow" (1999, 'Infrasonic Waves' compilation, 7", Ochre)
  • "Lights in the Eye" (1999, 7" single, Active Suspension)
  • "Temporary Lid" EP (1999, 12" EP, Static Caravan)
  • "The Science Must Continue" (as Tape Recorder, 1999, 12" comp, Earworm)
  • "Lubeecha"  Lathe Cut (2000, 7" single, Earworm)
  • "Eve Transmission" (2000, 'Interface' compilation, CD, Spaceage Recordings)
  • "Little Boy's Acorn" (2000, '4WD Motion' compilation, CD, 4AD)
  • "Come on the 'Phone" EP (2000, 12" and CD EP, 4AD)
  • "Relax, It's the End of Electronica" (2002, 7" single, Static Caravan)
  • "I Hear Blonde Falcons" (2002, '10p 1 Play' compilation CD, Robots and Electronic Brains Magazine)
  • "Kel's Vintage Thought" (2004, 12" EP, 4AD)
  • "...And May Your Last Words Be a Chance to Make Things Better" (2005, 7" single, 4AD)
  • "...And May Your Last Words Be a Chance to Make Things Better" (2006, CD compilation, Sunday Best)
  • "Systems Thinking Business Modelling Consultant" (2006 compilation, Magazine/CD, Esopus Magazine (Spring))
  • "22 Calibre Family" (2006 compilation, 'A Mind Expansion Compilation', CD, Mind Expansion)
  • "Much Less Than A Day" (2007, 'Binary Oppositions' CD compilation, Static Caravan)
  • "Much Less Than A Day: Edit" (2008, 'Visionaire 53' 12" and CD compilation, Visionaire)
  • "The Old Silver In and Out" (2008, 'György Ligeti Tribute', online compilation, Topher)
Remixes of Matthew J Saunders / Magnétophone
  • "Kel's Vintage Thought  Outhud Remix" (2004, 4AD)
  • "MNPLIE4AD  Lost in Edit by JM Lapham" (The Earlies) Remix (2005, 4AD)
  • "Benny's Trip  Sonic Boom Remix" (2006, 4AD)
Remixes by Matthew J Saunders / Magnétophone
  • "Run From Safety" (2007 Octoberman  Run From Safety LP, White Whale)
  • "Antiphon" (2004, Charles Atlas Remix compilation, Audraglint)
DJ mixes of Matthew J Saunders / Magnétophone
  • "Kel's Vintage Thought  Outhud Remix" (2005 Glimmers  DJ Kicks, !K7)

Radio sessions

  • BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session, Maida Vale Studio (2000)
  • BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session, Live in Birmingham (2000)
  • XFM John Kennedy Session, Live in London (2001)
  • BBC Radio 3 Mixing It Session, Live in London (2001)
  • BBC Radio 1 Rob da Bank Session, Maida Vale Studio (2005)
  • BBC Radio 1 Blue Room Session, The Earlies' Studio / Echo Gate Studio (2005)

Film

  • Valentino: The Last Emperor — Acolyte Films/StudioCanal (2008)

References

  1. "The official website for independent record label 4AD — Magnétophone's page". 4AD.
  2. "Magnétophone at 4AD Records". 4AD.
  3. "Norman Records". Norman Records.
  4. "Wyrd Wild West Festival". Wyrd Wild West Festival.
  5. "Patterned Air Recordings". Patterned Air Recordings.
  6. "4AD Album — I Guess Sometimes". 4AD.
  7. "4AD Album — The Man Who Ate The Man". 4AD.
  8. "4AD EP  Benny's Trip". 4AD.
  9. "4AD EP  Kel's Vintage Thought". 4AD.
  10. "4AD EP  Come On The 'Phone". 4AD.
  11. "AD 7"  And May Your Last Words". 4AD.
  12. "Robots and Electronic Brains — Saunders in interview".
  13. "Facing The Future: 4AD's Current Crop".
  14. "Static Caravan's official website  Magnétophone 12in".
  15. "Static Caravan's official website  Magnétophone 7in".
  16. "Label: Earworm Records  Rate Your Music". rateyourmusic.com.
  17. "BBC  Radio 1  Keeping It Peel  Magnetophone". www.bbc.co.uk.
  18. "Magnetophone  The Man Who Ate The Man  Albums  musicOMH". 24 October 2005.
  19. "King Creosote speaks to Green Man".
  20. "Interview with Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3, Spectrum, EAR, Panda Bear)  Keith McMillen Instruments". 27 March 2015.
  21. s.r.o., PTV Media. "Interview: Sonic Boom  Prague TV  Living Like a Local!". prague.tv.
  22. "Discogs  Sonic Boom Collaboration with Magnétophone 12in".
  23. "Discogs  Kim and Kelley Deal Collaboration with Magnétophone 12in".
  24. "Assembled Minds  Patterned Air Recordings". patternedair.com.
  25. "Listen to an exclusive mix from Patterned Air Recordings". The Wire.
  26. "NE189: An Exclusive Assembled Minds Mix  self-titled". 2 March 2016.
  27. "Blissout  Assembled Minds album review".
  28. "Tom Ravenscroft sits in, Gideon Coe  BBC Radio 6 Music". BBC.
  29. "Tom Ravenscroft sits in, Gideon Coe  Music Played  BBC Radio 6 Music". BBC.
  30. "The Label of Love is Philles Records, Gideon Coe  BBC Radio 6 Music". BBC.
  31. "Green Gartside sits in, Gideon Coe  BBC Radio 6 Music". BBC.
  32. "Matthew J. Saunders". IMDb.
  33. "Matthew J Saunders  Media Composer & Visual Designer". matthewjsaunders.co.uk.
  34. "808Hz Mastering—online music mastering studio between Bristol & Exeter". 808Hz Mastering.
  35. "808Hz Mastering — between Bristol & Exeter".
  36. "Various  Visionaire No. 53: Sound". Discogs.
  37. Publication, VisionaireWorld. "Visionaire is the highly collectible publication based in New York City". www.visionaireworld.com.
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