You have to imagine Syd Matters alone in his flat with the dawn fingering at his window. He hasn’t talked to anyone for a week and the hours and days are gradually slipping by him. One by one, childhood memories come back, sometimes they clash. He composes crystal-clear tunes on his guitar, the din of the world is far away and he listens to the music inside of him. And when day comes, the song is suddenly there. Syd experiences a strange sense of joy, feels incredibly present and at the same time as if he was floating. These are his “Ghost Days”, as he puts it. They provide the title of his third album – which also happens to be his most beautiful one to date.
It’s not that Syd’s been idle up until now. The Parisian Jonathan Morali, alias Syd Matters, came from nowhere to make a big impression at the first Les Inrockuptibles QED awards – he was only 22 at the time – and his two spellbinding albums have since won over both critics and the general public. The first was “A Whisper And A Sigh” (2003), riding on the back of the space-folk hit “Black & White Eyes”. Then came “Someday We Will Foresee Obstacles” (2005) which was enhanced by large-scale, enthralling, Pink Floyd-style concerts – it’s worth mentioning that Jonathan had by this time surrounded himself with four musicians in his own vein, Olivier, Jean-Yves, Clément and Rémi, who bring a new dimension to Syd Matters. He was also much talked about this autumn with the release of the film “Heartbeat Detector”, for which he composed the soundtrack. He now says that this was a decisive experience for him, one that helped him grow.
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Hello, PAMPLEMOUSSE vous remercie pour l'ajout.... Quel bel univers que le vôtre... Ce serait un plaisir de lire votre commentaire sur notre page.... Bonne continuation, musicalement.. Pamplemousse
Ah !... Mais qu'est-ce que ça fait du bien de vous revoir sur scène ! (on s'est fait un peu attendre Messieurs ?). Je vous aime même sous le soleil de Solidays... A quand le prochain concert à la capitale ? Biz Sylvie PS : si Remi avait vraiment voulu se la péter grave, il aurait dû enlever son plâtre et faire le moonwalk !!!
Je vois que je ne suis pas la seule à avoir apprécié votre performance d'hier. C'était extra. & encore un Big up à Rémi. Take care. NaD Ps : en plus vos pochettes de EP sont ultra calées.
Listen to Syd Matters on Adrian's show on Different Class Radio. There are also tracks from Music of Seville, Sufjan Stevens, Citizen Helene and Paul Quinn, plus many more. All yours to stream or download for your listening pleasure.
dans le cadre du festival « Paris en toutes lettres »
8 juin 2009 - 21h
Magic Mirror (place Stalingrad) – Paris
Entrée gratuite dans la limite des places disponibles
Avec Joseph d’Anvers, Erik Arnaud, Babx, Bertrand Belin, Barbara Carlotti, Claire Diterzi, Doriand, Lola Lafon, Valérie Leulliot, Florent Marchet, Arman Méliès et Eric Meunié, Mendelson et Olivia Rosenthal
