You may already know Matt Robertson’s name through his work as musical director for Björk, Cinematic Orchestra and Anohni Hegarty amongst his impressive list of credits as a composer and producer. We’re excited to share with you Matt’s new album In Echelon, which is out today.

Inspired by the idea of surveillance and how we’re always monitored but seem either oblivious or apathetic to it, In Echelon is a stunning showcase of Matt’s combination of electronic music production with classical composition and cinematic soundscapes, featuring sounds generated from his vast collection of vintage, modern and DIY synths.

“Think Nils Frahm’s modern classical meets Jon Hopkins’ grainy techno” – MOJO ★★★★
“An album of symphonic electronica and leftfield techno thats cinematic in scale” – Mixmag 8/10
“A beautiful piece of music” – Mary Anne Hobbs
“Magnificent…wild, electronic sound” – The Line Of Best Fit
“Strongly cinematic, unavoidably melancholic” – Sounds of a Tired City

Listen to False Sense below:

Check out In Echelon on:

iTunes
Bandcamp

“Magic“, the debut album from Hairy Hands is finally here – in all of its twelve-track glory.

(Artwork by Essy May)

Join us on a cosmic journey, with special cameos from Hairy Hands’ intergalactic crew – featuring Peter Lyons, Roseau, Jack Wyllie (Portico), Mark Rainbow (Laurel Collective), Kwake Bass (Drums – MF Doom, Kate Tempest) and Andy Ramsey (Stereolab).

“Wonky electro-funk” – Clash
“Was not expecting to fall for this track so quickly. Now I can’t not see myself listening to it” – Indie Shuffle
“A healthy obsession with space travel, otherworldly wonders, and complex funk music” – SPIN

Peep the tracklist over here.

Grab a copy from the following stores:

iTunes
Bandcamp

Available on *super* limited edition 12″ vinyl here (only 10 copies in the world):

Bandcamp

Limited edition cassette tapes for tape enthusiasts here:

Big Cartel

UK friends, join us for Hairy Hands’ free album launch show on 21st September at Sebright Arms – further details here.

To mark the launch of debut album Magic, Hairy Hands will be playing a show at Sebright Arms, London with special friends on Wednesday 21st September. Save the date.

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We recently welcomed a new member to the squad. Enter Matt Robertson, composer, producer and synthesist, with his album ‘In Echelon‘ landing on 7th October.

The Line Of Best Fit premiered “Hold”, the first track taken from the album:

“…a magnificent five-and-a-half minutes of wild, electronic sound. It morphs in (mostly) subtle ways, opening with ambient-ish tones before gradually snowballing into a leviathan web of layers and textures and details. What begins quite free and open slowly descends into claustrophobic depths.”

More to follow from us, but for now check out “Hold” below:

Hairy Hands has been busy cooking some aural delights up in his studio, and we have some brand new music for your earholes… “YNA” is the second single taken from Hairy Hands’ long-awaited debut album “Magic“, premiered Tuesday evening on Huw Stephen’s Radio 1 show and on SPIN here.

“Wonky electro-funk” – Clash
“Was not expecting to fall for this track so quickly. Now I can’t not see myself listening to it” – Indie Shuffle
“…the track bounces like a soul-infused collaboration between Flying Lotus and Toro Y Moi might” – SPIN

See for yourself here:

If you like what you hear, you can grab a copy to keep from the following links:

iTunes
Bandcamp

Thanks to all those who have been supporting previous single “Suns” too (you can check out on Soundcloud here – Spotify very kindly included in their “Fresh Finds” playlist too).

The debut album “Magic” is also now available for pre-order.
Click here to pre-order your copy (and get an instant download of YNA!)