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Body Language 7 mixed by Matthew Dear

Body Language 7 mixed by Matthew Dear
- album review

The well respected and sought after music artist, producer and DJ, Matthew Dear has released one of the finest DJ Mix CD’s I have heard in a long time.

Body Language 7 is the latest release in the renowned Get Physical’s Body Language mix series.

Body Language 7 is said to be a very personal selection by Matthew Dear and one that reflects his own artistic interests, concerns and strategies.
The album is a perfect mellow journey that gathers some pace along the way.  But there’s nothing hard or at all techno here.

Dear cleverly combines both ‘body’ and ‘language’ into this warm, sensuous collection of cutting edge dancefloor music that he weaves together so perfectly.

The mix is 20 songs and approximately 90 minutes long – perfect.  Quality over quantity.  Some mix CD’s attempt too much and can become overstretched and boring.

Body Language 7 includes an exclusive new track by Matthew Dear – Free To Ask, which is possibly a clever selling point.  I’m sure the record label, Get Physical is aware some fans of this hard working electronic music affecionado will simply buy the CD on the strength of this one exclusive track.  But if they do I would be surprised if any of them are at all disappointed.

What helps to make Body Language 7 mix CD stand out from the ubiquitous pile of mix CDs released every week is the way Matthew Dear appears to have purposely chosen artists and tracks that create a different path from A to B.  The ride is twitchy, unsafe and a little dark in places; which makes it all the more enjoyable.

Body Language 7 mixed by Matthew Dear is now available on Get Physical Records as a CD or 2×12″ vinyl release.

Body Language 7 mixed by Matthew Dear

CD Tracklisting:

1    Dinamoe – The Green French One (Original Mix)
2    Kalabrese – Cityblues
3    Sascha Dive – Street Life (Samuel Davis Dark Groove Remix)
4    Kid Sublime – Basement Works Vol. 1
5    Johnny D – Orbitalife
6    Martinez – Retrospective
7    Diz – No Way
8    Johnny D – Tramodyssee
9    Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia – Dead Souls (Radio Slave Long Distance Kiss Mix)
10    Prompt – Ambee
11    DJ Koze – Zou Zou
12    I:Cube – Gtnup
13    SoulPhiction – Traffic Lights
14    Two Armadillos – Hamlin (Sascha Dive’s Secret Dub)
15    Seth Troxler & Patrick Russell – Doctor Of Romance
16    Even Tuell – Untitled B1
17    DJ Koze – I Want To Sleep
18    Basti Grub – Baaa Niii
19    Matthew Dear – Free To Ask (Body Language Exclusive Track)
20    Lorenzo – Get Deep

2x 12″ Vinyl Tracklisting:

A1    Basti Grub – Baaa Niii
A2    Dinamoe – The Green French One (Original Mix)
B1    Prompt – Ambee
B2    Diz – No Way
C1    Matthew Dear – Free To Ask (Body Language Exclusive Track)
C2    DJ Koze – I Want To Sleep
D    Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia – Dead Souls (Radio Slave Long Distance Kiss Mix)