STS / The Mattson 2, Episode 5
Posted: April 6, 2012 Filed under: music, recent work, So To Speak | Tags: acoustic, black, drums, guitar, jared, jazz, mattson, mattson2, rain Leave a comment »In this episode Jonathan and and Jared play an acoustic version of ‘Black Rain’ , track no. 2 from their latest album, Feeling Hands.
In this series of So To Speak we focus on The Mattson 2, a twin brother guitar and drums jazz duo from San Diego. Like most young musicians today their interests span a wide spectrum. Their playing can go from traditional jazz to avant-garde serialism. Jared Mattson plays electric guitar while brother Jonathan provides the rhythmic foundation on the drum kit.
While they have strong connection to the surf and skate community through their collaborations with artist/filmmaker Thomas Campbell and musical collaborations with Ray Barbee and Tommy Guerrero they explore territory outside of that world by listening to many different genres and playing experimental and improvised musics.
For more info about The Mattson 2 go to:
mattson2.com
galaxiarecords.com
STS / The Mattson 2, Episode 4
Posted: April 5, 2012 Filed under: music, recent work, So To Speak | Tags: ask, drums, guitar, jared, jazz, johnny, marr, mattson, smiths Leave a comment »In this episode Jared talks about how they came to playing Ask a song released by The Smiths as a single in 1986.
In this series of So To Speak we focus on The Mattson 2, a twin brother guitar and drums jazz duo from San Diego. Like most young musicians today their interests span a wide spectrum. Their playing can go from traditional jazz to avant-garde serialism. Jared Mattson plays electric guitar while brother Jonathan provides the rhythmic foundation on the drum kit.
While they have strong connection to the surf and skate community through their collaborations with artist/filmmaker Thomas Campbell and musical collaborations with Ray Barbee and Tommy Guerrero they explore territory outside of that world by listening to many different genres and playing experimental and improvised musics.
For more info about The Mattson 2 go to:
mattson2.com
galaxiarecords.com
STS / The Mattson 2, Episode 3
Posted: April 4, 2012 Filed under: music, recent work, So To Speak | Tags: andriessen, drums, guitar, indeterminate, jared, jazz, mattson, mattson2, union, workers Leave a comment »In this series of So To Speak we focus on The Mattson 2, a twin brother guitar and drums jazz duo from San Diego. Like most young musicians today their interests span a wide spectrum. Their playing can go from traditional jazz to avant-garde serialism. Jared Mattson plays electric guitar while brother Jonathan provides the rhythmic foundation on the drum kit.
While they have strong connection to the surf and skate community through their collaborations with artist/filmmaker Thomas Campbell and musical collaborations with Ray Barbee and Tommy Guerrero they explore territory outside of that world by listening to many different genres and playing experimental and improvised musics.
In this episode they talk about preparing and playing Workers Union(1975) by Dutch composer, Louis Andriessen and how they hope it will be received by an audience not accustomed to hearing a piece so indeterminate.
For more info about The Mattson 2 go to:
mattson2.com
galaxiarecords.com
STS / The Mattson 2, Episode 2
Posted: April 3, 2012 Filed under: music, recent work, So To Speak | Tags: gear, guitar, improvisation, jared, jazz, mattson, mattson2, sound, voice Leave a comment »In this series of So To Speak we focus on The Mattson 2, a twin brother guitar and drums jazz duo from San Diego. Like most young musicians today their interests span a wide spectrum. Their playing can go from traditional jazz to avant-garde serialism. Jared Mattson plays electric guitar while brother Jonathan provides the rhythmic foundation on the drum kit.
While they have strong connection to the surf and skate community through their collaborations with artist/filmmaker Thomas Campbell and musical collaborations with Ray Barbee and Tommy Guerrero they explore territory outside of that world by listening to many different genres and playing experimental and improvised musics.
In this episode Jared talks about his approach to playing guitar and little bit about gear.
For more info about The Mattson 2 go to:
mattson2.com
galaxiarecords.com
STS / The Mattson 2, Episode 1
Posted: April 1, 2012 Filed under: music, So To Speak | Tags: drummer, improvisation, jazz, mattson, mattson2, voice Leave a comment »In this series of So To Speak we focus on The Mattson 2, a twin brother guitar and drums jazz duo from San Diego. Like most young musicians today their interests span a wide spectrum. Their playing can go from traditional jazz to avant-garde serialism. Jared Mattson plays electric guitar while brother Jonathan provides the rhythmic foundation on the drum kit.
While they have strong connection to the surf and skate community through their collaborations with artist/filmmaker Thomas Campbell and musical collaborations with Ray Barbee and Tommy Guerrero they explore territory outside of that world by listening to many different genres and playing experimental and improvised musics.
In this episode Jonathan talks about finding his voice in the drum kit.
For more info about The Mattson 2 go to:
mattson2.com
galaxiarecords.com
Go out to the Richmond neighborhood of SF and hear some great sounds
Posted: March 2, 2012 Filed under: music, So To Speak | Tags: life, mattson, mattson2, music, park Leave a comment »
Coming soon to So To Speak will be episodes featuring the The Mattson 2.
Eat dinner at Burma Superstar and after, walk a block down to hear some great music at Park Life a fantastic gallery/bookstore.
Tomorrow, Saturday March 3. It will start around 7:30pm. The show is free and open to all ages.
Park Life Store
220 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
Bio:
With their signature suits in tow, both Jared and Jonathan have relentlessly toured venues throughout South America, Europe, Japan and Scandinavia, generating global acclaim while also further curating their sound into a musical kaleidoscope that brings to mind everyone from Charles Mingus and Chet Baker to the Smiths and the Jesus and Mary Chain. Having performed and recorded with the likes of Ray Barbee and Tommy Guerrero, the Mattson 2 have grown up quick, accomplishing more in a short time than many musicians in their entire career, and thus further providing a mature sound that is equally at home on the beach as it is in the smokey jazz clubs. Tighten that tie, turn up the volume, dig your toes in the sand and soak in the shimmery whitewash of the Mattson 2.
STS / Enablers – Joe and Kevin, Episode 5
Posted: September 23, 2011 Filed under: music, So To Speak | Tags: drummer, enablers, goldring, guitars, joe, kevin, morandi, pete, simonelli, Thomson Leave a comment »In this series of So To Speak we focus on the guitarists in the band Enablers(there is no “The”). Joe Goldring and Kevin Thomson.
In this episode Joe and Kevin perform a guitars only version of “Morandi: Natura Morta #86″, track 4 on Enablers new album, “Blown Realms and Stalled Explosions” out now on Exile On Mainstream records. Pete Simonelli’s words appear as subtitles.
Enablers are a spoken word rock band that started in San Francisco in 2002. Known for its distinctive character with prose and poetry written and performed by Pete Simonelli, guitar interplay between Goldring and Thomson, and a heavy yet meticulous backbeat provided by Doug Scharin.
For more info about Enablers, go to enablers.bandcamp.com/
or their Facebook page
STS / Enablers – Joe and Kevin, Episode 4
Posted: September 22, 2011 Filed under: music, So To Speak | Tags: doug, drummer, enablers, goldring, joe, kevin, rock, scharin, Thomson Leave a comment »In this series of So To Speak we focus on the guitarists in the band Enablers(there is no “The”). Joe Goldring and Kevin Thomson.
In this episode they talk about their drummer, the mighty Doug Scharin.
Enablers are a spoken word rock band that started in San Francisco in 2002. Known for its distinctive character with prose and poetry written and performed by Pete Simonelli, guitar interplay between Goldring and Thomson, and a heavy yet meticulous backbeat provided by Doug Scharin.
For more info about Enablers, go to enablers.bandcamp.com/
or their Facebook page
STS / Enablers – Joe and Kevin, Episode 3
Posted: September 21, 2011 Filed under: music, So To Speak | Tags: doug, enablers, goldring, joe, kevin, rock, scharin, spoken, Thomson, word Leave a comment »Enablers are a spoken word rock band that started in San Francisco in 2002. Known for its distinctive character with prose and poetry written and performed by Pete Simonelli, guitar interplay between Goldring and Thomson, and a heavy yet meticulous backbeat provided by Doug Scharin.
In this series of So To Speak we focus on the guitarists in the band Enablers (there is no “The”), Joe Goldring and Kevin Thomson. In this episode they talk about what being in a “Spoken Word” rock band means to them.
Watch and hear Pete Simonelli read Patton in the traditional spoken word way here -
For more info about Enablers, go to enablers.bandcamp.com/
or their Facebook page
STS / Enablers – Joe and Kevin, Episode 2
Posted: September 20, 2011 Filed under: music, So To Speak | Tags: bass, doug, enablers, goldring, guitar, joe, kevin, scharin, Thomson 3 Comments »In this series of So To Speak we focus on the guitarists in the band Enablers (there is no “The”),
Joe Goldring and Kevin Thomson
Enablers are a spoken word rock band that started in San Francisco in 2002. Known for its distinctive character with prose and poetry written and performed by Pete Simonelli, guitar interplay between Goldring and Thomson, and a heavy yet meticulous backbeat provided by Doug Scharin,
In this episode they talk about the lack of a bass player when they play live.
For more info about Enablers, go to enablers.bandcamp.com/
or their Facebook page
