{"id":32247,"date":"2015-09-24T06:49:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T13:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=32247"},"modified":"2015-10-05T06:31:20","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T13:31:20","slug":"scott-matthew-to-perform-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=32247","title":{"rendered":"Scott Matthew to Perform in Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The power of raw emotions spun into ethereal dreams, troubled dreams that walk through the streets at night &#8211; that&#8217;s Scott Matthew. The Australian-born, New York based singer\/songwriter will be coming to Israel for one performance on December 15, 2015 at Levontin 7 in Tel Aviv. What a perfect venue for the intimate, otherworldly, yet somehow rough and gritty ambiance of this performer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32249\" style=\"width: 369px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32249\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1-5.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Matthew\/Photo courtesy of PR\" width=\"369\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1-5.jpg 369w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1-5-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Matthew\/Photo courtesy of PR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--> Just listen: <em>Skyline<\/em>, from his latest album <em>This Here Defeat<\/em>, is simply sublime.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3wk3IeeRbEM?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After moving to New York in 1997, Matthew was a member of the band Elva Snow, and performed vocals on anime soundtracks including the film <em>Cowboy Bebop: Knockin&#8217; on Heaven&#8217;s Door<\/em> (2001) and the series <em>Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex<\/em>, both produced by composer Yoko Kanno. He became known to a wider audience through his significant contribution to the soundtrack for John Cameron Mitchell&#8217;s film <em>Shortbus<\/em> (2006), with five original songs: <em>Upside Down<\/em>, <em>Surgery<\/em>, <em>Language<\/em>, <em>Little Bird<\/em>, and <em>In the End<\/em>. These, and others appear on his debut solo album, <em>Scott Matthew<\/em>, released in 2008.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PuK_G1GV3e4?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Matthew has released four original albums to date: <em>Scott Matthew<\/em> (2008), <em>There is an Ocean That Divides<\/em>&#8230; (2009), <em>Gallantry&#8217;s Favorite Son<\/em> (2011) and <em>This Here Defeat<\/em> (2015). His cover album, <em>Unlearned<\/em>, released in 2013, opens up new worlds of emotion in a precise, and tempestuous selection of songs.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O6MEKHadYOY?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Scott Matthew will be coming to Israel thanks to Ohad Ezraty of Zuzz Agency, who brought the memorable performance of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=31015\" target=\"_blank\">Low to the Barby <\/a> last January. Tickets are available at 119 NIS advance purchase, and will be 140 NIS at the door (if any are left). Tickets may be purchased online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tixwise.co.il\/he\/scottmatthew\" target=\"_blank\">via this link<\/a>. Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/421556068029091\/\" target=\"_blank\">facebook event page <\/a>for updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The power of raw emotions spun into ethereal dreams, troubled dreams that walk through the streets at night &#8211; that&#8217;s Scott Matthew. The Australian-born, New York based singer\/songwriter will be coming to Israel for one performance on December 15, 2015 at Levontin 7 in Tel Aviv. 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