Damian Taylor is rising to critical acclaim for the release of Stateless album, Matilda. Maltida blends genres of many worlds; sampling a spectrum of electronic samples with soulful melodies to round out the sound. Matilda has been a work in progress evolving to a final product that exceeds expectation. Released on Ninja Tune Records, February 21st, Damian is receiving rave reviews for the production of the timeless record. Publications have hailed Matilda as an achievement and musical journey that will leave a lasting impact.
It’s difficult to know where to begin with Stateless, but that’s no bad thing. The somewhat narrow categorisation that genres enforce means that just sticking a single label on the band is useless. Across the internet, you’ll find various labels applied to them – indie, indie rock, electronic, trip-hop. But the very fact that we, as a listening community, can’t decide exactly what they are, is what draws us in. And it’s why we should be as excited as the band are for the release of Matilda
Stateless, without any hesitation, boldly step up to the musical bar this year and raise it ten-fold with the delivery of their long awaited second album; Matilda,
It’s very much music for 2011; an exceptionally well produced opus that at one minute incorporates soaring live strings, the next juddering bass and cutting edge electronica, all fused together with some superb songwriting. As lead singer Chris James says: “It’s a proper album, it works as a whole. I want people to do the Pink Floyd thing, and listen to it from start to finish really loud on good headphones.” As someone who has done just that, I heartily concur.
It sounds like being stabbed in the ear with a packet of crayons, each colour, all at once...... the violence is compelling and cutting edge in a very literal sense
...the eleven tracks are as disarming as they are charming...
...Stateless' musical journey so far has been infused into a set of strong tracks, with tight compositional and production techniques; riddled with spellbinding, and at times anthemic melodies....
...a velvet-coated, wildly adventurous dance album...
“The first few times I listened to Stateless I was speechless.... It's like RnB woke up and realized it was fucking dumb and made the appropriate changes to fit in with 2011.... if I wasn't married or heterosexual I would completely blow the producer in thanks. The production is fucking smooth....”
- Shut Your Fucking Face And Listen
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