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Matana Roberts

Feature: ATTN in 2015

Feature: ATTN in 2015

In 2015, I wrote my first book. Storm Static Sleep is the first to be dedicated to the story of post-rock music, and stands as both my biggest undertaking and my greatest achievement. I spoke to several of my favourite musicians and discovered some of the strangest, most exhilarating adaptions
By Jack Chuter Jan 2, 2016
Live: Matana Roberts + Eric Chenaux + Marcus Hamblett @ The Prince Albert in Brighton, 07/10/2015

Live: Matana Roberts + Eric Chenaux + Marcus Hamblett @ The Prince Albert in Brighton, 07/10/2015

As I watch drummer Thomas Heather, I’m instantly reminded of a goat tumbling down a mountainside. Limbs in apparent disarray, with the rhythm – a flurry of improvisation and toppling snare delays – miraculously staying upright. Guitarist Marcus Hamblett decks the surface of the beats with a series of sunbeams, warm
By Jack Chuter Oct 21, 2015

Review: Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile

The most remarkable aspect of Mississippi Moonchile is the way it maintains movement. It’s constantly either speeding up or slowing down; bubbling to climaxes of volume or fading into silence like smoke dispersing in the air; bringing piano to a halt so that drums can swoop chiming over the
By Jack Chuter Oct 10, 2013

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