Reality Testing
Over the last four years, Matt Cutler has steadily established himself as one of dance music’s most exciting producers. The follow up to 2012's excellent Galaxy Garden finds him both expanding his sound and returning to his roots.
Matt Cutler dials up the hip-hop influences for a more personal set that will still burrow under your skin.
He became so adept at creating dancefloor material that Reality Testing comes as something of a surprise.
The latest offering from British producer Lone, a.k.a. Matt Cutler, tunnels through a strange middle-ground of acid house and hip hop, fusing the two dissimilar genres into a concoction that's as palatable as it is intriguing.
Album review: Lone - Reality Testing. When it hits home, this more than justifies Lone’s tag as one of the most flexible, dextrous producers in the game...
More astral than acid, ambience is the thread of this well-rounded album whose sound palette could have been chosen by Brian Eno or Aphex Twin, writes <strong>Lanre Bakare</strong>