Matthew Tavares- VISIONS (Indie Exclusive)
Visions' is a new collaborative album from BADBADNOTGOOD co-founders Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty. The Grammy Award winning multi-platinum producers have been performing and writing music together for 10 years. They have achieved international acclaim with BADBADNOTGOOD and Tavares' recent solo single 'Self-Portrait' has been championed by tastemakers such as Gilles Peterson and Benji B. 'Visions' is the latest upshot of their incredibly fruitful partnership. Recorded in Toronto it was produced by Tavares and Whitty - with Tavares also mixing the album and arranging strings. After a three-week writing period it was played in it's entirety in one continuous studio session; almost all the tracks on the album are the first take. Tavares is on piano and guitar Whitty on saxophone and flute. The rhythm section of Julian Anderson-Bowes on bass and Matthew Chalmers on drums completes the players. They make an impressive collective and are performing at the peak of their powers. C