At the time of reading these lines, you probably know already what values Room with A View has been representing for three years now: club music that aims to survive the test of time, music that transports a strong identity & emotional content, music that ignores hype & trends, rooted in a tradition of Black Music influences and transporting a hybrid vision of genres & definitions. These are qualities that our family of artists have represented proudly all along the way and our Dusseldorf friend, Matt Flores, is no exception to our artistic mottos.
Despite the fact that Matt started his sound experiments nearly 20 years ago, we remember discovering his talent for hybrid club music in early 2000's when his Metaworld album appeared on the now defunct Combination imprint, combining his love of the Black Music tree with a futuristic vision, flirting with UK Garage & Detroit soundscapes.
The man always loved bass with a big B & demonstrated it many times in his discography. This is how his work naturally found its way to respected labels such as Compost, Deeper Shades or Farside, displaying also the versatility of his sound.
2012 looks like a busy year for Matt with releases coming on the new label Visky, the mysterious Love Unlimited vinyl-only imprint or the always vivid Liebe Detail. All this in between other projects touching on interdisciplinary art: contemporary dance & theatre, which always keep Matt's open mind hungry.
Amongst all this activity, Matt nevertheless kept 2 very personal tracks on his hard drive to present to Dairmount 1 year ago. It didn't take long for our A&R guru to fall in love with Heading On, an irresistible deep house groover enchanted by the harpist vibes of Meike Rath (who took part in sessions with Matt). The track became an instant favourite of Dairmount's DJ sets and has been played from Istanbul to Amsterdam since then. The same applied to The Fields, a fierce & ballsy hypnotic number echoing Matt's love for Detroit & Chicago House vibes.
These 2 weapons of choice have been joined more recently by two other excellent pieces of deepness : Indigo Child and In Between Days, two catchy late night nuggets of the highest order that can find their place in sets & playlists of many tasty DJs.
WHAT DJ’s SAY…
“Brilliant EP from Matt Flores. All the tracks display great musicality and attention to detail, carrying a very unique style all his own. I am totally in love with “The Fields,” but all tracks are top. Good form once again from the mighty RWAV!”
ALLAND BYALLO / Bad animal, Dirt Crew, Pokerflat US
“Lovely EP!”
DEETRON / Music Man SWI
“gr8 release from matt! all tracks are fine but 01 is my fave. well done!”
GERD / 4Lux Black, Clone NED
“Always been a fan of Matt’s stuff and i think this is the most impressive I’ve heard yet. really lovely four tracker and definitely something i can play and support. nice one!”
JIMPSTER / Freerange UK
“Killer EP – full support !”
SASSE / Moodmusic FIN
“Been ages since I’ve heard from Matt Flores; good to know that his sounds are as tight as ever! Snappy EP, indeed”
VELANCHE / Urban Soundscapes US
“really lookin 4ward to play this, chartin too”
SIMBAD / Brownswood UK
“Never disappointing label? Yes, this is. I am fond of track 01 and 03 but over all very strong EP that I will use for sure!”
SWIRL PEOPLE / Aroma BE
“Feeling The Fields”
MANUEL KIM / Gomma GER
“Great sounding E.P. I love the toms in the end of The Fields, pleas give me more… “
JOEL ALTER / Bassculture SWE
“Liking The Fields track. Perfect warmup material”
SEI A / Kompakt SCOT
” I Guess this is how it should sound like nowadays”
ALEX BARCK / Sonar Kollektiv, Derwin GER
“quality ep of modern house vibes”
CHARLES WEBSTER / Miso UK
“the fields is great! good to see matt on rwav!”
PASKAL & URBAN ABSOLUTES / Sonar Kollektiv, Visky GER
“Love “The Fields” ! Nice work again Phil & Room With a View crew! Always a pleasure to hear from you/receive your promos”
CREATIVE SWING ALLIANCE / Mcde FR
“really lovely and touched all the right places”
ELIE EIDELMAN / Jackoff IS
“Nice EP! will test it out!!
KOLOMBO / Systematic BE
“Gutes package, soulful, deep und wie üblich gut UK-geschult…”
KLAUS FIEHE / Eins Live GER
“again, another delightful collection of tunes that will all be finding their way into rotation. i’m actually STILL trying to decide which marlow cut i like most from the last release, ha! seriously though, another nice serving of proper deep house business that i will be enjoying for the foreseable future. bravo to everyone involved! all the best of returns with this great release!”
MIKE W / Kolour Recordings US
“Damn! Indigo Child is one tasty biscuit, loving this one! also diggin’ The Fields and In Between Days. Great stuff guys!”
ADHAM ZAHRAM / Space Breaks, Moodmusic EG
