Seems like the darker nights this winter have been darker than normal. It's that time of the year when we could all be doing with a little more light in our life....

Fear not, for we are pleased to announce a particularly bright new addition to the Antimatter roster in the shape of Edinburgh based producer Lamplighter.

So, if you like thought provoking electronic music with an authentic, intelligent hip-hop flavour, then we reckon this is the one for you. Check out Lamplighter's profile here.

And that's not all. We're lucky enough to have Lamplighter joining us for the debut Musicbox night at The Universal in Glasgow on Thursday March 4th.

If you want to catch him play live, and see the rest of this audio/visual extravaganza (see details below) then get on down. Tickets are priced £3, available directly from us....

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There's been a lot of interest in our forthcoming Musicbox night since we announced it last week (see below). As it's being held in The Universal, with a limited capacity of 100 we've decided to make tickets available in advance.

Tickets are priced at a very reasonable £3.00 in advance and on the door. That's 4 live performances featuring the work of 4 photographers for around the price of a pint.

So, if you're planning on coming along and want to ensure that you get in, please use the following link. We're using PayPal for this, so it's straightforward and 100% secure.

If you want more than one ticket, just change the number in the quantity box when you reach checkout. We won't be sending out physical tickets for this event but we will have a note of your name and PayPal linked e-mail address.

Please give your name and e-mail address at the door on the night to be ushered through to the extravaganza....

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We've got a history of running collaborative/co-operative music events with the emphasis on the unusual. Our last outing was a while ago, back with the second instalment of Genre Is A Dirty Word at Glasgow's G12 in May 2009.

These kind of events are notoriously difficult/expensive to put together, hence the lack of regularity. That said, time is a healer, and we've had plenty of that to recharge and make some new plans for 2010....

Our next live event is Musicbox, which takes place in The Universal in Glasgow on Thursday 4th March. Musicbox is a new audio/visual night with a bit of a twist. There are 4 bands on the bill....and 4 photographers.

Each photographer is pre-assigned to a band with the task of shooting their own unique visual interpretation of that band's sound. On the actual night, each photographer will project their work as a sequence of visual projections to accompany their band's live performance.

The concept might be interesting, but the line up is truly eclectic. Playing live on the opening night we have none other than The Recovery Club, Engine7, Paul McLinden, and Lamplighter. Meanwhile, joining us from behind their viewfinders are the photographic talents of Kat McDonald, Gavin Inglis, Gingiber, and Retrogoth.

It's looking like it'll be a great night so we hope you can make it along. Door times and ticket info to follow.....

As you will undoubtedly be aware, Haiti was struck by a massive earthquake on Tuesday this week. The disaster has brought death and massive destruction to what is the poorest country in the western hemisphere.

Current estimates suggest that the death toll could be as high as 100,000 yet the number of those affected in the aftermath of the earthquake may run into the millions.

Whilst we know it's only a small gesture in respect of the scale of the disaster, we've decided to give all proceeds from both our physical and digital sales for the month of January to the Haiti appeal via the Disaster Emergency Committee. Please do whatever you can to help.

For more information about the Haiti appeal, or to donate directly please visit the DEC website here.

A belated Happy New Year to you all. Here's hoping you had a good one and that hangover is almost away !

The year has kicked off quickly for us. Fully expecting the world not to properly wake up until next Monday, we were delighted to receive the masters for the forthcoming Yuko Shiina release 'Walking With Ghosts' in amongst the post this morning.

Yuko's original demo was stunning, but we never thought the finished results would be just quite as good as this....

'Walking With Ghosts' will be released on February 22nd.

As 2009 exhales it's final breaths and a shiny new decade creeps upon us it is time for an update and the final anti-blog post of the year.

Firstly, welcome to the long overdue new website. We've been up and running officially for a few years now so the original website was starting to show it's age. We've still got some bits and pieces to do but everything should be a little smoother and less clunky. Feel free to explore....

Next, we're pleased to announce two new signings to the Antimatter roster. Joining us from the far east is Tokyo based experimental artist Yuko Shiina. Yuko is the first international signing to the label and will be releasing her beautiful debut with us on February 22nd. To read more about Yuko, please check out her profile.

Another addition to the Antimatter roster is London based alternative outfit One Black Sunday. Whilst we don't want to give too much away we can tell you that the producers behind this new pseudonym have been at the forefront of the UK music scene for almost 20 years now. We are both privileged and excited to be involved with this new project and look forward to the first release. More on OBS here.

So, that's it for 2009 folks. See you next year !

Cinephile
Medusa (Single)
3 Tracks

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Conor Mason
When It's Over (Album)
10 Tracks

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Yuko Shiina
Walking With Ghosts (Single)
3 Tracks

Release Date: 22.02.10

The Recovery Club
Engine7
Paul McLinden
Lamplighter

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