New Zealand musician Dean Roberts, beloved in the underground for his albums with Thela and White Winged Moth, passed away unexpectedly on August 10. As a tribute, his longtime friend and collaborator Matt Valentine offers up this personal remembrance.
Category: MV & EE
MV & EE :: Green Ark
Breathe deep the sonorous vapor that riseth from Green Ark, the latest from everyone’s favorite wooly, woodland wielders of the vibe eternal, MV & EE. After a brief (and prolific) detour with Wet Tuna, Green Ark synthesizes the last two decades of MV & EE’s various guises and iterations into a singular philosophy of sound, launching them on a new course to the far flung reaches of their Spectrasound universe.
MV & EE :: Root/Void
Several years ago, I discovered that MV & EE held the distinction of being the Most Represented Artist in my record collection, nudging out previous record-holders The Fall. I confess this not to […]
Every Sound Means Something: Wooden Wand Interviews Matt “MV” Valentine
I have already sung the praises of Matt “MV” Valentine elsewhere. For the Google-averse, I can sum it up by saying that MV’s music–both with and without his partner, co-conspirator […]
MV & EE :: Space Homestead
Space Homestead finds Matthew Valentine (MV) and Erika Elder (EE) continuing their association with taste-making label Woodsist, and offers a fine summation of the group’s distinct brand of naturalist boogie […]