Matthew Read Trio

MRT is Benedict Wood, Arthur Newell and Matthew Read

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

“Korova Milk Bar” is for all of those nights out with your droogs, peet Moloko Plus with lashings of the old ultraviolence. Proper horrorshow!

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

NEW MRT EP COMING SOON! Pre-save the first track, "Sudoku 3,810" today for release on the 18th!

https://t.co/7VcxQ9C0HE

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

One film that really resonated with me during lockdown was the 1968 cult classic “If…” - a commentary on social class systems set in a boys boarding school. Malcolm McDowell is amazing in it - the perfect blend of genius and arse that I look for in a protagonist.

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

After the scene is set with the boys returning for the term and a constant series of bells, McDowell turns to the camera and asks; “When do we live? That’s what I want to know”. The sentiment and sheer volume of parallels with life today stuck with me for days after.

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

It’s hard writing stories to inspire your music when you can’t leave the house for the best part of a year. Instead I decided to write music inspired by books and films that touched me deeply.

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

I wrote “Meursault” after a big Camus binge at the beginning of the first lockdown. I ended up reading the second half of L’Etranger (The Outsider) while listening to Bartok’s 1st String Quartet. It was pretty intense and I was exhausted for the next 24 hours.

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

Keep your eyes peeled over the next week - new tracks coming at your ears very soon!

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

It's @Bandcamp Friday, which means that Bandcamp are waiving their fees for 24 hours! Why not head over to our bandcamp page and buy yourself something nice?

https://t.co/nrlfpLUhAc

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

You can head to YouTube and find a version of "Sudoku 3,810" live at Kansas Smitty's. Immediately after finishing filming my mother-in-law asked me "what has Sudoku ever done to you?" I'll take that as a complement...

https://t.co/DgIVULROKU

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

On the final day, I realised that I was in exactly the same place that I’d been on the first day - sitting in my pyjamas, doing the sudoku on the back of the Guardian weekend supplement. Upon realising this I went straight to the piano and wrote "Sudoku 3,810".

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

Until recently it was difficult to come by any free time, so I looked far in advance in my diary and booked a long weekend to stay at my mum's & do all of my favourite things; Going to the pub; Sitting in front of the fire; Seeing my cat (Mingus); and writing music.

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

Written with the help of Siri and my phone's voice recorder, "Snow" would be a lot more accurately named Sludge. Whilst on the M3 driving back to my mum's one Christmas I was hit by a flurry of sleet and promptly wrote the theme that ended up book-ending Anecdotes, Vol. 2.

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

We're constantly being inspired by all of the amazing music out there in the world and as such have updated our "MRT's Favourite Tunes" playlist with our favourite recent finds. Get your ears around that!

https://t.co/vU4ziHVaCf

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

My wife and I met in a band. One morning I was driving her to the station on the way to work with a Louis Armstrong tune from the night before going stuck in my head. By the time I got home it had morphed beyond recognition and become "When She Leaves".

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

I can no longer remember which Louis Armstrong tune it was and am offering 20 MRT Points to whoever reminds me! Cash in on the biggest MRT Points giveaway ever!

Who better to do the art than Kim’s sister, the supremely talented Abbi Syvret?

https://t.co/oK9k0DyvSz

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

Looking forward to sharing Abbi Syvret's response to "When She Leaves" tomorrow!

https://t.co/oK9k0DyvSz

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

There's so many places in the world to get involved, so why not join us on one more? As they say on the YouTube, subscribe & smash the bell to keep up to date with everything we have coming up! We'd love to have you!

https://t.co/ww58IygJEP

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

@eduardasarm @kennywerner Not in a while. This story admittedly happened about 5 years ago. I've since done a Masters and feel infinitely more inspired

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

An hour into the lesson Mike looked up and said "They Know, You Know?" pointing to the idea that an audience already know you're good if you're on stage and that you don't have to prove anything to them.

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

@eduardasarm Good question! I suppose it was as much about my own perception of my progress as it was my actual progress

[Matthew Read Trio @matthewreadtrio]

A few years out of music college, I found my progression to be slowing down. After seeing jazz supergroup The Impossible Gentlemen, I decided to book a one-to-one lesson with Mike Walker, correctly assuming that he would be able to impart some pearls of wisdom.