Saltillo

Menton J. Matthews III ( January 3, 1976 ), also of the critically-acclaimed band Sunday Munich. With Saltillo, Matthews delves deep into the disused corridors of hidden hiding places, distilling the painfully honest solitude, longings, disappointments and aching needs at the heart of secret selves into the pure sound of emotional honesty. This is the sound of disillusionment and hope.

A classically trained musician, Matthews is an impressive multi-instrumentalist, playing cello, viola, violin, guitar, drums, piano, and bass, as well as a slew of electronics. He has spent the last few years refining his song-writing abilities by scoring film soundtracks and doing production work at the mixing desk.

The end result is an immense sadness distilled into sound; echoing trip-hop beats rolling over the sumptuous acoustic strings, downtuned piano notes punctuating the sparser arrangements.


Ganglion is the debut CD from this project.

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