Recent Press and Collaborations

Hello! Hope everyone reading is having a great summer. I wanted to share some info about some press coverage I've recently gotten about my solo album Lungfiddle, and Broadcloth's album In Stitches.

Here's a piece from the Hartford Courant about Lungfiddle and my music.

Here's a review of Lungfiddle from the New Haven Independent.

And below is a review from the NYC Jazz Record, which called it "a stunning achievement" in their June 2016 issue.

A limited run of "Lungfiddle" CDs, as well as an album stream, is available through my Bandcamp page! And the digital audio is available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon.

The NYC Jazz Record also reviewed Broadcloth's In Stitches in their May 2016 issue, calling the album "exacting, wry, and massive - well worth tuning an ear towards."

I also wanted to mention a few recent collaborations. I provided some keyboards for Demon Chauffeur's debut EP, "Spiritism". I also provided accordion, viola and backing vox for two tracks on Clara Engel's EP "Visitors are Allowed One Kiss". Finally, I provided instrumental tracks for two top secret covers by Jordaan Mason, forthcoming. These will be released on Jordaan's Bandcamp page in August!

Finally, take a look over at the sidebar for another seasonal update of my current performance schedule. Missed a couple early in July, but those will be added retroactively to the performance page. Hope to see you at an upcoming one! I'm very excited for the Caterwaul's night of music by Ennio Morricone, coming up July 27th at Best Video, in particular!

Adam Matlock - Lungfiddle released today via Off - Record label.

Hello everyone! My solo accordion album "Lungfiddle" has released today through Off Record Label. It is available today through various digital outlets including Spotify, iTunes, Google Play and CD Baby (which will be embedded below.) The player above links to all these outlets. Just a reminder that I will be releasing CDs of this material in a few weeks - once again, stay tuned for details.

Lungfiddle Release April 8th via Off - Record Label

Hello Everyone,

I am VERY excited to announce the digital release of "Lungfiddle", an album of solo accordion compositions, on April 8th, via Off - Record Label. 

Lungfiddle, which is a pet-name I use for the accordion, began as a question that came up after some years of not-very serious attempts at crafting a functional solo set after finally feeling like I had an identity as a composer and improviser. The question, about what constituted a language rather than just a vocabulary as a solo performer, was catalyzed by some focused listening to colleagues and heroes alike in a solo format, where the responsibilities of sound and space become entirely stacked on the whims and techniques of that artist. 

I was then invited to perform a solo set to open a show back in March of 2014, and prepared drafts of three compositions, all of which appear in some form on the album. Immediately it became clear that despite all of my inclinations in other improvising settings (playing recorder or clarinet or using my voice in addition to my primary instrument), this book of pieces had to focus on the accordion alone. 

Over the course of the next 15 months, I had the opportunity to perform these compositions a half-dozen more times, in addition to focusing on an exercise of daily improvisation for several months. The process was very special for me, forcing me to not only consider all the capabilities of the instrument, but where not to use them - to turn my intense analysis of improvised and experimental music inward in a sometimes painful way.

Lungfiddle is a snapshot of four compositions, as they existed on June 8th of 2015 when they were recorded. Eric Tate engineered, edited, and mixed the thing, aiming to provide a close image of the instrument. Chris Cretella mastered the audio, and Alain Lefebrsky 

(As it happens, the process on these pieces spilled over into An Historic, my songwriting alias, and the last few solo performances have incorporated elements of my songs and of these compositions, all unified by the sculptural and narrative processes that have informed my composition since the beginning.)

I will be self-releasing CDs of this recording, so please stay tuned for that.

I have two shows scheduled (see sidebar - May 13th in New Haven and June 25th in Brooklyn) which are meant to serve as release shows for this material. Hope to see you at one of them!

Bubak and Hungaricus Sheet Music

Since a few folks over on my YouTube Channel have asked about it, here is my transcription of the song Bubak and Hungaricus from the film Amadeus. Still waiting for someone to come along and tell me everything about this tune, but I figure that's more likely to happen with more people out there playing it.

Broadcloth Release! (VERY BELATED)

Hello all,

this incredibly delayed blog update has to do with the fact that Broadcloth, in addition to very recently celebrating our 6th anniversary as a group, has released our debut album "In Stitches" via Gold Bolus records.  Stream it below, or purchase the digital audio or CDs from the link as well!




Enjoy the best in improvised chamber music! Broadcloth is Anne Rhodes, voice, Nathan Bontrager, Cello, and myself on accordion and recorders.