Phaeleh

About

Phaeleh - pronounced "Fella" Since his debut release in 2008, Phaeleh aka Matt Preston has developed an inimitable style of cinematic electronic music, which floats between the shifting tempos and timbres of dubstep, garage, electronica and house music. Phaeleh's last two long play releases on Afterglo records - 'Fallen Light' and 'The Cold In You' - have cemented his position as one of the most exciting new producers to emerge from his current hometown, Bristol. Phaeleh's downbeat and heartfelt sound honours the tradition of Bristolian forefathers Massive Attack, Smith & Mighty and Portishead, with a fresh outlook and penchant for sub sonics. This time, he's skirted round the easy option and stepped away from any formulas that seemed too comfortable. "I was very aware of certain tracks which did very well in the past, and was keen to avoid just painting by numbers and taking the obvious route", says Phaeleh, "I wanted to make an album where I didn't feel influenced by the need to keep DJs happy with structure or style". 'Tides' is very much an album that Phaeleh wanted to listen to, rather than one that he thought people wanted to hear. Aiming to achieve a more cinematic, musi…