Reviews
Reviews
“Matthew Whiteside explores combinations of spectral and melodic patterns. With him, tonality and sound complement each other into an inseparable and original unity.”
https://www.nmz.de/artikel/unueberhoerbar-201706
‘Matthew Whiteside is a cerebral composer and sound designer who’s creating classical-crossover works to challenge the 21st century consensus.’
M-Magazine http://www.m-magazine.co.uk/features/interviews/interview-matthew-whiteside/
‘Dichroic Light takes its name from dichroic glass that displays two colours, depending on how the light hits it. It’s a nice metaphor for an album which has the duality of incredible beauty and unsettling mood.’
Lorna Irvine, Across the Arts ****
http://www.acrossthearts.co.uk/news/artsblog/music-review-matthew-whiteside–dichroic-light-/
‘Matthew Whiteside is clearly a talented and creative person who is already doing well and no doubt has a bright future.’
Dominey Clements, Musicweb International http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2015/May/Whiteside_light_IMBT1501.htm
Dichroic Light, recorded by Abby Hayward for Dichroic Light
‘a magic sonic amplification of the solo cello through electronics’
Ken Walton, The Scotsman. 16/5/2015 ****
‘Melding chamber aesthetics with electronic minimalism, the Lisburn-born composer’s debut strikes a rewarding balance of abstract subtlety and melodic power’
http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/reviews/music/matthew-whiteside-dichroic-light#sthash.Djdr0voY.dpuf
Solo for Viola D’amore and Live Electronics, recorded by Emma Lloyd for Dichroic Light
‘overall effect is one of meditation – a Japanese stone garden whose raked ripples have been brought into sound’
Dominey Clements, Musicweb International http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2015/May/Whiteside_light_IMBT1501.htm
‘Music for headphones, in the best possible way’
Graham Rickson, The Arts Desk http://www.theartsdesk.com/classical-music/classical-cds-weekly-adams-bliss-matthew-whiteside
‘those delicately sculpted moments that show Matthew’s flair for working with the expressive freedom and flexibility of the solo performer’
Drew Hammon, Scottish Journal of Performance
http://www.scottishjournalofperformance.org/Hammond_cd-review-dichroic-light_SJoP0301_DOI_10.14439sjop.2016.0301.13.html
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