Backstroke (album)

2004 studio album by Matthew Dear

Backstroke

Studio album by

Matthew Dear

Released| July 13, 2004 (2004-07-13)
Genre| Microhouse
Length| 42:43
Label| Spectral Sound
Matthew Dear chronology
| Leave Luck to Heaven
(2003)  | Backstroke
(2004)  | Asa Breed
(2007)

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Backstroke is the second studio album by Matthew Dear. It was released on Spectral Sound, a sub-label of Ghostly International, in 2004.

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Blender| [2]
Pitchfork| 6.8/10[3]
Prefix| 7.0/10[4]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Whatever its designation, Backstroke is a marked turn away from Leave Luck to Heaven, if scarcely a stylistic changeup."[1] He added, "Several cuts will indeed serve adequately in the clubs, but the album as a whole is tailored for a more personal setting."[1]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Another"| 5:00
2.| "Tide"| 4:55
3.| "Takes on You"| 6:44
4.| "Grut Wall"| 3:53
5.| "I Know Howser"| 4:00
6.| "Huggy's Parade"| 5:55
7.| "Good Girl"| 3:39
8.| "And in the Night"| 8:32
Total length:| 42:43

## References

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1. ^ a b c Kellman, Andy. "Matthew Dear - Backstroke". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
2. ^ "Backstroke". Blender. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
3. ^ Sylvester, Nick (July 25, 2004). "Matthew Dear: Backstroke". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
4. ^ Umile, Dominic (July 13, 2004). "Matthew Dear: Backstroke". Prefix. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

## External links

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* Backstroke at Discogs (list of releases)

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Matthew Dear

Studio albums|

* Leave Luck to Heaven (2003)
* Backstroke (2004)
* Asa Breed (2007)
* Black City (2010)
* Beams (2012)
* Bunny (2018)

EPs|

* Don and Sherri (2007)

Audion|

* Suckfish (2006)
* Fabric 27 (2006)

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* 2007 (2007)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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