REVERT, MATTHEW - A Discussion Was Had In Your Absence

Edition of 100. “Of the myriad audio documents produced each year inspired by routine dental surgery mishaps,
Matthew Reverts A discussion was had in your absence must rank among the best. Never one to rest
on his laurels, Revert makes advantageous use of drilled tongue to craft a lisping, protean sound
world that devalues any reasonable expectations we, the listener, may hold. Its a source of no
small personal pride to reflect on the artistic strides Revert has taken since I released his debut
LP Not You [Kye Records] back in 2014, and A discussion was had in your absence lets no one down.
“The passing of those two years has done much to erode the keen structures from Reverts
music. Gone are the lyrical narratives, the concessions to melody, the monumental retrospection.
Instead, we are given three wind-blasted vistas where every gesture, every detail, is reduced to a
smudge. This is music falling from reach, as if somehow Revert tapped the sound of conscious
sedation and gave it identity. We may count ourselves the most fortunate of people that we are
able to profit from his distress.” – Graham Lambkin.