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Matthew Dear is at the helm for this, the seventh edition of Get Physical's renowned Body Language mix series. Matthew will need little introduction to fans of contemporary house and techno; indeed, he's one of it's brightest stars - thanks to a trio of critically acclaimed albums made under his own name for Ghostly International and Spectral Sound, and a formidable catalog of fierce, peak-time techno releases under his Audion guise, not to mention remixes for the likes of Hot Chip, The Chemical Brothers and Black Strobe. Oh, and let's not forget his work for Plus 8 and M-nus as False, or his Jabberjaw 12"s on Perlon. Yes, Matthew is not only one of our most talented DJs and producers, he's also one of the most prolific. Matthew's eagerly-awaited Body Language mix is a very personal selection, and one which reflects his own artistic interests, concerns and strategies. In a sense, he approached the project literally, seeking to explore aspects of both the `body' and `language' in his selection and ultimately achieve a marriage of the two. Matthew's celebrated 2007 album Asa Breed was remarkable in its organic synthesis of vocals and house grooves, and that same synthesis lies at the heart of this mix; if you listen carefully, you'll hear that every track featured on Body Language Vol. 7 employs a vocal or `language' of some kind - some explicit and pronounced, some broken down or indistinct. Meanwhile, the mix's rhythmic default is one of sinewy, dancefloor-aimed 4x4 grooves, `body' music at its purest and most devastating. In Body Language 7, Matthew Dear has produced something far more timeless, complex and artistically significant than a mere mix CD. It's both a powerful, compelling snapshot of today's electronic music vanguard, and an intimate journey into the creative heartcore of Matthew himself, shot through with pop panache and a propulsive, party-minded momentum that is very, very...house. What we have here, ladies and gentleman, is a new kind of Body Language altogether.