Syd Matters

Syd Matters is a French musician whose real name is Jonathan Morali. Syd Matters is a pseudonym which comes from the slight modification of the names of two Pink Floyd members: Syd Barrett and Roger Waters.

Matters was born May 22, 1980 in Paris. He started his performing career playing at small bars until being noticed by Third Side Records and signed to a recording contract. This resulted in his first album, A Whisper and a Sigh, which was recorded during the summer of 2002. After this album was released, Matters constructed a new four-piece band and in April 2005 released his second album, Someday We Will Foresee Obstacles. A mixture of folk and melancholic pop, his music combines slow melodies with acoustic instruments while holding true to its roots in electronic music.

His songs "To All of You" and "Hello Sunshine", a Super Furry Animals cover, were featured in the Fox Network's The O.C. in Season 3's The Party Favor and Season 4's The Metamorphosis, respectively.

Among his other works are a duet with Ane Brun, 'Little Lights'. (November 28, 2005. Number of Discs: 1, Label: V2, ASIN: B000BSZA6K

A compilation CD, named Syd Matters after the artist, was released in America on June 16, 2006. A single disc contains various songs from his two previous albums. It was released under the label, V2 North America (ASIN: B000FFJ8F8).

In January 2008, he released on Because, his last album "Ghost Days".

Track listing for Syd Matters by Syd Matters

1. City Talks
2. Obstacles
3. To All of You
4. I Care
5. Someday Sometimes
6. Passe Muraille
7. Lost Bird
8. Flow Backwards
9. English Way
10. Middle Class Men
11. Black and White Eyes
12. End and Start Again
13. Battle of Olympus
14. Bones
15. Someday Sometimes (El P Remix)
16. What Are You Looking At?

External links

• Official Webpage both in French and English