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Lone
Nottingham-born electronic musician known for dreamy breakbeat and cosmic house 🌌🎶🔄
Biography
Matt Cutler, known as Lone, grew up in Nottingham and began releasing music in 2007 on Paper Recordings[^15]. His debut album Everything Is Changing Colour (2008) on R&S Records blended lush ambient textures with breakbeat rhythms, earning widespread praise[^16]. His 2012 release Emerald Fantasy Tracks solidified his reputation for melodic, pastoral electronic music, followed by Galaxy Garden in 2014, which critics hailed for its vibrant production[^17][^18]. Lone also records under the alias HIA and continues to tour internationally[^15].
Notable Releases
- '2008' – Everything Is Changing Colour – R&S Records
- '2010' – Nerve Beach – Paper Recordings
- '2012' – Emerald Fantasy Tracks – R&S Records
- '2014' – Galaxy Garden – R&S Records
- '2018' – Ambivert Tools Vol. 1 – R&S Records
Gigs & Festivals Played
- Fabric (UK) - Sónar (Spain) - Dekmantel (Netherlands) - Outlook Festival (Croatia)
News & Media Links
- https://mixmag.net/read/lone-galaxy-garden-review Galaxy Garden Review – Mixmag, 2014 - https://ra.co/features/2293-lone-returns-to-rs Lone Returns to R&S – Resident Advisor, 2018
Notes
Also records ambient work as HIA.
Links to external sites or press kits
- RA profile: https://ra.co/dj/lone
| wikiDJ Artist Schema | |
|---|---|
| Artist/DJ Name | lone |
| Real Name : | Matt Cutler |
| Birthplace | Nottingham, England |
| Role | DJ, Producer |
| Genre(s) | Breaks, Glitch, House |
| Country of Residence | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| State / Town | London |
| Affiliations (Residencies, Collectives) | R&S Records; Paper Recordings; Ancient Astronauts; Magic Wire; Werkdiscs, |
| Average BPM played or produced | 110 |
| SoundCloud URL | soundcloud.com/… |
| Beatport URL | beatport.com/… |
| Spotify URL | open.spotify.com/… |
| Labels Released On | R&S Records; Paper Recordings; Ancient Astronauts; Magic Wire; Werkdiscs |