Leave Luck to Heaven is the first studio album by Matthew Dear. It was released on Spectral Sound, a sub-label of Ghostly International, in 2003.[1][2]

Leave Luck to Heaven
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 25, 2003 (2003-11-25)
Genre
Length53:54
LabelSpectral Sound
ProducerMatthew Dear
Matthew Dear chronology
Leave Luck to Heaven
(2003)
Backstroke
(2004)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
BBC7/10[4]
Dusted Magazinefavorable[5]
Pitchfork7.8/10[6]
Prefix7.0/10[7]
Stylus MagazineC+[8]
XLR8Rfavorable[9]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Formatted like a pop record intended for home listening, with most tracks falling somewhere in the four- to five-minute range, Leave Luck to Heaven has a flow unlike any other single-artist microhouse album to date."[3] Scott Plagenhoef of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.8 out of 10, calling it "his most satisfying release to date" and "(along with Ricardo Villalobos' Alcachofa) another techno-dub record that deftly straddles the line between home listening and the dancefloor."[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Matthew Dear

No.TitleLength
1."Nervous Laughter (Intro)"2:40
2."Fex"5:07
3."Just Us Now"4:37
4."The Crush"4:42
5."But for You"5:13
6."In Unbending"4:34
7."Dog Days"5:53
8."Huffing Stuff"5:18
9."Reason and Responsibility"5:38
10."You're Fucking Crazy"4:43
11."It's Over Now"5:42
12."Machete (Outro)"0:27
Total length:53:54

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Matthew Dear – production
  • SV4 – executive production
  • Rashad – mastering
  • Michael Doyle – design
  • Will Calcutt – photography

References

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  1. ^ "Matthew Dear presents Leave Luck To Heaven". Ghostly International. November 18, 2003. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Matthew Dear". Ghostly International. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Matthew Dear - Leave Luck to Heaven". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Lee, Alastair (March 19, 2004). "Matthew Dear - Leave Luck To Heaven". BBC. Archived from the original on November 7, 2004. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Serrins, Jesse (January 29, 2004). "Matthew Dear - Leave Luck To Heaven". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Plagenhoef, Scott (November 4, 2003). "Matthew Dear: Leave Luck to Heaven". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  7. ^ Krolak, Mike (November 25, 2003). "Matthew Dear: Leave Luck to Heaven". Prefix. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  8. ^ Gloden, Gabe (December 1, 2003). "Matthew Dear - Leave Luck to Heaven". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  9. ^ Sherburne, Philip (October 24, 2003). "Matthew Dear Leave Luck to Heaven". XLR8R. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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