Matt Cutler, better known as Lone, is a British

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Biography

Cutler adopted the Lone alias after the dissolution of his previous band, the electronic duo Kids in Tracksuits, in which Cutler performed with Andy Hemsley. His debut release as Lone came in 2007 with ''Everything is Changing Colour'' CD-R, followed by another full-length album '' Lemurian'' in 2008 on the Dealmaker label. ''Ecstasy & Friends'' appeared on the

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label in 2009. While these releases combined abstract hip-hop beats with electronic textures, Cutler moved towards a more dance-orientated sound with ''Emerald Fantasy Tracks'' (2010) and '' Galaxy Garden'' (2012). He also has released five EPs titled ''Cluster Dreams'', ''Joyreel/Sunset Teens'', ''Pineapple Crush/Angel Brain'', ''Once In a While/Raptured'' and ''Echolocations EP'', released between 2009 and 2011. Lone has been quoted as saying that the greatest influences on his music are artists such as

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. He also says that fellow British musician Keaver and Brause (stylized Keaver & Brause) and

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have had an effect on the way he makes his music. Cutler also plays in the side-project Kona Triangle when not working on Lone. Kona Triangle is a collaboration between Keaver & Brause and Lone. Kona Triangle released a record titled ''Sing a New Sapling into Existence''. Its album art was done by HAPPY DAZE. American rapper

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samples "Pineapple Crush" on her debut EP, ''

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'', for her second single "

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". Banks also used his song "Koran Angel" as an interlude on her mixtape ''Fantasea'' and "Aquamarine" for her track "Count Contessa" from her second upcoming mixtape. Cutler produced the songs "Miss Amor" and "Miss Camaraderie" for her debut studio album ''

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'', "Airglow Fires" is sampled on her Christmas EP ''

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'', and "Re-Schooling" is sampled for her song "Playhouse". His collaboration with

"Count Contessa" has gained popularity on the social media platform

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used a remix of their song "

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" featuring elements of Lone's song "Blue Moon Tree" from ''Ambivert Tools Vol. 4'' on their

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Discography

Albums

*''Everything Is Changing Colour'' (2007, vu-us) *'' Lemurian'' (2008, Dealmaker Records) *''Ecstasy & Friends'' (2009, Werk Discs) *''Sing a New Sapling into Existence'' as Kona Triangle (2009, Porter Records) *''Emerald Fantasy Tracks'' (2010, Magic Wire) *'' Galaxy Garden'' (2012, R&S) *''

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'' (2014, R&S) *''

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'' (2016, R&S) *'' DJ-Kicks: Lone'' (mix) (2017, Studio K7) *''Always Inside Your Head'' (2021, Greco-Roman)

Singles and EPs

*''Cluster Dreams'' (2009) *''Joyreel/Sunset Teens'' (2009) *''Pineapple Crush/Angel Brain'' (2010) *''Once in a While/Raptured'' (2010) *''Echolocations'' (2011) *''All Those Weird Things'' (2011) *''Crystal Caverns 1991'' (2012) *''Airglow Fires'' (2013) *''Ambivert Tools Vol. 1'' (2017) *''Ambivert Tools Vol. 2'' (2017) *''Ambivert Tools Vol. 3'' (2018) *''Ambivert Tools Vol. 4'' (2018) *''Melted (Out of Body Experience)'' (2019) *''Abraxas'' (2019) *''Not Seeing is a Flower'' (2019) *''Count Contessa (with

)'' (2019) *''Lone X KETTAMA'' (2020)

References

External links

Lone
on Andrew Meza's BTS Radio
Lone
on Discogs {{DEFAULTSORT:Lone English electronic musicians Living people Musicians from Nottinghamshire Year of birth missing (living people)