Mastersystem

This article is about the British rock band. For the video game console, see Master System.

Mastersystem
Years active2018
LabelsPhysical Education
Past members
Websitemastersystemband.com

Mastersystem were a British rock supergroup composed of two sets of brothers, who were members of the groups Frightened Rabbit (including the late Scott Hutchison), Editors and Minor Victories. They released their debut and only album, Dance Music, on 6 April 2018, to critical acclaim.[1] The band began a UK tour supporting the album that same month, but further summer dates and a plan for a wider tour later in the year were halted after the passing of Hutchison a month later.

The remaining members of the band released the music video for their final single, "Old Team", in November 2018.[2]

Dance Music was included in several best-albums-of-2018 year-end lists, notably ranking in those by Rough Trade (17th),[3] ABC News (21st),[4] The Skinny (30th),[5] NME (55th),[6] Under the Radar (71st),[7] and Noisey (76th).[8]

Origin

In 2012, the Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit recorded their fourth studio album, Pedestrian Verse, in a house in the Scottish Highlands. During this time, brothers Scott and Grant Hutchison of the band befriended Justin and James Lockley of Hand Held Cine Club, who asked if they could accompany Frightened Rabbit and record their album process.[9]

Upon release of Dance Music, Scott confided that the band had originally been named "Old Team" in acknowledgement of all four band members' being time-served artists in the music industry.[10]

Members

Songwriting

The band worked on the instrumental and lyrical writing processes separately, with Scott penning the lyrics only after tracks had been developed by the other members (Grant, Justin and James).[11] This was in contrast to other projects fronted by Scott (Frightened Rabbit and Owl John), where Scott was a core element of the instrumental songwriting.

Discography

  • Dance Music (Physical Education Recordings, 2018)

References

  1. ^ Andrew Trendell (5 April 2018). "Mastersystem - 'Dance Music' Review". NME. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ Alston, Trey (5 November 2018). "Scott Hutchison's Band Mastersystem Release Video for Their Final Single: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Albums of the Year 2018". Rough Trade. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. ^ News Staff, A. B. C. "50 best albums of 2018, including those from Kacey Musgraves, Ariana Grande and Paul McCartney". ABC News. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ^ "The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2018". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  6. ^ NME (17 December 2018). "NME's Albums Of The Year 2018". NME. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2018 | Under the Radar Magazine". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. ^ Noisey Staff (5 December 2018). "The 100 Best Albums of 2018". Vice. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  9. ^ Steinberg, Charles (28 April 2018). "Mastersystem – Scott Hutchison (of Frightened Rabbit) on His Supergroup's Debut Album". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Track-by-Track Guide: Mastersystem on their phenomenal 'Dance Music' LP". GoldFlakePaint. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Track-by-Track Guide: Mastersystem on their phenomenal 'Dance Music' LP". GoldFlakePaint. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2022.


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