The Soft Pink Truth

In between his busy careers as an academic, writer, and half of the inventive electronic duo Matmos, Drew Daniel showcases his nimble production skills and taps into the transformative power of dance music as the Soft Pink Truth. With each album, the project's focus shifted nearly as much as Matmos' music did. On 2003's debut Do You Party?, Daniel drew on funk, disco, '80s R&B, and composer Erik Satie for its booty-shaking allure, but on 2004's Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Soft Pink Truth?, he turned vintage punk and hardcore songs into house anthems that felt even ...