Jared Mattson and Ruban Nielson Release ‘Fear’
Jared Mattson of The Mattson 2 and Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra have today released their collaborative instrumental album Fear via Jagjaguwar. Out tomorrow morning is also a visualizer for the single Wedgie, an intricate interplay of two guitar virtuosos and one of the album’s most pristine, celestial moments.
Fear was recorded in June 2024, the year Mattson and Nielson first met in person, having previously crossed paths online through being longtime admirers of each other’s music. It wasn’t long before they began playing music together, and during that first improvisational session, Ruban hit record, and within a couple of days they had captured the seven tracks on Fear. All recording and mixing took place in Palm Springs, with mastering by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios in London.
