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Asa Breed
Studio album by Matthew Dear
Released	June 5, 2007 (2007-06-05)
Genre	Electronic
Length	40:51
Label	Ghostly International
Producer	Matthew Dear
Matthew Dear chronology
Backstroke (2004) Asa Breed (2007) Black City (2010)

Asa Breed is the third studio album by American music producer Matthew Dear. It was released via Ghostly International in 2007. It peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart. The title of the album comes from a character in the Kurt Vonnegut novel, Cat's Cradle.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The A.V. Club	B−
Entertainment Weekly	B
The Guardian
The Irish Times
NME	7/10
Pitchfork	7.9/10
PopMatters	8/10
Resident Advisor	4.0/5
Spin

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Asa Breed received an average score of 73, based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Resident Advisor named it the 39th-best album of the decade.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matthew Dear

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Matthew Dear – production
• Mobius Band – guitar (5), bass guitar (5)
• Collin Dupuis – drums (11), drones (11), selected recording
• Dave Cooley – mixing (2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11)
• Tony Gillis – mastering
• Sam Valenti IV – executive production
• Will Calcutt – artwork

Charts

References

1. ^ "Matthew Dear Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
2. Sande, Kiran (January 1, 2009). "Interview: Matthew Dear". Fact. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
3. ^ "Reviews for Asa Breed by Matthew Dear". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
4. Kellman, Andy. "Asa Breed – Matthew Dear". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
5. Battaglia, Andy (June 5, 2007). "Matthew Dear: Asa Breed". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
6. Drumming, Neil (June 8, 2007). "Asa Breed". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
7. Burgess, John (July 6, 2007). "Matthew Dear, Asa Breed". The Guardian. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
8. Carroll, Jim (July 6, 2007). "Matthew Dear: Asa Breed (Ghostly International)". The Irish Times. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
9. Naylor, Tony (July 12, 2007). "Matthew Dear: Asa Breed". NME. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
10. Sherburne, Philip (June 5, 2007). "Matthew Dear: Asa Breed". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
11. Raper, Dan (July 5, 2007). "Matthew Dear: Asa Breed". PopMatters. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
12. O'Donoghue, Barry (June 6, 2007). "Matthew Dear – Asa Breed". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
13. Boylan, J. Gabriel (July 2007). "Matthew Dear: Asa Breed". Spin. 23 (7): 96. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
14. "RA Poll: Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2017.

External links

• Asa Breed at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2007 albums
• Matthew Dear albums
• Ghostly International albums