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Leave Luck to Heaven
Studio album by Matthew Dear
Released	November 25, 2003 (2003-11-25)
Genre	Electronica minimal techno microhouse
Length	53:54
Label	Spectral Sound
Producer	Matthew Dear
Matthew Dear chronology
Leave Luck to Heaven (2003) Backstroke (2004)

Leave Luck to Heaven is the first studio album by Matthew Dear. It was released on Spectral Sound, a sub-label of Ghostly International, in 2003.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
BBC	7/10
Dusted Magazine	favorable
Pitchfork	7.8/10
Prefix	7.0/10
Stylus Magazine	C+
XLR8R	favorable

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Formatted like a pop record intended for home listening, with most tracks falling somewhere in the four- to five-minute range, Leave Luck to Heaven has a flow unlike any other single-artist microhouse album to date." Scott Plagenhoef of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.8 out of 10, calling it "his most satisfying release to date" and "(along with Ricardo Villalobos' Alcachofa) another techno-dub record that deftly straddles the line between home listening and the dancefloor."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matthew Dear

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Matthew Dear – production
• SV4 – executive production
• Rashad – mastering
• Michael Doyle – design
• Will Calcutt – photography

References

1. "Matthew Dear presents Leave Luck To Heaven". Ghostly International. November 18, 2003. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
2. "Matthew Dear". Ghostly International. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
3. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Matthew Dear - Leave Luck to Heaven". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
4. Lee, Alastair (March 19, 2004). "Matthew Dear - Leave Luck To Heaven". BBC. Archived from the original on November 7, 2004. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
5. Serrins, Jesse (January 29, 2004). "Matthew Dear - Leave Luck To Heaven". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
6. ^ Plagenhoef, Scott (November 4, 2003). "Matthew Dear: Leave Luck to Heaven". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
7. Krolak, Mike (November 25, 2003). "Matthew Dear: Leave Luck to Heaven". Prefix. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
8. Gloden, Gabe (December 1, 2003). "Matthew Dear - Leave Luck to Heaven". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
9. Sherburne, Philip (October 24, 2003). "Matthew Dear Leave Luck to Heaven". XLR8R. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

External links

• Leave Luck to Heaven at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2003 debut albums
• Matthew Dear albums
• Microhouse albums
• Ghostly International albums