Mount Sims (also Mt. Sims) is the stage name of Matthew Sims an L.A.-based … Read Full Bio ↴Mount Sims (also Mt. Sims) is the stage name of Matthew Sims an L.A.-based DJ/producer/musician. His work is situated within the field of electronic music, though it shows influences as varied as post punk, new wave, funk, techno and darkwave. Striking about his work is that he is almost exclusively responsible for every aspect of it: from the vocals and the instrumentation to the production.

His first album, "Ultra Sex" (2002/International DeeJay Gigolo Records) was an instant underground success. It incorporated many styles that were later defined as the genre electroclash. It showed his far reaching musical background and talent. Major influences to the work were German and British new wave bands, funk and electronica. The album Ultrasex, as the title suggests, was a concept album centred around the themes of technology and sexuality. It contains the electro-pop hit "How We Do", as well as what is considered by many to be his most outstanding work to date: The innovative, part-rhythmical/part a-rhythmical, challenging, yet catchy "Rational Behaviour".

His second offering "Wild Light" (2005/International Deejay Gigolo) has seen him move away from the dancefloor-orientated catchiness of his first LP "Ultrasex" and focus on the matter of death and information. The music is more melancholic in expression. Major musical influences are the 80's darkwave and post punk styles throughout the album. David J. Bauhaus played bass on some of Wild Light's songs. While moving away from the electroclash movement has secured Mount Sims a place of being recognized as a genuine artist, fans of Ultrasex have been impressed and disappointed by his more difficult second album in equal measures.

Like "Wild Light" Mt. Sims's third album "Happily Ever After" (2008/ Hungry Eye Records), is of made from themes which touch on the darker side of human nature: Obsession, isolation, horror and madness. It was produced by Thomas Stern of Crime and the City Solution, and features guest appearances by Jessie Evans (formerly of Subtonix, Autonervous and The Vanishing), Toby Dammit (Swans, The Residents and Iggy Pop) and Bryan Black (Motor). Album artwork is by Peter Wu with layout by Dez of CROSSOVER. Photography is by Echo Danon.

In 2009, Mt. Sims, the current incarnation of Mount Sims (with Rand Twigg on bass and Andre Lange on drums), have been asked by The Knife's Olof Dreijer, along with Planningtorock and some other notable artists, to collaborate on a project commissioned by Pro Forma - a Danish performance group. "Tomorrow, In a Year", an opera about Charles Darwin, was released in 2010 through Rabid Records, first digitally on 28 Jan and then physically on 1 Mar.

Mount Sims has been responsible for Madonna's remixes of her song "Nobody Knows me", of her 2003 album American Life.

Matthew Sims is currently living and working in Berlin, Germany.

Mt. Sims Live in Budapest @ A38 (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h5p9G0gjeQ

Mt. Sims Live in Berlin @ BangBangClub (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J4k-6pBIOE

Restless
Mount Sims Lyrics

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Staring at you
Distant as a magazine
I've never felt so helpless
Time it seems to me
I'm waking from a dream
You've left me feeling restless

I try to dance you out of my head

I try to get you in my arms
The smell of you hangs in my bed
To what you might've thrown along

And every mirror I see your face
And every room I hear your voice.
I try ot dance you out of my head
Sometimes there hardly is no choice

Staring at you
Distant as a magazine
I've never felt so helpless
Time it seems to me
I'm waking from a dream

I try to dance you out of my head
I try to get you in my arms
The smell of you hangs in my bed
To what you might've thrown along

And everywhere I see your face
And every room I hear your voice.
I try to dance you out of my head
Sometimes there hardly is no choice

I try to dance you out my head
I try to get you in my arms
The smell of you hangs in my bed

In every mirror I see your face

I try to dance you out of my head
Sometimes there hardly is no choice

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mount Sims's song Restless convey a sense of longing and desperation, with the singer struggling to forget someone who has left them feeling restless. The first verse establishes the distance and disconnection between the two parties, with the singer staring at their object of desire as if they were just a distant image in a magazine. They feel helpless and unable to move on from this person, with time only exacerbating their feelings of restlessness. The chorus delves into the efforts the singer is making to forget their lost love, with dancing and physical contact as a means of escape. The second verse deepens the sense of attachment, as the singer now sees their lost love's face in every mirror and hears their voice in every room. Even as they try to dance this person out of their head, they find that sometimes there is no choice but to succumb to the memories and the longing.

Overall, the lyrics of Restless convey a common theme of heartbreak and loss, with the singer struggling to move on from a love that has left them feeling empty and restless. The use of mirrors and rooms creates a sense of inescapability, as the memories of this person seem to be everywhere, making it difficult for the singer to forget and move on. The use of dancing as a means of escape adds a sense of desperation, as if the singer is trying anything to rid themselves of the pain they are feeling.

Line by Line Meaning

Staring at you
Looking at you directly

Distant as a magazine
You feel far away like something you see on glossy pages

I've never felt so helpless
Feeling powerless or unable to do anything

Time it seems to me
Time drags on

I'm waking from a dream
Realization that what you thought was real is not

You've left me feeling restless
You've made me feel uneasy and unable to relax

I try to dance you out of my head
I attempt to forget about you through dancing

I try to get you in my arms
I try to hold you and forget my troubles

The smell of you hangs in my bed
Your scent lingers in my sleeping area

To what you might've thrown along
To any objects or clothing that you may have left behind

And every mirror I see your face
Your image appears in every reflective surface