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Velvet and Gold
Plaid and Lead
Cairn
Flight of the Raven
Presence
Closer
New Buryin' Ground
Nawglan, the Sacred Nine
Chasing Down Wolves
Live at the 6 Degrees
Here be Dragons
Echoes of Albion
Theory of Ruins
Feels like Coming Home
Blood is Thicker Than Gold
All Clearance Items
Leather journals - b stock
Newsletter
Free CD - Velvet & Gold
Free CD – The Dragons’ Refrain
Free CD – The Echoes Remain
£1 Album Download!
Music to make you FEEL!
- Feel the River Breathe
- Catch the Moment
- Velvet and Gold
- Cold
- Petrichor
- No Turning Back
- The Howling of the Moon
- Rise Above the Static
- The Great Indoors
- Feel the River Breathe (live)
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Velvet and Gold – the stunning new Pay What You Want album from Matt Steady.
Simple, beautiful, acoustic.
Featuring the gorgeous vocals of Sally Minnear (Dave Bainbridge, Dave Brons, Pendragon), whose voice will stop you in your tracks, and the prodigious talent of Terl Bryant (Iona, John Paul Jones, Martin Barre), this album was recorded to make you feel like you’re sitting in the room while it happens.
Human, with all its flaws and brilliance. Real instruments, real words.
The music is stripped back, but the lyrics are sharp – this is as real as it gets.
Why ‘Pay What You Want’ ?
This album comes out of, frankly, a really rough year.
But I believe music is a light in the darkness.
I think lots of people are struggling right now, and I would love this to be a lifeline for someone who needs it.
So if money is tight, please take the digital album for free, or cover postage and pick the free CD option.
And if you’re in a position to do so, please consider paying a little extra. That will help me get this music to more people and make a bigger difference.
I’m going to make something beautiful
Something simple and delicate
Something to make heads turn and hearts glad
I’m going to make something beautifulThe beauty of sharing a moment of sorrow
and giving out of our joy
Cos you are all I have that remains
The beauty of sharing a moment of sorrowA candle flickering in the draught
A moment before the dark
A diamond in the coal
A star in the night
Velvet beautifully sets off gold
Digital Downloads
The Gift
FREE - High quality digital album download
- MP3s (320 kbps)
- Artwork thumbnails + embedded lyrics
- Tagged and ready to play
- Perfect for phones or even burning to CD
The Audiophile
Super high quality FLAC downloads
- 24 bit, 48 kHz
- Perfect for high-end hifi or headphones
- Includes full MP3 downloads
The Complete Digital Edition
The full digital experience
- FLAC downloads
- MP3 downloads
- Hi-res digital lyrics booklet
- Hi-res album artwork
- Hi-res photo pack
- Guitar chords PDF
- Plus a bonus ambient remix digital EP; four tracks reimagined by Phil Stiles
Compact Discs
The Gift
FREE - Full Album on CD (just pay p&p)
- Signed CD in a beautiful full-colour wallet
- Full digital downloads (320 kbps MP3)
Deluxe Edition
Deluxe Edition CD
- Fabulous artwork in a gatefold sleeve with gold foil lettering
- Full colour lyrics booklet (+digital version)
- Signed, personalised photo + Sticker
- Lossless FLAC downloads (24bit 48khz)
- High quality MP3 downloads (320 kbps)
- Digital artwork
Plaid and Lead
Having added guitar, backing vocals, and synth to Matt Steady's most recent effort, Velvet & Gold, Phil Stiles (frontman of Final Coil) felt that a number of songs could be taken in a bold new direction.
With Matt's kind permission, Phil was let loose on the original multitracks for the album. Stripping away the layers, he created something darker and more glacial, while remaining true to the emotional core of the original album.
The result is Plaid & Lead, a four-track EP that was designed to complement rather than supplant the original – a mirror universe version, where icy synths replace the warmth of Matt's folk-infused guitar work.
This is PAY WHAT YOU WANT. We really want you to have this, but if you are flush, it would help us make more music if you could contribute a little something. Thanks!
Signed Velvet and Gold Glossy Artwork Prints
• High-quality glossy print with rich colours and sharp detail
• Hand-signed by Matt Steady
• Carefully packaged to arrive safely
Perfect for framing, studio walls, listening rooms, or anywhere you want a little more music-inspired beauty.
Rosewood USB Complete Discography
Every album, along with a whole host of live performance, covers, and special extras have been gathered into one beautifully crafted rosewood USB—engraved with the dragon logo, housed in an elegant presentation box featuring the same logo and my signature.
12 Studio Albums – From Blood is thicker than Gold to Velvet and Gold. Just buying these alone on my website would cost > £150
2 Compilation Albums – The Echoes Remain and The Dragons Refrain
2 Early EPs – Unreleased early EPs (before I had any clue what I was doing!) – Rambling on the Black List and Sticks and Stones
Nearly 4 hours of live gig footage & music videos
Story Time – bedtime stories read live to my children
Also comes with a signed, personalised photo!
Build your own Collector's USB
Handcraft your very own collection of Music & Video
Hosted on a beautifully crafted rosewood USB — engraved with the dragon logo, housed in an elegant presentation box featuring the same logo and my signature.
I will also add FLAC or WAV versions of the albums you pick for uber-quality listening.
Whether you’re a long-time listener or just discovering my music, this USB gives you the complete experience, in a collectible, beautifully designed package.
Also comes with a signed, personalised photo!
Handmade leather journals
Immerse yourself in history with this massive 8”x6” leather bound journal.
Featuring a tree embossed in gold on the front, the journal’s weathered, textured pages will give a sensory joy to your writing!
Perfect for recording your own songs, epic tales or profound thoughts, this journal is both a beautiful keepsake and a functional piece of art.