Work ethic and passion, individuality and collaboration united – these are key traits for longevity within the ever-shifting music industry. Enter Matija, with a wealth of releases under his belt, and a level of consistency that refuses to falter.
Classic dance, house, trance music from the underground – coming in at an impressive and essential six minutes and thirty-one seconds – the Richard Elcox remix Flip reminds us of the process of escaping into finely-crafted electronic music.
The track is extensive, taking its time to build, immersing listeners in both detail and rhythm – ambience and intensity – throughout an impressively cinematic realm of haunting essentials.
Elsewhere the Swiss producer Matija exercises his freedom to meander between styles and grooves, the tribal and intimate rhythms of a more trip-hop kissed Selbstgespräche für Fortgeschrittene, carefully sampling the iconic but fragmented words of Louis Armstrong, proving an original and smooth modern highlight. The organic and electronic worlds collide beafiuflly throughout this 2024 release, and both Richard Elcox and Romanski aid in providing dynamic new dimensions for the format.
More recently, Matija raised the pulse of the music, still with a complex multi-layering of ambient and rhythmic intricacies though. Ulma is unmissable as a modern electronic track, a dreamscape with multiple evolving parts and processes, all grounded by a distinct and hypnotic central riff and groove.
The latter half welcomes a deeply human euphoria from the live choir sound, a level of unity and warmth that consumers the listener, and furthers the addictive appeal of the style.
Matija is unrivalled as a creative producer, not purely for the skill and clear love for the process brought to the scene, but for the consistently unique, distinct and recognisable qualities that fill up even the most varied of repertoires.
Consider the heavy bass and cinematic darkness of Slight Uprising, the underground floor-filler escapism reaching a bold and energising crescendo. Then on the flip-side, the ethereal, retro tones and echoing fragments of Glitter Mechanics showcase a fine fusion of that underground disconcertion and something more mainstream hypnotic. The track feels both familiar and dissonant, almost a warped, dreamlike haze of something once known.
That original vibe is essential, and so rare these days, and Matija’s catalogue appears to continuously represent and highlight it. The music is undoubtedly fresh, timeless but well-suited to the needs of modern escapists, and with tens of thousands of monthly listeners, Matija’s value and reach as a creative producer is clearly hitting with impact.
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