So yesterday I sent my computer back to Dell because a broken heat sink was causing it to get hotter than the surface of the sun. Because of this I am forced to find alternate means of blogging which means my work laptop which (for some reason or another) won’t connect to our wireless network and so I’m writing this from the depths of the basement. Anyhow, luckily I have some great music to keep me calm through all of this.
So a week or two ago I found a truly wonderful song posted by Amy on her fantastic blog Shake Your Fist. It was a sprawling minimal techno track called “Daddaughter” by Frenchman Nicolas Matuszczak who (simply) goes by Matzak. For one reason or another the song really moved me. His entire debut album Life Beginnings was created during the nine months that his new daughter was in-utero and it is “pregnant” with meaning and growing love. That alone would be enough to draw me to this music, but the music itself is gorgeous. It is warm and playful IDM electronica that is slightly glitchy with simple gliding melodies. Very rare is it that electronic music (especially minimal techno) sounds this alive. Like waking up just early enough to catch the sunrise Life Beginnings is inspiring and invigorating and alive.
Matzak’s Life Beginnings is out now on Boxer Recordings.
MP3 | Matzak – Daddaughter Life Beginnings
MP3 | Matzak – Girl In Water Life Beginnings
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