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Mat Zo drops a genre-bending double A-side, ‘Les Mishegas / Shut Up’, out now on Anjunabeats.
Mat Zo is one of Anjunabeats’ most celebrated artists, with tracks such as 'Easy' (with Porter Robinson), 'Rebound' (with ARTY), 'The Sky' and 'Superman' capturing the imagination of the masses. His GRAMMY-nominated debut album, ‘Damage Control’, released in 2013, gave Mat’s avant-garde approach to production its full expression. Featuring break-out hit ‘Easy’, the track took Mat mainstream: a Radio 1 A-List addition, Sirius XM BPM listing, a #1 Billboard Heatseeking record, an Essential Mix of the year nomination and, ultimately, a GRAMMY nomination for best dance and electronic recording.
His latest studio album, ‘Illusion of Depth’, was released on the label in October 2020. The album produced singles 'The Next Chapter', 'Problems' and 'Colours'; the latter of which has garnered over eight million streams, 150k YouTube views, hundreds of national radio play-outs and was placed in the soundtrack for the 2021 racing video game Forza Horizon 5. Mat rounded off 2022 with a surprise end-of-year single, ‘Astatine’, which has since amassed over 600K streams.
Never one to be constrained by the arbitrary concept of genre, 'Les Mishegas' and 'Shut Up' are no exception, blending together influences from heavy metal, electronica and psychedelica. Both tracks have been teased live in Mat's DJ sets over the past year, including his performances at Group Therapy 500 in Los Angeles, Above & Beyond's Group Therapy Weekender festivals in the US, UK and Australia, and most recently at Beyond Wonderland, Anjunabeats Miami and Anjunabeats Austin.
Expect more shows from Mat across Europe and North America in the coming months, and more music. 'Les Mishegas / Shut Up’ is out now on Anjunabeats.
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Summary
Anjunabeats is one of the most respected record labels globally because of its eclectic releases that nowadays cross genre boundaries and allow more music voices to be heard rather than focusing on one single sound. Mat Zo with his tracks has proved his ability to absorb influences from other genres and come up with something new and exciting. If you for instance adore indie dance sounds Les Mishegas is an excellent slice of rock guitar riffs, power boosting basslines, chunky thumping grooves to create raw, rough and incredible elegant tapestry of sounds and emotions. On the other side Shut Up is the more colorful groovy melodic floating progressive house track ready for mainstage action. With disco house influences and feel good summery vibes plus heavy dose of acid overlays this track despite its aggressive title is pleasure for the ears and perfect to add flower power 70's nostalgia into the proceedings. #PureGold Love IT10.0
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