Quinault EP, by Mathew Anderson

Quinault EP

by Mathew Anderson

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1.	Still Lost Always 07:15	info	buy track
2.	Quinault 07:39	info	buy track
3.	Quinault (Pezzner Remix) 07:30	info	buy track

about

Seattle native Mathew Anderson is a prolific and experienced electronic musician with releases on Suburbia, Plastic City, Uniting Souls, Supremus, and Get Physical, under his own name and as Not Boyfriend Material.

Written in the winter of 2020, these songs were composed in the 5 days before each cycle of Mathew’s chemotherapy treatments while undergoing radiation therapy five days a week for throat cancer. These seemingly impossible conditions underscore Mat’s determination to create under imminent threat. Despite the challenges of treatment, Mat still managed to craft well-recorded and beguiling dance music. Much more can be said about Mat’s journey with these recordings, however, the result here is a series of tunes that truly encapsulate Mathew’s high standards of songwriting and production.

All of these tunes were produced with outboard synthesizers and drum machines. “Still Lost Always” carries a warm, vintage
charm of analog hardware synths. Its lush chords envelop the listener in a sonic tapestry. On the flip side, the “Quinault” intro beckons with arpeggiations recalling early NovaMute, as though tuning into a lost
frequency from the past. The beats are delicate yet driving with vintage drum machines invoking a sense of retro-futurism. Layers of hazy, synth staccatos and lush pads hold a dreamlike quality.
Pezzner’s remix brings this tune into his quintessential lane with 4/4 drive and otherworldly, even eerie, jazz brass soundscapes and crescendos as only Pezzner can. His decades of friendship and reverence for Anderson’s art are evident in this meticulous rework.

Artwork: Radiation mask concept by Mathew Anderson, image by Pezzner with illustration by Christopher Mohn