“寧為玉碎不為瓦全” 

WA?STE is the moniker of Felix Idle--producer, artist & Valley Spirit Recordings label head, based out of Melbourne, Australia. He makes music that characterizes both the curiosity and content fatigue stemming from long hours online. He rips the euphoric guts from trance, gabba & other hard dance genres, re-integrating it into slower but no less ambitious instrumentals. This aggressive eclecticism forms a bed for his saccharine vocal melodies & gently blurred-out lyricism. He has supported M.E.S.H., Air Max 97, Lone, Holly Herndon and Eternal Dragonz' V Kim, as well as having collaborated with Mya Gomez and Ptwiggs on newer productions. 

Hollow Vessel is his first release under this current moniker. The title refers to the feeling of being an observer to events in one's own life, of acquiescing to fate.

Empty Vessel

Disintegration

bookings: david@transatlantic.earth
contact: softmatter.x@gmail.com

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released on @infinite-machine, @soul_feeder, @parkingstone, Halocline Trance via @egyptrixx, and @evo-natura

—  select past shows  —

Oct 19, 2024: Creamcake, Berlin
Apr 21, 2024: Abadir, Chago, Tufi, Isaka; Berlin
Jul 07, 2023: Soulfeeder x Club Sirens, Berlin
Dec 16, 2023: XO Noir: Live set w/ Nthng and Blue Hour, Montreal
Aug 20, 2022: World Creations Studio, Montreal
July 7, 2022: SUBSTRAT Festival at Société des arts technologiques
May 7, 2022: Andy Stott at Newspeak, Montreal
Dec 12, 2021: unrar.me w/ Bloomfeld, Personal Brand, Neutralized, Berlin
Aug 25, 2021 : MUTEK https://montreal.mutek.org/en/artists/softmatter
Mar 13, 2021: COMMON MULTIVERSE by Currents.fm x Infinite Machine w/ Swan Meat, Laughing Ears, Bungalovv, Benfika, Koi, Fausto Mercier & Bonebrokk
May 2, 2020: Club Quarantine w Nkisi, Minimal Violence, Countess Malaise, Korea Town Acid & Venus In Foil
Dec 22, 2020: Untitled: Holiday Edition w/ Reka, Toronto
Nov 2, 2020: SOAKed w/ Korea Town Acid, Honey Drip & Venus in Foil, Toronto
Aug 14, 2019: Solo Show Klub CH25, Warsaw, PL 
July 14, 2019: I Love Promise w/ Fred P (NY), Cherry Beach, Toronto
June 18, 2019: Showcase w/ Cucina Povera & Raf Reza, June Records, Toronto
May 30, 2019: Showcase w/ Bénédicte, Khedo, Embassy Bar, Toronto
Jan 31, 2019: Showcase w/ Korea Town Acid, Embassy Bar, Toronto
Jul 01, 2018: ACT! (FKA Egyptrixx), Così e Così & Cares, Baby G, Toronto
Apr 26, 2018: Showcase w/ Joanne Pollock, Leucrocuta & Sages, Handlebar, Toronto

Disintegration

Genome 6.66 Mbp