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The Long Way is the Real Way
There are two ways to make it in music:

Let the show-business machine shape and sell you.

Or do it yourself — slowly, honestly, with heart.

I’ve always chosen the second path. It takes time, but it builds something real — and that’s what matters most.

Who is Yevhen Briukhatskyi?
Also known as: Matthew That
Born: 1990, Kyiv, Ukraine
Age: 35
Roles: Producer • Composer • Arranger • Multi-genre Artist

Music has been my lifelong companion — from classic rock in my teens to a wide spectrum of genres that shaped my taste over the years. I’ve always listened to everything: from progressive rock and metalcore to funk, soul, blues, indie, ambient, and electronic music. All of those sounds inevitably find their way into my own creative voice.

Where I’ve Been
Until around 2016, I was creating music in many different styles — mostly electronic. It was an experimental time, full of searching for my sound. Then came a long stretch of working quietly at home, without much inspiration or sharing my work with the world.

Where I Am Now
In 2025, something changed. I came back — with new energy, fresh ideas, and a vision that feels more alive than ever.

Now I write music across many directions: groove-driven tracks with funk, soul and blues rock energy, deep electronic cuts, and even indie-psychedelic songs with a hypnotic pulse. Every track feels different — but they’re all built on my own melodies, my own ideas, and my own voice.

With the rise of AI, I can finally unleash my full potential: using it to shape textures and arrangements, but always keeping the heart of the music fully mine.

One man bedroom recording project, doing grad school at UC Berkeley, eating thai food and listening to Drake a lot.

In the beginning was pure goofiness, reckless fun just for the fun of it. After impacting head-on with this fast-paced, modern, dehumanizing world, a smiley-face with fangs, heavily compressed down to less than a pinpoint in hyper-dimensional volume, imploded to become the artist Spastic Goofball.

Influences:
Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones, Weapon of Choice (MegaNut), NIN, New Order, Frank Zappa, Depeche Mode, Ministry, Talking Heads, Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, Babes in Toyland, Jesus & Mary Chain, Miles Davis, My Woshin Mashin and others....