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Having unleashed music from producers spanning multiple continents in 2021; (from China to Hungary to Mexico to Greece...), Infinite Machine is poised to release the sophomore EP from the Moscow-via-Montreal producer Softmatter - entitled Hyle. Anna Pavlova, aka Softmatter, is an artist and vocalist whose output is characterised by twisted and distorted electronics, heavy-hitting drumwork and mutant vocal samples. With a keen interest in post-human theory, neuroscience and quantum physics; her musical practice explores the fluidity and uncertainty of experience and perception. In Anna’s own words “When I begin the creative process without expectations and embracing uncertainty, I get results that represent me the most.”

Hyle EP opens up with Levity, a track that’s equal parts unnerving and beautiful. Underpinned by bassy snarls and percussion that clicks and whirrs like a demonic ticking clock, Softmatter delivers lyrics (in both English and Russian) that revolve around self-acceptance and a refusal to let the judgements of others affect this self-conception. “Throw your shade if that’s your thing while I am moving freely. Don’t be so sure your expectations carry little weight here.” The icey, affected vocals and the densely layered beat they glide over on Levity seem to acutely pair up Softmatter’s love of both witch house artists like Salem and contemporary innovators like Fatima Al Qadiri and Aisha Devi. Whilst these references are very much on display, Levity still sounds utterly unique and sees Softmatter operating in her own lane.

Whilst the vocals on Levity are basically another layer of sound design in the mix, Softmatter’s voice takes centre stage on the following track, Morphe. The tracks refrain (“Reaching a new high, blood rushing through my vessels”) seems to tap into the euphoria depicted on the EP’s artwork, where we see a light-carrier bringing illumination into the uncertain darkness, providing realignment and acceptance to self. Woven in-between these pitched vocals is a driving, deconstructed beat full of idiosyncratic sonic surprises.

Rounding off Hyle EP, Who Am I 2 U is a ferocious and moody track whose intensity grows and swells over it’s duration. A nightmarish array of guttural samples and snatched synths groan whilst Softmatter sings of how we perceive and connect to each other as individuals; “Am I means to your goals or you see me as an equal? Who am I to you?”

Jumping from rigidity to fluidity, from otherness to unity, from controlling the immaterial to dancing with uncertainty; Softmatter’s Hyle EP packs a mighty punch built on an intriguing conceptual framework and crammed full of bold musical ideas. 

released August 27, 2021

Mastered by Fausto Mercier
Artwork by Olia Svetlanova

Hyle

Softmatter at @internetpublicradio Feb-11-2021
- contains dubstep, trance, techno, grime and experimental sonic variables.

Softmatter on Internet Public Radio [Feb-11-2021]

IM093 - @soft-matter - Hyle
Label: @infinite-machine
Release Date: August 27th, 2021
Format: Digital

Having unleashed music from producers spanning multiple continents in 2021; (from China to Hungary to Mexico to Greece...), Infinite Machine is poised to release the sophomore EP from the Montreal producer Softmatter - entitled Hyle. Anna Pavlova, aka Softmatter, is an artist and vocalist whose output is characterised by twisted and distorted electronics, heavy-hitting drumwork and mutant vocal samples. With a keen interest in post-human theory, neuroscience and quantum physics; her musical practice explores the fluidity and uncertainty of experience and perception. In Anna’s own words “When I begin the creative process without expectations and embracing uncertainty, I get results that represent me the most.”

Hyle EP opens up with Levity, a track that’s equal parts unnerving and beautiful. Underpinned by bassy snarls and percussion that clicks and whirrs like a demonic ticking clock, Softmatter delivers lyrics (in both English and Russian) that revolve around self-acceptance and a refusal to let the judgements of others affect this self-conception. “Throw your shade if that’s your thing while I am moving freely. Don’t be so sure your expectations carry little weight here.” The icey, affected vocals and the densely layered beat they glide over on Levity seem to acutely pair up Softmatter’s love of both witch house artists like Salem and contemporary innovators like Fatima Al Qadiri and Aisha Devi. Whilst these references are very much on display, Levity still sounds utterly unique and sees Softmatter operating in her own lane.

Whilst the vocals on Levity are basically another layer of sound design in the mix, Softmatter’s voice takes centre stage on the following track, Morphe. The tracks refrain (“Reaching a new high, blood rushing through my vessels”) seems to tap into the euphoria depicted on the EP’s artwork, where we see a light-carrier bringing illumination into the uncertain darkness, providing realignment and acceptance to self. Woven in-between these pitched vocals is a driving, deconstructed beat full of idiosyncratic sonic surprises.

Rounding off Hyle EP, Who Am I 2 U is a ferocious and moody track whose intensity grows and swells over it’s duration. A nightmarish array of guttural samples and snatched synths groan whilst Softmatter sings of how we perceive and connect to each other as individuals; “Am I means to your goals or you see me as an equal? Who am I to you?”

Jumping from rigidity to fluidity, from otherness to unity, from controlling the immaterial to dancing with uncertainty; Softmatter’s Hyle EP packs a mighty punch built on an intriguing conceptual framework and crammed full of bold musical ideas.

Released by:
Infinite Machine
EP release date:
27 August 2021

Levity

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IM093 - @soft-matter - Hyle
Label: Infinite Machine
Release Date: August 27th, 2021
Format: Digital

Having unleashed music from producers spanning multiple continents in 2021; (from China to Hungary to Mexico to Greece...), Infinite Machine is poised to release the sophomore EP from the Moscow-via-Montreal producer Softmatter - entitled Hyle. Anna Pavlova, aka Softmatter, is an artist and vocalist whose output is characterised by twisted and distorted electronics, heavy-hitting drumwork and mutant vocal samples. With a keen interest in post-human theory, neuroscience and quantum physics; her musical practice explores the fluidity and uncertainty of experience and perception. In Anna’s own words “When I begin the creative process without expectations and embracing uncertainty, I get results that represent me the most.”

Hyle EP opens up with Levity, a track that’s equal parts unnerving and beautiful. Underpinned by bassy snarls and percussion that clicks and whirrs like a demonic ticking clock, Softmatter delivers lyrics (in both English and Russian) that revolve around self-acceptance and a refusal to let the judgements of others affect this self-conception. “Throw your shade if that’s your thing while I am moving freely. Don’t be so sure your expectations carry little weight here.” The icey, affected vocals and the densely layered beat they glide over on Levity seem to acutely pair up Softmatter’s love of both witch house artists like Salem and contemporary innovators like Fatima Al Qadiri and Aisha Devi. Whilst these references are very much on display, Levity still sounds utterly unique and sees Softmatter operating in her own lane.

Whilst the vocals on Levity are basically another layer of sound design in the mix, Softmatter’s voice takes centre stage on the following track, Morphe. The tracks refrain (“Reaching a new high, blood rushing through my vessels”) seems to tap into the euphoria depicted on the EP’s artwork, where we see a light-carrier bringing illumination into the uncertain darkness, providing realignment and acceptance to self. Woven in-between these pitched vocals is a driving, deconstructed beat full of idiosyncratic sonic surprises.

Rounding off Hyle EP, Who Am I 2 U is a ferocious and moody track whose intensity grows and swells over it’s duration. A nightmarish array of guttural samples and snatched synths groan whilst Softmatter sings of how we perceive and connect to each other as individuals; “Am I means to your goals or you see me as an equal? Who am I to you?”

Jumping from rigidity to fluidity, from otherness to unity, from controlling the immaterial to dancing with uncertainty; Softmatter’s Hyle EP packs a mighty punch built on an intriguing conceptual framework and crammed full of bold musical ideas.

Softmatter - Who Am I 2 U

>< CRUDE Premiere ><

Artist: SOFTMATTER
Title: Atemporal
Label​: Infinite Machine // 10 Years Compilation
Release date: 3rd Dec 2021

Support the artist & label:
>> https://infinitemachine.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-machine-10-years-compilation

Follow:
@soft-matter
@infinite-machine

10 Years Compilation

CRUDE Premiere: SOFTMATTER - Atemporal [Infinite Machine]

Providing twisted terror sonics, @soft-matter is next up in the @soaksoaksoak Hard Dance takeover.

Hard Dance 179: Softmatter

YouTube

Oct 21 / 2022 Berlin DJ live recording

All the profits generated by the sales of this compilation will be donated to the Legal Team Antiraciste fund, which aims at helping the victims of french police violence and their families, fighting against systemic racial discrimination as well as defending their access to fundamental rights.

Huge thanks to Casual Gabberz <3
Mastering by Lorenzo Targhetta
Cover by JB Normand

Softmatter - there will be shadows

Sixth episode of Hyyp3r_SonixX_ens3.tx show on @stegi-radio-athens featuring @soft-matter - broadcasted 21.12.2023

Cover by Anna-Marie Berdychová

Tracklists: stegi.radio/podcasts/hyyp3r_sonixx_ens3-tx

Episode 6 - Softmatter

Softmatter is a Berlin-based multidisciplinary artist, music producer, vocalist, and DJ exploring mutant, discordant electronics, alongside bouncing, stony drums and pitch-shifted vocals that travel between steepled choral motifs. She has released on renowned labels such as Halocline Trance, Infinite Machine and Berlin-based Soulfeeder. 


Her mix is ​​both a dark and melancholic approach to the thoughtful moments on the dance floor, situating the listener somewhere between dark ambient, industrial and the hazy afterglow of the vaporwave era, while at the same time giving us a glimpse into her hyper-futuristic vision of club music, enriched with elements of deconstructed club, post club and neo-trance.

Follow her on her channels and support the artists below!

@soft-matter
https://www.instagram.com/soft.matter/
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Hyper Real is a Telegram (t.me/h_y_p_e_r_r_e_a_l) and IG (ig.me/j/AbaSTjURuvel7y-Q/) channel by DJ and curator Opium Hum, sharing daily music recommendations from the depths of the global underground.
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TRACKLIST
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1. @poshisolation KYO w/ Jeuru - Cold in This World
2. @varg2tm 600 Lives To Become Nothing But A Memory (ft.@siliconerecords)
3. @skandersen - Mouths Nipping
4. @a_strange_wedding - Slavery of Mortality
5. @diversionprogram - Leaking
6. @poshisolationVerifiedCroatian Amor Scandinavian Star - Power Corrupts
7. @djsport3k sportdj - Rought Air
8. @asvanyviz2 & @talfaja - RGB Halo
9. @incurzionaudio Adzzy - 12 Gauge
10. @badtrips  Neida - Trainwreck (Subsism Remix)
11. @anyoneid - Gobelet Drum (@naejaa Remix)
12. @jonnnah - Routing End of Desert
13. @serenrealm - gc magnolia cagelock
14. @ycolife georg-i - Calling Me
15. @yaanodnb, @iciclemusic, @visionrecordings- Love (YAANO Remix)
16. @@xhlunit - Aisle 
17. @hdmurder - Midnight Banquet
18. @@modern-collapse - Gateway To Nihilism
19. @webuildmachines a_toll - Black Angels
20. @summer-of-haze Young God (Pitched down)
21. @iglooghost - Nemat0de
22. @soft-matter - there will be shadows
23. ???

Hyper Real Radio 007: Softmatter

evo-lation five is evo-natura's fifth fundraising compilation, featuring Werner Levant, 111X, Hajj, Softmatter, Ice_Eyes, MIRA新伝統, Zaumne.

Focusing on natural sounds, the project skilfully blends field recordings, drones, and electronics, with each artist sonically reflecting towards the subject.

All profits made will be donated to Eden Reforestation Projects. (www.edenprojects.org)

Artwork & Cassette Design by Ronja-Elina Kappl
Curated & Mastered by Ioannis Nafpliotis

evo-lation five

Cassette / Digital

Softmatter - Inevitable Fall

Softmatter is a Berlin-based producer, vocalist, and DJ blending complex rhythms, mutated basslines, and voice-driven club experimentalism.

Active since 2013, she has performed at Boiler Room, MUTEK, and SAT Montreal alongside artists like Andy Stott and Nkisi. Her EPs Muscle Performance (2020) and Hyle (2021) showcase her bold, deconstructed sound. Currently in the studio, she continues to refine her sonic language through new releases and live performances.

galR w/ Softmatter @ Kiosk Radio 21.02.2025

Drifting Apart blends raw, nearly-whispered vocal delivery with scorched atmospheric textures and warped sound design – a slow-burning, emotional piece that captures a connection breaking in slow motion.

Written, produced and recorded by @soft-matter
Mastering by Kolya

Artwork:
Photography: Geray Mena
Stylist: Camille Angepailler 
MUA: Naomi Gugler

Drifting Apart

Muscle Performance

Reality Bites

Softmatter b2b @viscera00001 , a Toronto-based producer coming through with a selection of sordid electronics and aggressive percussion for the 2nd half an hour. 1st half an hour - me playing vocal-heavy ambient released into D’n’B, jungle, techno, and post-club.

Softmatter b2b Viscera on Internet Public Radio(Dec-10-2020)

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

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—  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

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