Establishing the mood with a driving, dimensional soundscape, pulsing with the beat of the night, detailed with cosmic guitar riffs, MatAre opens Epilogue with a brooding dark-wave vocal and philosophical, metaphorical prose as he invites us into his universe.
We are captivated by the cinematic allure of the track and depth of the message as MatAre delivers poetic prowess and a dark reflection that closes his Extinction Burst album. The track serves as the final page of a story, after destruction has already happened. This feels like a very zeitgeist commentary and the words, “When will you understand?” are an extremely poignant observation on humanity.
Epilogue asks us to reflect on the mistakes of the past and whether anything was indeed learned. Its mood is heavy but cinematic at its core. The track could fit into a sequel of Drive or an episode of Upload. It is thoughtful in its shadows and leaves us with haunting questions in apocalyptic times.
Speaking on the recording process, MatAre confesses, “I recorded this song in Jacksonville, Florida in my home studio overlooking the downtown area. It is an area that is being restored and at night it has an eerie feel to it. Fireworks from the stadium go off some nights and light up the neighbourhood with explosion like reflections.”
He cites Human Tetris, New Order, and Orbital as sonic influences for the song, which feels appropriate, and certainly manifests with the soundscape, although there is no doubt that MatAre creates with his own unique vision and that more often than not comes down to his philosophical brand of lyricism.
We have added Epilogue to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS playlist, whilst we continue to stream MatAre‘s growing discography, including I Could Kill You But I Love You, Forever Light, and of course the entirety of Extinction Burst.