Mat Zo – Tracing Steps EP
Mat Zo has released his latest EP Tracing Steps. It was released on his own label, Mad Zoo and it’s stunning. Beautiful and atmospheric these four songs really showcase how talented Mat Zo is.
It opens up with the eponymous ‘Tracing Steps‘. This dance track is infectious. It’s got a beautiful melody, and you really do want to start dancing as soon as you start listening. As it progresses, we are introduced to beautiful vocals. I’m tracing steps coming back to you. The song feels like we really are tracing our steps as we move in and out of different sounds. There are a lot of repeated themes and threads. It’s a solid opener, one that people will be singing at the top of their lungs when played live.
The next song is ‘Heat Wave’. This song is funky. It’s got a lot of futuristic sci-fi noises. The bleeps and bloops are exciting. And as the song builds, it really does get quite hot. The build-up around the three-minute mark is exceptional.
This song transitions into ‘Lust’. What a great name for a dance track. Lust. Isn’t that what we’re all doing when we listen to music like this? Lusting after the music? This is another song that has a lot of repeated themes, and quite a great build up and release. There’s so much energy.
Last is an extended version of ‘Deep Inside’. Clocking in at nearly eight minutes, this song is the perfect end to the EP. It’s a familiar sound that’s been expanded on. By this point, we’re all deep into the music. It keeps us going, the energy ramping up. And it ends very neatly with the claps. Nice and tidy.
He is very good at what he does. This EP illustrates that perfectly.
