DEEP DOWN CITY
Honour, pride and sacrifice. This is the way of the DEEP DOWN CITY. A city built by the outlaws for the outlaws. The dig down continues but now humanity has a new home - 6000 levels below.
Drawing inspiration from anime, cyberpunk, industrial punk and synthwave; DEEP DOWN CITY is a heavy electro stomper designed for live shows and the club. For fans of: Perturbator, 3TEETH, Pitchshifter.
lyrics
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We reached a place so deep that,
All the light has left the darkness,
We source a new found light a
Strength to fuel our journeys process
A new world built for us,
A city designed to survive,
Honour, pride, and sacrifice,
This is the way of the Deep Down City
Main chamber to the stairwells,
Entertainment and the sleep holes,
Trains and stations, living districts,
All together survival instinct.
Deep, down below
We see the glow
our home so far down
This is the way, survive the day,
Take it from me we’ve paved our way.
released September 12, 2023
MATT HART - DEEP DOWN CITY (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
ROTATIONS
by MATT HART
released July 1, 2023
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Official video:
youtu.be/_TuOdyB9-DM
Teaser video:
youtu.be/a7j3EHKoam4
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Produced and mixed by MATT HART and mastered by Krischan Wesenberg.
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"Rotations is the new single from MATT HART , the London artist still navigating between his EBM, industrial metal and aggrotech influences while remaining faithful to his futuristic and icy universe that he always developed in his last album Below the Terra Pt. 1 released last year."~ Pierre Sopor, VerdamMnis, France – 01/07/2023
www.verdammnis.com/news/matt-hart-est-de-retour-avec-rotations"Under the prism of EBM (Electronic Body Music) and Industrial, the London musician works – like many in this musical sphere – independently; be it collaboratively or solo, as he has been doing since the Anthology of Corrosion album , released in 2017." ~ Luiz Athayde, Class of Sounds, Portugal – 03/07/2023
classofsounds.com/projeto-industrial-ebm-matt-hart-lanca-remix-para-seu-novo-single-rotations/
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...
Kick off the week with a killer energy-bomb thrown at us by the awesome London-based EBM/industrial producer MATT HART to blast us from the cruel and threatening to turn grey! 'Rotations' is the uncompromising club-destroying new-school EBM track, enhanced with brutal high-voltage energies and earth-shattering beats! This great song has just arrived with a heavy hardcore techno sound from Jon Stancil aka Seraphim System." ~ József Németh, Kollektiva, Hungary – 03/07/2023
www.facebook.com/alternativkollektiva/posts/pfbid038CuYb3bQyfU7kyR2Ay2chLkhf3GPaFAxjQ1Eizf1jCZ4ghBRmwLB95pgvfkuPLjal" '8 HOURS AWAKE. 8 HOURS ASLEEP. THIS IS THE WAY OF THE TIME MILL.' This is the mantra here, for there is not time for anything, except digging into the ground beneath, for the humans to escape their electronic assassins. The synths are ripe and juicy, while the beats are rampaging, forcing you to move that body. HART’s vocals broker no argument for this is how thing must be, as the shifts rotate through continuously, like a colony of ants, slaves to the rhythm for survival. The SWAGGROTATIONS REMIX has the massive slamming beats and screaming electronics. It summons a feeling of utter panic, suddenly dropping into drum and bass, before whirling off, pounding your skull into a pulpy mess. MATT HART’s original version is chock full of scintillating synths, club floor filling rhythms and rounding vocals, building the air of a will so stubborn, one shall do whatever to avoid elimination. With the SERAPHIM SYSTEM mix, we definitely find ourselves with a different beast. Harsher electronics, mixed with dub and dropping bass, combined with the crushing beats. All of this is a reflection of the desperation and even loss of humanity by the survivors…. ah well, at least they are doing it in style, while carrying out “ROTATIONS“." ~ ADELE SINNAMON, Onyx Music Reviews, Australia – 03/07/2023
onyxmusicreviews.com/2023/07/03/matt-hart-rotations-with-seraphim-systems-swaggrotations-remix/
"When electro metal & 2000’s techno body music & modern EBM meet, they can make songs like MATT HART latest dance-floor moving song, “Rotations”. The same guitars might have gotten a slightly higher volume at the expense of the lead, but the robot vocal bands can still produce a song flavoured at several points, parts of which are combined in an anti-boring way. Seraphim System made a minimally varied, distorted remix of this! In this noisy techno is replaced by drum and bass & breakbeat, so that industrial techno is enriched with more and more high sounds." ~ Mortel Misantropix, NecrogenesiS - Magyar Industrial Webzine, Hungary – 03/07/2023
www.facebook.com/necrogenesis.industrial/posts/pfbid02TfvRVSwftnZ6utjv7GGyiaAF54FNsKhgCFuZbA6x9Uq2eyMf5LhmDpaMcPyusWQgl"British musician and producer MATT HART expands his career by leaps and bounds. This month he presents a new version for the single "Rotations", this time it is a remix by Seraphim System, which almost completely transforms the single, adding distortion, touches of drum and bass and a more brutal rhythm, taking the track to a more hardcore techno sound, which makes it almost addictive to listen to.... Let's assume that this will be another success that will bring you closer to the second part of the series "Below The Terra". The convergence of dark industrial and heavy electro creates a hybrid sound that is catchy and aggressive, while being clean and polished production. It sets the tone for what's to come after the success of 2022's "Below The Terra Part 1" album." ~ Atomium Magazine, Chile – 11/07/2023
www.atomiummagazine.cl/noticias/792-el-musico-industrial-matt-hart-estrea-el-remix-del-single-rotations"He [MATT HART] takes us to the future. The year 3808, Deep Down City.
The beat ticks away the time, while we can dance to this club number for 8 hours. Spoken words between which the seconds are scanned sound exciting, with popping rhythms and electric synths. Stampingly aggressive and under the influence of Front 242!” ~ Nel Mertens (Alien Darkness #245), Luminous Dash, Belgium – 16/07/2023
luminousdash.be/nieuws/uitheems-geduister-245
"SLAMMING new single which ties borg technology to the bones of Front Line Assembly and pumps 1.21 gigawatts of juice to animate this old school concept in 2023. Music to automate your factory to." ~ Ken Magerman, Sounds & Shadows, Michigan, USA – 03/08/2023
soundsandshadows.com/2023/08/03/july-2023-sounds-and-shadows-darkscene-singles-chart/
ROTATIONS (SERAPHIM SYSTEM SWAGGROTATIONS REMIX)
by MATT HART
released July 1, 2023
Produced by MATT HART, remixed and mastered by Jon Stancil aka SERAPHIM SYSTEM.
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"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...
Kick off the week with a killer energybomb thrown at us by the awesome London-based EBM/industrial producer MATT HART to blast us from the cruel and threatening to turn grey! 'Rotation' is the uncompromising club-destroying newschool EBM track, enhanced with brutal high-voltage energies and earth-shattering beats! This great song has just arrived with a heavy hardcore techno sound from Jon Stancil aka Seraphim System." ~ József Németh, Kollektiva, Hungary – 03/07/2023
www.facebook.com/alternativkollektiva/posts/pfbid038CuYb3bQyfU7kyR2Ay2chLkhf3GPaFAxjQ1Eizf1jCZ4ghBRmwLB95pgvfkuPLjal"When electro metal & 2000’s techno body music & modern EBM meet, they can make songs like MATT HART latest dance-floor moving song, “Rotations”. The same guitars might have gotten a slightly higher volume at the expense of the lead, but the robot vocal bands can still produce a song flavoured at several points, parts of which are combined in an anti-boring way. Seraphim System made a minimally varied, distorted remix of this! In this noisy techno is replaced by drum and bass & breakbeat, so that industrial techno is enriched with more and more high sounds." ~ Mortel Misantropix, NecrogenesiS - Magyar Industrial Webzine, Hungary – 03/07/2023
www.facebook.com/necrogenesis.industrial/posts/pfbid02TfvRVSwftnZ6utjv7GGyiaAF54FNsKhgCFuZbA6x9Uq2eyMf5LhmDpaMcPyusWQgl" '8 HOURS AWAKE. 8 HOURS ASLEEP. THIS IS THE WAY OF THE TIME MILL.' This is the mantra here, for there is not time for anything, except digging into the ground beneath, for the humans to escape their electronic assassins. The synths are ripe and juicy, while the beats are rampaging, forcing you to move that body. HART’s vocals broker no argument for this is how thing must be, as the shifts rotate through continuously, like a colony of ants, slaves to the rhythm for survival. The SWAGGROTATIONS REMIX has the massive slamming beats and screaming electronics. It summons a feeling of utter panic, suddenly dropping into drum and bass, before whirling off, pounding your skull into a pulpy mess. MATT HART’s original version is chock full of scintillating synths, club floor filling rhythms and rounding vocals, building the air of a will so stubborn, one shall do whatever to avoid elimination. With the SERAPHIM SYSTEM mix, we definitely find ourselves with a different beast. Harsher electronics, mixed with dub and dropping bass, combined with the crushing beats. All of this is a reflection of the desperation and even loss of humanity by the survivors…. ah well, at least they are doing it in style, while carrying out “ROTATIONS“." ~ ADELE SINNAMON, Onyx Music Reviews, Australia – 03/07/2023
onyxmusicreviews.com/2023/07/03/matt-hart-rotations-with-seraphim-systems-swaggrotations-remix/
"British musician and producer MATT HART expands his career by leaps and bounds. This month he presents a new version for the single "Rotations", this time it is a remix by Seraphim System, which almost completely transforms the single, adding distortion, touches of drum and bass and a more brutal rhythm, taking the track to a more hardcore techno sound, which makes it almost addictive to listen to.... Let's assume that this will be another success that will bring you closer to the second part of the series "Below The Terra". The convergence of dark industrial and heavy electro creates a hybrid sound that is catchy and aggressive, while being clean and polished production. It sets the tone for what's to come after the success of 2022's "Below The Terra Part 1" album." ~ Atomium Magazine, Chile – 11/07/2023
www.atomiummagazine.cl/noticias/792-el-musico-industrial-matt-hart-estrea-el-remix-del-single-rotations///
Support those remix artists!
seraphimsystem.bandcamp.com
TO THE CORE (AESTHETIC PERFECTION REMIX)
by MATT HART
Daniel Graves’ Aesthetic Perfection remix of TO THE CORE takes the original (single 15/11/2021 from sophomore album BELOW THE TERRA PT.1 released 15/03/2022) and adds his signature ‘industrial pop’ sound to it. With new verse vocals and even stompier beats, this track will take the listener even deeper into the bowels of the earth – and of course, hits heavy on a dance floor!
As the outlaws continue to dig down to the core, the chants of ‘down, down, down into the core’ echo throughout quiet nights in the Deep Down City. What was once solely a physical effort, has now become a mental one too. The psychological trauma of being away from natural light, begins to take its toll. Unite with the dig teams to boost morale.
released February 28, 2023
Written, produced, mixed and artwork by MATT HART.
Mastered by Krischan Wesenberg of Rotersand.
Remixed and additional vocals by Daniel Graves - Aesthetic Perfection.
This REMIX made possible by the generous donations of my DJ Twitch show "Outlaw Vision" community #outlawcrew and I wish to thank the following contributors:
Angelina "Atiade" Liell
BattyDi
Creepy Culture
Christa Galbavy/infernodomina
Dachkatze
DJMones1
InsaneSapphireStar
maphiagurl
Paula Baker
Steppinrazarr
Tony "Angelicus" Liell
tycho13uk
XohvotoC
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"Graves has a very distinctive voice and you cannot miss his dulcet industrial pop tones. You might think this is an easy breezy, pop til you drop dance number…..but you are only right to a point and have been lulled into a false sense of security, when it all drops the down for a bass beat heavy chorus. So you are on a roller-coaster between succulent sweet crooning and grating chanting as the big push goes on, to dig down to the hot core of the planet, with with a charged up dance track.
Will the humans survive the onslaught? That is for another release but I would be a fairly happy little human bean (being) hearing more collaborations between HART and Graves. The Aesthetic Perfection remix featuring Daniel Graves, has polished MATT HART’s gem, “TO THE CORE“, into a diamond."~ ADELE SINNAMON, ONYX MUSIC REVIEWS, Australia – 02/03/2023
onyxmusicreviews.com
"MATT HART created a killer remix of the club-shattering song 'To The Core' by industrial pop' Aesthetic Perfection. Daniel Graves did not take the work lightly, supplemented with his own vocals, carved a version of the original almost rework level. The "sensual duet" of MATT HART and Daniel Graves with a brutally distorted voice turned out perfect: the fusion of raw industry and pop really works... let’s say, knowing the music of Aesthetic Perfection, this was not even a question!" ~ József Németh, Kollektiva, Hungary – 02/03/2023
www.facebook.com/alternativkollektiva/"This remix has only been released as a single and is marked by Grave's industrial pop signature. He takes us even deeper under the 'terra' and gives us new dance floor fodder, with new vocals in the stanza and even deeper beats. [Down, down, down, into the core…]” ~ Nel Mertens (Alien Darkness #228), Luminous Dash, Belgium – 12/03/2023
luminousdash.be/uncategorized/uitheems-geduister-228/#
"Industrial Pop tender destruction remixed by the master of the genre [Daniel Graves]. Glitchy and cruel with crystal clarity. This is not MATT HART’s first trip to our singles chart, it most certainly won’t be his last. The rising strikes like visible heat rising from the pavement. The bassline is a diamond tipped drill seeking out minerals below the curst." ~ Ken Magerman, Sounds & Shadows, Michigan, USA – 16/03/2023
soundsandshadows.com/2023/03/16/february-2023-sounds-and-shadows-darkscene-singles-chart/
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Support those remix artists!
aestheticperfection.bandcamp.com
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