New album from MDK FLA

Originally born in the Massachusetts city of Brockton, musician Matthew Cobis grew up listening to an eclectic range of music, loving everything from Cypress Hill and the Wu-Tang Clan to Metallica and NoFX. After college, he moved to Florida where he still lives and early last year he decided to start making music under the MDK FLA moniker.

Before that moment, he had no musical background or experience to draw upon, he couldn’t read music or play any instruments and he hadn’t sung since his days in his school choir. Initially starting out by making a beat on a Chrome browser extension, he immediately became hooked by the joy of making music and a new passion was ignited in the blossoming artist.

Despite being completely new to the music world, as MDK FLA he’s thrown himself into his sonic pursuits and delivered an astonishing output of music. Since his debut EP, last year’s Down To Business, he’s dropped an incredible two EPs, five albums and a string of singles that all document his new journey as an artist and showcase the evolution of his creative vision.

Owing to his roots of enjoying a wide range of different musical genres and artists, with his own sound he meanders through various styles, creating cohesive releases that centre on a different audio theme. With his most recent record, the new album titled BlackStar, MDK FLA delivers a pop-tinged blend of rock and dance music.

Featuring fourteen new original compositions, on his latest album, the artist lays down and expansive exploration of two contrasting styles, filtered through his own unique sonic lens. Commenting on the new record, he shares, “Of all my albums so far I am most proud of this album. When I started I didn’t know enough to know I was being careless. The more I learn the deeper into the sound I get and the better my sound gets.”

Adding, “Often when I’m looking for samples to use I am trying to think of what it could be not how it presents itself. Something you might think is a guitar is a synth or maybe even a vocal. I enjoy bending sounds to be something different. I like imparting vocals with new, unintended (from the vocalist’s perspective at least) meaning.”

Listen to Blackstar below