Downtempo Electronic from Matt Orenstein

Los Angeles-based composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Matt Orenstein has spent the last few years making his mark across a vast musical landscape, crafting enveloping sonic worlds that stand at the crossroads between ambient, experimental jazz, electronic and film score stylings. Originally from St. Louis Park in Minnesota, his creative adventure has taken him through the musical ecosystems of Ohio, Chicago and now LA, with each location adding texture to his already highly unique sonic output.

A prolific collaborator, his fingerprints can be found across a wide range of projects, having worked with acts like Four Larks, Cones, Popular Music, Le Tour, Sara Melson and Occults. His versatility as both a composer and producer has made him a valuable contributor in the studio and it’s this same chameleonic talent that’s seen his film work find homes on screens across the world.

His scores have accompanied films that have featured at leading festivals including SXSW, Cinequest, Mostra São Paolo, Slamdance Emergence and more, with each soundtrack showcasing his instinct for mood and tone and his deftness in enhancing storytelling through sound. Since 2018, he’s been steadily releasing original work, from EPs to full records and film soundtracks.

Now, ahead of the release of his upcoming album Desiccation, Matt Orenstein offers a first taste with his new single titled “Nightsister.” Inspired by the shadowy, force-wielding Nightsisters of Dathomir from the Star Wars mythos, the track feels at once mythical and earthy, pairing textured electronic grooves with a haunting sense of atmosphere. Opened by the punch of booming kick and distant rattle of percussive shots, a dark ambient scene descends, tinged with a gentle shuffle and gradually swelling energy of intricate instrumental elements.

With the pulse of synths and drone of eerie textures, the track forges a gripping sound that’s at once mellow and engrossing, wrapped in a hazy fabric and captured in exquisite sound design. With the airy tones of drifting vocal samples, the track jumps into groove-focused passages of rumbling synths as the steady taps of drums maintain a constant sense of motion.

Thoroughly hypnotic and immersive from start to finish, “Nightsister” sees Matt Orenstein serve up a spectacular showcase of his fiercely unique and wildly creative experimental electronic sound. Coming as part of his own original works that allows him to fully explore his sonic vision exactly as he sees it, the track presents a thrilling taste of what fans can expect from his forthcoming Desiccation LP.

Listen to Nightsister below

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