Charlie: Do you have any advice for somebody who's on the verge of being comfortable with performing their stuff for the first time?
Matt: Yeah, I kind of had a revelation a little bit ago. That if I am going to be singing out for people and making records and committing to do this. And it's kind of silly that this is a revelation to me, but to just sing and play with conviction.
If you believe in what you're performing and you care about it, then chances are that your audience will care about it too. I guess I had too many experiences where I play a show and then I wasn't happy with it because I didn't give all I had.
And, you know, that's kind of a no-brainer thing; if you don't bring it, people are gonna be bored.
But, for the music we play I was sometimes just content to lay back and I really have gone away from that now.
When I play a show I want to just lay everything that I have out on the table and if you like it, that's awesome and if you don't, that's fine too.
But, at least I didn't leave anything hidden, I guess.
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I was hearing this over and over back in 2013, made me feel validated when I had depression and severe anxiety. You visiting my home country México for the VConcert event right after the album came out and hearing your music live was a dream come true, what are the odds. Thanks Daniel. zeoal
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It's childhood. It's a beautiful soundtrack. It's nostalgia. It's still getting jumpscared by cave noises at 2AM, because you're still playing this damn game 10 years later. It's Minecraft! devin_s
The latest from NxQuantize is both moody and cinematic, with burbling layers of synths bubbling up between pulsing beats. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 24, 2023