Mat213 brings the unrestrained imagination and poetics of Gen Z. Czech is effortlessly permeated with English expressions, which are faster and more comfortable to pronounce than trying to clumsily search for equivalents in the native language. All this is then surrounded and covered by the feelings and experiences of zoomers. His work is characterised by a mesmerising capacity for unrestrained imagination, as well as in its genrelessness. It might be somewhere along the lines of digifolk taking on influences of rap, dream pop, hyperpop, and a big load of club and dance music. The remarkable thing about Mat213’s work is that, even when it’s rife with oppressive scenes of urban loneliness or brawls, it refuses to let the fun, lightness and carefree take over.

“You mustn’t be able to tell if you’re a part of it or if you’re making fun of it. It has to be cringy. It has to be cheesy. You know? It has to tickle you.”