The four-track ‘NOISEFIELD’ became MAAT’s first release on the independent Kyiv-based label Woohaa!. In this groove EP, the producer and co-founder of ‘Brudnyi Pes’ combines noise sound structures with live instruments
Among the instruments the producer used are wind instruments — for example, on the opening track ‘9 April’ — as well as a bass guitar that once belonged to Slipknot’s bassist Paul Gray. ‘In the final composition, every element is unique and one-of-a-kind,’ the label says.
About the tracks
‘The dynamics of the EP unfolds gradually,’ Woohaa! adds. ‘9 April’ is an atmospheric opening; ‘March 13’ conveys the ‘urban groove of an evening city’; ‘Four 4’ is a ‘techno-hypnosis in tandem with 808 bass and an unexpected trigger-driven finale’; and the final track, ‘Next One’, becomes the culmination, with live bass set in a ‘space of endless documentary storytelling’.
‘The EP fully immerses the listener into its own world, where noise becomes a style and the exclusivity of sound is its main weapon. It is a space where rhythm, noise, and live performance merge into a single sonic dramaturgy,’ the release description says.
MAAT will present part of the tracks during a joint live performance with Bogdan Zaiets at the ‘SPLAV’ festival, which will take place on September 27–28.
About MAAT
Maks Malakhov, aka MAAT, is a Kyiv-based producer and DJ, co-founder of the SVYST formation, the ‘Brudnyi Pes’ festival, and a resident of the Polygon label.
In 2022, he released two singles — ‘genocide’ and ‘genotype’, and in 2023 his EP ‘PERCEPTION’ was released on the Polygon label.
About the Woohaa! label
Woohaa! was founded in June 2024 by producer Bogdan Zaiets. The label’s first release was his album, ‘BF!23’.
Woohaa! is positioned as an independent electronic dance music label for musicians and selectors that ‘focuses on an eclectic and playful sound.
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‘At our events, the exchange of experience between listeners, residents, and artists happens naturally. We discover young artists, collaborate with them, and provide opportunities for their creative growth. Our passion is to release extraordinary and fun music, share it with the world, while staying true to our tastes and remaining flexible in our creativity,’ Bohdan explains.
Read more about ‘BF!23’ in our article.
