Released on October 2, 2025, Matare’s “Epilogue” feels like walking through the last remnants of a dream that used to be alive. It’s the final breath of the Extinction Burst era, a haunting postscript that exists in its own cinematic shadow. From the very first pulse of that bassline, you know you’re being pulled into something that isn’t meant to comfort you; it’s meant to make you think.
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Recorded in Matare’s home studio in Jacksonville, Florida, the track carries an atmosphere that mirrors its surroundings, eerie, industrial, and almost post-apocalyptic. The artist describes looking out over downtown as fireworks lit up a half-restored neighborhood, and that image totally bleeds into the sound. You can practically hear the sparks and shadows colliding in the mix.
Epilogue” thrives on its contradictions. The bassline is tight and hypnotic, like a heartbeat refusing to give up, while the synths swirl around it like ghostly sirens. Matare’s vocal delivery dips into a lower range than usual, channeling that classic goth timbre reminiscent of Ian Curtis or Peter Hook’s moody universe. The result? A danceable dirge that belongs somewhere between a Berlin nightclub and a crumbling cathedral.
There’s also something literary about the whole piece. Matare calls it the “final chapter of a book after the story has concluded,” and that’s exactly how it plays out. You get the sense that the Extinction Burst world is over, but Epilogue lingers to ask, “Did you learn anything from the collapse?” It’s an existential encore, a warning delivered in reverb and rhythm.
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And maybe that’s what makes “Epilogue” hit so hard, it’s not just an end; it’s a mirror. You can dance to it, sure, but you’ll probably end up staring out your own window afterward, wondering about all the mistakes the world keeps repeating.
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