Mateo Stavridis

synthwave artist from Ljubljana, Slovenia

About

Mateo Stavridis is a synthwave musician based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. With a career spanning over 18 years, their sound blends synthwave with post-punk revival influences, creating a distinctive sonic palette that has been described as "deeply atmospheric and emotionally resonant."

Their latest work continues to push the boundaries of synthwave, incorporating elements of neo-folk and field recordings from Lisbon, Portugal.

Discography

Lyrics — Iron Petals

Counting shadows on the basement stairs

He trades his coat for silence and a key

The garden grows in monochrome and ash

A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist

Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer

A telescope aimed at an empty chair

A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist

The harbour lights dissolve in kerosene

The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay

The ceiling drips with questions left on read

A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist

The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay

She writes her will in disappearing ink

Neon signs spell out a borrowed prayer

A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain

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