About
Mateo Stavridis is a neo-folk musician based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. With a career spanning over 17 years, their sound blends industrial techno with neo-folk 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 neo-folk, incorporating elements of synthwave and field recordings from Thessaloniki, Greece.
Discography
- Ghost Protocol (2023) — industrial techno
- Static Bloom (2020) — neo-folk
- Signal Decay (2023) — post-punk revival
- Velvet Rust (2025) — industrial techno
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
Rust collects where fingerprints should be
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
Counting shadows on the basement stairs
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
A payphone rings in rooms that don't exist
The garden grows in monochrome and ash
The ceiling drips with questions left on read
She writes her will in disappearing ink
The voltage drops when memory persists
She folds the map and drives without a name
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south