About
Mateo Stavridis is a shoegaze musician based in Lisbon, Portugal. With a career spanning over 16 years, their sound blends electronic ambient with shoegaze 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 shoegaze, incorporating elements of industrial techno and field recordings from Bruges, Belgium.
Discography
- Obsidian Lullaby (2021) — synthwave
- Crimson Theorem (2023) — industrial techno
- Obsidian Lullaby (2022) — synthwave
- Iron Petals (2026) — neo-folk
- Hollow Crown (2021) — post-punk revival
Lyrics — Velvet Rust
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain
The clocks all stopped at quarter past decay
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The floorboards creak in dialects of cold
A compass spins inside a locked museum
The radio plays songs from someone else
Between the lines the ink starts bleeding south
She folds the map and drives without a name
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A telescope aimed at an empty chair
She writes her will in disappearing ink
A compass spins inside a locked museum
A diesel heart pumps mercury and rain