elemental journey | revisited

a while back I started working on an ambient track, called journey into earth. this was going to be the first track on my first ambient album.

the idea for the project was simple: four tracks. earth. water. air. fire. each track is fifteen minutes long.

i spent a few hours in the studio tinkering, produced most of the track, and then put it back on the shelf and forgot about it.

much later I received a call from a colleague. we were planning for a market in cape town and he asked if I had any ambient music we could sell on the day.

i said there is something I’d been working on. i went back into the studio and opened journey into earth. it sounded more complete than i remembered it. i spent the next two weeks creating the rest of the album, and had it ready in time for the market.

this is how elemental journey came to be. since then i have listened to it often and figured other people might also like it, so i decided to make it an official release.

most of my music has been released as my creative alias, matek. this project is different, so I decided to attach my own name to it. i will continue writing songs and performing them as matek. in addition to this, i’ve realized i also enjoy producing ambient soundscapes. so there will be more to come.

i put a lot of love into this album and had fun creating it. i hope this comes across when you listen to it.

this music is designed to be used as a meditation aid, or to increase your focus while working. i have carefully selected the sounds and frequencies so that you can experience maximum benefit from these soundscapes.

stream or download it here, or listen below.

enjoy!