If you’re looking for a thrilling and totally new eclectic collage of sonic diversity, Artist MDK FLA based in Fort Myers, US, released a brain blowing 10 track album called ‘Elixir’, on the 5th of November, a little something that will bring back flavor and movement to your life. Matthew Cobis wrote and recorded this album after a three-day float down the James river in Virginia. An interesting fast is that the album was finished after the pain of losing his home to hurricane Ian. Despite this heart-wrenching life incident, MDK FLA amuses and inspires us to create from the heart. He is influenced by artists like The Police, Nirvana, and The Cars.
Imagine a big genie fulfilling all your musical wishes in an instant. This album is a representation of whimsical vibes and music you can and can’t expect at the same time! You will not believe the height of creativity and dynamic sounds this album offers. Everything is an unbelievable collage of sounds from the east and west glued together so smoothly despite the heavy distortions, reverbs, and processed vocalization which are an excessive feature in this creation. With every minute you will be surprised by a new sound, transition, and energy. The album speaks about hope in the face of devastation.
The overall sound of the album is a glitchy, dreamy, out-of-this-earth cocktail of sonical melodies and genres. Some feel daring, creepy, or challenging and others are uplifting, motivational, and soft. The soundscapes are multidimensional, you cannot say there is a particular genre in any song but there is a collection of EDM tracks with a blend of dreamy distorted pop rock, hip hop, eastern oriental sounds, and tribal sounds. The dynamics in the album are so overwhelming you can’t even begin to describe the sound. The musical arrangement of this album is just top-notch production and fusion of the musical spectrum. You’ve got fast and slow rhythms separately and within a track, a lot of distorted electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and exciting percussions, some of which sound very exotic and tribal. You also have some piano, sad violin and sitar.
For the vocals, there are snippets of male rapping, chanting, and unusual female vocals. Some of the notable elements of the album are the sudden yet smooth transitions from a magical, melancholic violin beat to groove energetic hip-hop beat so seamlessly within the same track! Cobis also uses Arabic vocal snippets and Italian vocal snippets in some of his tracks. You won’t be able to get over how creatively put this album. You cannot miss this strange and beautiful listening experience!