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Index of Work 2008 – 2023

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Index of Work 2008 – 2023

Metavari
The immersive art of Nathaniel David Utesch. Metavari is woven from 
kosmische musik and arthouse scoring. contemporary electronics. all the zones. fantasy music and tabletop storytelling. infinite mana loops. outmoded hard- and soft- wares. hypnagogic night sessions. hypnopompic morning revisions. Lynch and Tarkovsky. Sam and Frodo. decades of technical difficulties. expert knob twiddlers. MIDI as material. material sound. readying the map. friction between the soul and the world. you and I, the unwilling. the same things as everything else. metavari new age electronics and abstract story.

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LIMINAL

‘Liminal: Indiana in the Anthropocene’ is a 54-minute meditative aerial film that illustrates our state as a microcosm of the new planetary epoch. All original music by Metavari.

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SOFT CONTINUUM

Metavari's fifth studio full-length record; a kaleidoscope of contemporary electronics available everywhere from Joyful Noise Recordings. Featuring the sword & sandal micro-feature, "Kings Die Like Other Men (Rediscovery)."

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LIVESTREAM EVENT

'ABSURDA, ETC.' featuring Colin Boyd. Produced by CVRKLE, recorded live from Fort Wayne's Arts United Center. Replay available now.

001 Catalog

Releases Archive (001.001 - 001.043)

002 Video

Moving Picture Archive (002.001 - 002.036)

003 Info / Press

Selected Press (003.*)

Selected Press (003.*)

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XLR8R "Dark Beauty" "Doomed Romance" (Named alongside Flying Lotus)

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ELECTRONIC SOUND MAGAZINE "Articulates both inner and outer space ... an outstandingly moving effort."

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TINY MIX TAPES "The Christ child."

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NPR Thinkin' Songs: Drown Out The World (Named alongside Reznor/Ross, Aphex Twin, and Pantha Du Prince)

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VEHLINGGO "Searing cascade of meticulously controlled chaos."

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DUSTED MAGAZINE "Sonic textures too pretty to be real, chopped into irregular pieces and left to glow and sparkle in an alternate space."

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Profile (003.001)

The evolution of Metavari's work in electronic music has defined the career of American composer Nathaniel David Utesch. The musician and Grammy nominated art director (Smashing Pumpkins, Phoebe Bridgers, Weezer, Korn, Underoath, etc.) has led the act across the edges of the genre for over a decade. Metavari is best known for its career defining Record Store Day titles on the famed Belgian label, One Way Static Records; the synth-heavy reimagining of Fritz Lang’s 'Metropolis,' and 'ABSURDA,' the pioneering collection of dark and phosphorus music for the short films of David Lynch. 2022 saw the collaboration between Metavari and percussionist Colin Boyd, and the project's fifth studio album; ‘Soft Continuum.’

‘Soft Continuum’ is a kaleidoscope of contemporary electronics fractured by kosmische and new age music. The record began as both a tribute to and a movement with founding member, Ty Brinneman, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the end of 2018. Early sessions included every member who has ever been involved in the project. After Ty’s heartbreaking passing in 2020, his final recordings were expanded to a full-length record with bonus tracks; now dedicated to his life and memory. The writing is not without the nuances of Nathaniel's production but 'Soft Continuum' pushes further the boundaries of the art. Brittle MIDI and material sound become a rhythmic spinal column for a work wrapped in notes from new age electronica and dark cinematic influences.

Metavari has seen seven collaborators and played over 400 shows in the US and Canada since in its nine years of live performance. Metavari records have been released worldwide through Joyful Noise Recordings, Light in the Attic Records, Mondo, and Deathwish, Inc.

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  • Colid Boyd & Nathaniel David Utesch

  • Nathaniel David Utesch, Photo by Evan Perigo

  • Metavari Live (1)

  • Metavari Live (2)

  • Official Metavari Trading Card from Exqui.Co

All work © 2023 Metavari / Vital Shores Electronic Music Company, unless otherwise noted.

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