Matt Carstens is die regte MVP – Die Matie Student Newspaper
Matt Carstens is die regte MVP
By Die Matie Journalist 4 months ago
DANé DOOGE & WILLOW-RUBY VAN DER BERG
Wat het Bohemia, Aand­klas en Die Mystic Boer in gemeen? Drie dinge: lekker bier, stoute kos en goeie musiek. Meeste Stellenbosse stu­dente het al dié kuierplekke be­soek. As jy een van die regulars is, het jy seker al vir Matt Carstens raakgeloop.
Carstens tree gedurig by een van die Bosch se drie geliefste kui­erplekke op, wat terloops sy gun­steling plekke op Stellenbosch is.
’n Ware allesdoener, maak Carstens musiek van alle kleure en geure: pop, RnB, folk en selfs indie. “Ek probeer dit interessant hou deur elke keer iets anders te doen wanneer ek my musiek skryf,” sê Carstens.
“Ek vind my inspirasie in verskeie musikante. My top keuses is byvoorbeeld The 1975, Ed Sheeran, The Wombats en John Mayer. Ek het groot geword in ’n huis waar ons baie Stevie Nicks en Leonard Cohen geluister het.
“Ons almal is ook baie lief vir musiek, so dit het vir my natuurlik gevoel om ook my eie musiek te begin maak. Toe ek op hoërskool was, het ek al klaar in sommige van die pubs in my tuisdorp begin speel,” verduidelik hy.
Baie mense kan musiek maak, maar nie almal het noodwendig die nodige inspirasie om iets goed te produseer nie.
Carstens meen dat hy nie streng gesproke ’n kreatiewe proses het nie, maar dat hy elke dag bietjie kitaar en ukulele speel.
Carstens is tans besig om hom­self voor te berei vir ’n moontlike toer wat binne die volgende paar maande in Gauteng sal afskop.
Maar eers het hy nog ’n paar optredes in die Bosch. Een van hulle vind op 22 Mei om 20:00 by Steam restaurant plaas.
“Ek is so dankbaar vir almal wat my musiek ondersteun. Ek sal graag verskeie mense se opinies [oor my musiek] wil hoor,” sê hy.
Nou het jy nóg meer rede om gereeld Bohemia, Aandklas of Die Mystic Boer te besoek; vir die tal­ent, natuurlik. En as jy vir Matt gewaar, gaan knoop ’n geselsie aan en gee jou opinie.
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Song Review: High
Former Matie, Matt Carstens, has steadily built up a committed following in Stellenbosch and Cape Town. As of yesterday he officially dropped a brand-new banging single. “High” is the first single to be released this year by singer songwriter Matt Carstens.
Having been a live feature on his setlist for several months, fans will be happy to hear that Carstens has adapted his live, loop-pedal hit into a brilliant studio hit. Showcasing Carstens’ lyrical prowess through his distinguished voice, “High” takes the listener through a dynamic 3 minutes. Opening with Carstens’ verses sung over old-school beats and a groovy new-school guitar riff, the listener is captivated and, like clockwork, your foot starts tapping to the beat.
The listener is then taken into a smooth melodic chorus that is stacked with sweet harmonies. Carstens reverts back to the skillfully phrased verse before dropping another catchy chorus. He then gradually ups the beat of the song until dropping a minimalist version of the chorus, keeping the listener intrigued, until going balls to the wall with a beautiful vocal solo over the climax of the song.
The song should become a welcome feature on your playlists and has an adaptability to any situation; whether it’s jamming out alone in traffic, upstairs on the Mystics’ dancefloor or even brushing your teeth, “High” will be a worthy track for the occasion. Be sure to check out Matt Carstens on social media for his next Stellenbosch gig. His performances have a reputation of good company, great tunes, and drunk and disorderly behaviour.
The tide ebbs and reveals the evening,
glistening on the cooling sand,
the sun like a large egg yolk cracked on the horizon.
The sea fog crawls onto the beach
and brings with it memories,
so many beautiful memories that,
like fish from a milky, slumbering depth, come up for a gulp,
a bite of fresh air.
and sit in silence
and sit in silence.
Your smile is a breath in the dark
as the sun is snuffed out.
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