Son of successful artist Israel Zohar and the half-brother of singer Alma Zohar, Matan Zohar aka Mat Zo made his name with trance singles along with some drum'n'bass tracks under the name MRSA.
His "whatever sounds good" attitude finds him in line with other similarly rangy EDM artists who released genre-spanning LPs in 2013.
But while the competition seemed to be note-spinning and waiting for a dominating stylistic change to help inspire them upwards, Zo's Damage Control suggests he really does love "whatever sounds good." Here, it all sounds somewhere between very good and excellent as key cut "Pyramid Scheme" brings Public Enemy's Chuck D aboard for some funky disco uplift, while "The Sky" with Linnea Schossow could be dubbed vocal trance, although it feels much more fresh and new than that tag implies.
Electro, techno, dubstep, EDM, and many other genres that require a programmer's handbook fly about the album, and Zo's pre-release declaration that old Chemical Brothers albums were an influence rings true, as the effort hangs together as well as Dig Your Own Hole.
Beautiful beatless numbers like "Superman Lost" are just icing on the cake, making Damage Control a much easier album to recommend than it is to classify.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Superman LostMatan Zohar | Mat Zo | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 2 | Only for YouRachel K Collier, Matan Zohar | Mat Zo | Play | 05:14 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 3 | EasyTommy Musto, Porter Robinson, Mike Rogers, Matan Zohar | Mat Zo | Play | 06:38 | 15 MB | 52 MB |
| 4 | Caller IDHenry Lawes, Errol Osbourne, Matan Zohar | Mat Zo | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | Little DamageMatan Zohar | Mat Zo | Play | 01:44 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 6 | Pyramid SchemeCarlton Ridenhour, Matan Zohar | Mat Zo | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | The SkyLinnea Schossow, Matan Zohar | Mat Zo | Play | 07:55 | 18 MB | 52 MB |
| 8 | Like It Used to BeMatan Zohar | Mat Zo | Play | 01:00 | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| 9 | Time on Your SideJan-Ai El-Goni, Matan Zohar | Mat Zo | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | Moderate StimulationBrian Alvery Gascgoine | Mat Zo | Play | 01:27 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 11 | Lucid DreamsAlberto Bertapelle, Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt, Matan Zohar | Mat Zo | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 12 | EZTommy Musto, Mike Rogers, Matan Zohar | Mat Zo | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 13 | HurricaneMez Austin, Barbara Bland, Matan Zohar | Mat Zo | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 14 | Fall into DreamsPete Josef, Matan Zohar | Mat Zo | Play | 01:42 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 15 | Time Dilation | Mat Zo | Play | 05:47 | 13 MB | 42 MB |
| 58 mins | 133 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 410 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mez Austin | Composer |
| 2 | Alberto Bertapelle | Composer |
| 3 | Barbara Bland | Composer, Vocals |
| 4 | Chuck D | Featured Artist |
| 5 | Rachel K Collier | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 6 | Jan-Ai El-Goni | Composer |
| 7 | Brian Alvery Gascgoine | Composer |
| 8 | Janai | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 9 | Pete Josef | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 10 | Henry Lawes | Composer |
| 11 | Eyes That Lie | Featured Artist |
| 12 | Tommy Musto | Composer |
| 13 | Errol Osbourne | Composer |
| 14 | Carlton Ridenhour | Composer |
| 15 | Porter Robinson | Composer, Featured Artist, Producer |
| 16 | Mike Rogers | Composer |
| 17 | Linnea Schossow | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 18 | Miles Shwoell | Mastering |
| 19 | Tracey Thorn | Composer |
| 20 | Ben Watt | Composer |
| 21 | Mat Zo | Primary Artist |
| 22 | Matan Zohar | Composer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |