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THE RESPRAYS COLLECTION VOL 01 is out now
OCTOBER 2026 / EP RELEASE A NEW SONIC DIMENSION BY MATTHEW STEEL THE RESPRAYS COLLECTION VOL 01 Ten reconstructed tracks. Australian artist Matthew Steel deconstructs and rebuilds past catalogue favourites through radical remixes, aggressive resprays, and unexpected mashups. EXCLUSIVE INTERACTIVE FEATURE MATCH THE COLOUR Experience music that mutates in real time. The MATCH THE COLOUR interactive engine lets you select from five distinct sonic finishes for every song—shifting

MATTHEW STEEL
Oct 121 min read


SATURDAY, THE WORKSHOP DOORS OPEN.
CUSTOM MADE arrives this Saturday—an immersive album experience born from real stories of rebuilding, identity, and transformation. Inspired by a smash repair workshop, the project blends music, storytelling, and visuals into a journey of becoming. More than an album, it’s an exploration of what happens when you move beyond your “factory settings” and create yourself from the ground up. Step inside ASTROWORLD and discover a world where imperfections become the blueprint for s

MATTHEW STEEL
Jul 233 min read


Every Pride Season Arrives with Its Own Soundtrack: NEW COLOURS - NEW STORIES
Every Pride season arrives with its own soundtrack. NEW COLOURS - NEW STORIES arrives with all the camp and circuit sound you would expect over the rainbow.
Some songs become anthems. Some become memories. Some become stories we tell years later about that one dancefloor, that one road trip, that one person, that one moment when everything changed.

MATTHEW STEEL
Jun 233 min read


📓 INSIDE THE WORKSHOP — Why the Journal Entries Series Exists
There’s a strange thing happening inside the AUTHORING ERA.
The deeper the music project goes…the more the writing starts revealing things the songs can’t fully hold on their own.
That’s where the journal entries began.
Not as “content.”
Not as marketing.
Not even really as blogs.
More like fragments from inside the process while the paint is still drying.

MATTHEW STEEL
Jun 222 min read


ASTROWORLD UPDATE — THE WORKSHOP LIGHTS ARE STILL ON
Somewhere between the podcasts, the journals, the late-night demos, the accidental philosophy lectures, and the circuit-house experiments… something started happening. Not overnight. Not all at once. But steadily. And that’s probably the point. Because ASTROWORLD was never supposed to feel like a start-up sprint or a perfectly polished campaign machine. It was always meant to feel more like a living construction site — part workshop, part nightclub, part storytelling engine —

MATTHEW STEEL
May 285 min read


WHAT IS ‘astroscales’? More than music. A living universe.
ASTROWORLD - Exploring the Bigger Picture: Tipping the scales and building the site through a series of short reads and images Exploring 'astroscales': A vision where music, myth, and the human experience intertwine within a dynamic, living universe. ‘astroscales’ is not just an artist project—it is a world system. A convergence of: Sound (music as narrative) Story (myth, identity, transformation) Space (clubs, stages, digital realms) Self (the human experience, authored and

MATTHEW STEEL
May 241 min read


🎙️ PAINT JOB LAUNCHES — The Story Before the Final Coat.
There’s a moment in any creative process where you realise…
The finished product isn’t actually the full story.
It’s just the part people get to see.

MATTHEW STEEL
May 62 min read


CUSTOM PAINT JOB COMPLETED: ‘astroscales’ enters the Authoring Era with CUSTOM MADE Pre-Launch.
The paint is still drying. And for the first time in a long time, there’s no rush to move past the moment. CUSTOM MADE, the latest body of work from ‘astroscales’ presents Matthew Steel, is complete. Matthew Steel embodies creativity in the new 'astroscales' album promo for "CUSTOM MADE." Join LISTNR+ and be part of The Authoring Era as the paint dries on this masterpiece. What began as a loose concept — using the metaphor of rebuilding and finishing a car — A rebuild. A fini

MATTHEW STEEL
May 63 min read


Embracing the Authoring Era with ‘astroscales’ : Myth-Making and Sonic Storytelling evolve
‘astroscales’: A Bold Shift from Myth to Direct Expression
After two years of myth-making, world-building, and sonic storytelling, ‘astroscales’ steps beyond the veil of characters and into something far more direct, far more deliberate —
The Authoring Era.
There comes a moment when the story stops being something you tell…and becomes something you live.
This is that moment.

MATTHEW STEEL
May 23 min read


ON BORROWED TIME From FAKE IT MAKE IT to Authored Time
The current transit energy of Saturn retrograde in the sign of Pisces, feels like this:
Strip it back.
Take responsibility.
Stop perfor

MATTHEW STEEL
Feb 273 min read


Finding Immersive Multimedia Experiences in Australia
When I first stumbled upon immersive art, it felt like stepping into a dream where sound, light, and space blended into one seamless experience. Australia, with its vibrant creative scene, offers a treasure trove of such encounters. These immersive multimedia experiences invite us to not just observe art but to live it, breathe it, and feel it in ways that linger long after the lights dim.

MATTHEW STEEL
Jan 124 min read


‘astroscales’ Unveils FABLE — A Mythic Album Experience Where Identity, Desire, and Truth Collide
Electronic-pop artist astroscales drops FABLE: a cinematic album blurring the lines between myth and reality. Dive into the story now.
Would

MATTHEW STEEL
Dec 21, 20253 min read


‘astroscales’: A Sonic Shapeshifter in Music and Myth
‘astroscales’ is a sonic shapeshifter blending myth, dancefloor drama, queer heart — and the future of music. Part sacred, part subversive, their sound fuses cinematic storytelling, AI-enhanced production, house beats, and pop power into emotionally rich spectacles. From heartbreak ballads to ritual bangers, every track is a genre-fluid glitch in the matrix.

MATTHEW STEEL
Dec 21, 20254 min read


AI, Myth, and the Art of Becoming
How ‘astroscales’ Uses Artificial Intelligence to Build Living Storyworlds and Soundscapes

MATTHEW STEEL
Dec 21, 20253 min read


AI, Storytelling, and the Rise of a New Creative Language
This post explores how AI is reshaping storytelling in music and visual art — not as a replacement for human creativity, but as a collaborator — drawing from both wider industry examples and my own creative practice.

MATTHEW STEEL
Dec 20, 20255 min read
