Imagine an album that dissolves the boundaries between sound, thought, and audience. "Expanding Concert (Lisboa 2019-2023)" is exactly that - a five-year-long sonic event stretching through time and space, leaving its mark on Lisbon's artistic landscape. Mattin and his collaborators, including DJ Marfox and Margarida Garcia, use improvisation to create a complex web of call-and-response interactions. Each track feels like a historical artifact, drenched in the socio-political chaos of our era: COVID, Black Lives Matter, inflation, war.

But irony rests at the core of this work. The project boldly states, “If you think, it is already music,” leaving us pondering: are we truly listening to music or just witnessing the unfiltered noise of reality? Technically, the album blurs the lines between performance and documentation - this isn't just music; it's a philosophical investigation, where even the audience's reactions become part of the composition.

Emotionally, the record is a fragmented but deeply felt reflection on dissonance - social, political, and personal. The 20-minute collaboration on Side D with João Artur is a slow-burn, a soundscape that unravels in real-time, leaving space for contemplation, discomfort, and expansion. While some might find its improvisational chaos challenging, it's exactly this tension that gives the record its raw emotional pull.
Mattin's approach to improvisation remains mystical - his philosophy views music not as a completed artifact but as an unfolding event, one that captures the unpredictability of the human experience. Listening to "Expanding Concert" is like watching the world in a constant state of becoming, where sound, thought, and action are indistinguishable from each other.

For fans of experimental and conceptual works, this release stands as a testament to music's ability to transcend its own limitations, turning listeners into co-creators and blurring the lines between concert and historical record. In short, it's a dizzying yet profound meditation on sound, interaction, and the chaotic times we live in.

If you thought music had to be a neatly packaged product, "Expanding Concert" kindly asks you to unmap that idea, and start expanding your own perceptions.