Galimatias (born Matias Saabye Køedt) is an

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artist from the small town of

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. He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. Galimatias is most known for his 2015 EP ''Urban Flora'' with American singer-songwriter

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Career

Galimatias began making music as a teenager, and produced tracks for Danish hip-hop acts around the turn of the 2010s. In 2012, he released two EPs of mellow, downtempo instrumentals: ''Luna Soul'' and ''Sunlight Reigns Supreme''. He began working with

after they were introduced to each other through

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in 2013, and their songs immediately received blog attention. Their collaborations were collected on an eight-song EP titled ''Urban Flora'', which was released digitally by

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in 2015, with a vinyl release by Mom + Pop following in 2016.

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's remix of their song "Fantasy" appeared on many dance compilations. Following its release, praise for the EP began to pour in from publications such as FADER,

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, and Huffington Post. On 15 June 2017, Galimatias released the single "Let Me Know". The song consists of different layers of

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through

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s, mixed into a harmony that also serves as a rhythm throughout the track. In an interview with ''

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'', Galimatias stated "I haven't released anything for two years but that didn't mean I stopped making music. I tuned out from social media for a year as well and people started sending me messages asking if I was still alive. I'm definitely not dead, but I don't ever want to create the same sound twice, and it took a good while for me to figure out what I wanted to do after ''Urban Flora''. I have a lot of criteria for myself when I make music, and creating something that hasn't been heard before is definitely one of the highest ranking ones."

Discography

Albums

* ''Luna Soul'' (2012) * ''Young Chimera'' (2013) * ''Sunlight Reigns Supreme'' (2013) * ''Urban Flora'' (2015) * ''Urban Flora (Remixes)'' (2015) * ''Renaissance Boy'' (2020)

Singles

* "To the Moon & Beyond" (2012) * "Noelles Eloquence" (2012) * "Crestfallen (2012) * "Leaving for Good" (2012) * "Purple Rain" (2012) * "Succubus" (2012) * "Ocean Floor Kisses" (2014) * "Voice of Reason" (2014) * "Night Owl" (2014) * "Drift" (2015) * "Pretty Thoughts" (2015) * "Fantasy" (2015) * "Make You Feel" (2015) * "Blowback" (2017) * "Won't Forget" (2017) * "Let Me Know" (2017) * "South" (2018) * "Redeye" (2020) * "Let Go" (2020) * "Laying Low" (2020) * "Shy Dancer" (2020)

Remixes

* "Strawberries (Madeaux Remix)" by Madeaux (2013) * "Fantasy (Felix Jaehn Remix)" by Felix Jaehn (2015) * "Fantasy (Vices Remix)" by Vices (2015) * "Fantasy (Pomo Remix)" by Pomo (2015) * "Can I (Tez Cadey Remix)" by Tez Cadey (2015) * "Can I (GEOTHEORY Remix)" by GEOTHEORY (2015) * "Make You Feel (Hotel Garuda Remix)" by Hotel Garuda (2015) * "Make You Feel (Kerala Remix)" by Kerala (2015) * "Make You Feel (Ark Patrol Remix)" by Ark Patrol (2015) * "Pretty Thoughts (FKJ Remix)" by FKJ (2015)

References

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