Mechatok Releases New Single 'Virus Freestyle'
Mechatok - aka Timur Tokdemir - has subtly become a defining architect of today's underground experimental pop and rap. While touring globally, he's released a steady run of solo EPs and albums that have shaped a sound where emotional immediacy meets sleek, digital-age aesthetics, leaving a mark on a new generation of genre-defining artists like Drain Gang, Ecco2k, Yung Lean, Charli XCX, and Bala Club.
2025 is set to be the Munich-born artist's most ambitious year yet. He kicked things off with the euphoric single ' Addiction ', and now returns with ' Virus Freestyle ', a vibrant follow-up that channels his signature bouncy and experimental production into a track that spirals around an infectious vocal hook. It's the second offering in a new era of Mechatok's sonic world, which is starting to reveal itself, one that captures the mixed emotions of inner-city hedonism against the backdrop of internet-driven escapism and everyday routine.
Talking about ' Virus Freestyle ', Mechatok says: ' I really just recorded this one as a single take on my favourite synth Virus TI Snow and listened to that loop for a couple of years. Actually finishing the track felt like collaging meaningful and totally random memories into some kind of neon melancholia flashback sequence.'
Mechatok spent his teenage years in Munich studying classical guitar. During this time, he began exploring club culture on his trips to Berlin, which ultimately led him down a different path. Rather than pursuing a career in classical music, Tokdemir relocated to Berlin and released his first EP, See Thru which put him on the radar of the international electronic music scene. He began collaborating with Yung Lean and Palmistry and soon amassed a catalogue of euphoric, minimal pop nuggets. Not yet 21 at the time, Tokdemir toured the States, Asia, South America, and Europe and materialised his unique style on 2018's All My Time, released on Lorenzo Senni's Presto!? imprint to wide acclaim. In the years that followed, Mechatok continued to explore new angles on pop and electronica by putting out undeniably catchy collaborations with Bladee and Ecco2K, video-game soundtracks such as 2020's ' Defective Holiday ' and mixes that all make use of his unmistakable craftsmanship. At the end of 2021, he released a collaborative album with Bladee, followed by a remix album that featured Charli XCX, Evian Christ, and more. Having received praise from the likes of Pitchfork and Resident Advisor, fans can look forward to more experimental, boundary-pushing electro-pop from Mechatok throughout 2025.
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