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Matt Jencik & Midwife
4+ albums
shoegazeambientetherealexperimentalminimalist
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Matt Jencik & Midwife is a collaborative musical project uniting American composer/multi-instrumentalist Matt Jencik and singer-songwriter Midwife (a.k.a. Madeline Johnston). Based in Chicago and Denver respectively, the pair released their singular joint album Never Die in July 2025 via Relapse Records. The album was born out of Jencik’s desire to move from ambient drone to vocal-centred song-writing, paired with Johnston’s immersive, minimalist sound-world and delicate voice. Thematically, Never Die confronts mortality, loss, memory and the urge to hold on to what must inevitably pass. Musically, the record weaves ambient drones, shoegaze textures, minimalist instrumentation and elegiac vocals into a meditative yet emotionally charged soundscape. Reviewers described it as hypnotic, mournful, and bridging the worlds of experimental drone and song-form expression. Though this remains their only collaborative release to date, the project stands as a potent convergence of two distinct artistic voices: Jencik’s long history in experimental music and Johnston’s acclaimed work under Midwife. The album has been praised as a quiet confrontation with life’s impermanence and the beauty and ache of existence. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
