With haunting melodies, pulsating rhythms, and seductive hooks, XOR propels electronic music into a realm of sonic uncertainty. At times ambient, at times darkwave or synthpop, the tracks draw listeners into a labyrinthine soundscape where the familiar dissolves into the enigmatic. Matthew had been recording under various monikers over the past decade before XOR. Somewhat arbitrarily, he named the project XOR after the logic gate inspired by his burgeoning interest in software development. His debut full-length was an electropop album, written and recorded amidst the pandemic's disquiet. In recent years, Matthew began exploring the world of modular synthesizers, reshaping mundane days of remote work into impromptu compositions he would later live-stream against sunsets or amidst the flowers in his garden. "Ephemeral Tracks, vol. 1" emerged in 2022 from these sonic experiments, followed by the 2023 release of “vol. 2.” The name draws inspiration from the ephemeral woodland wildflowers that briefly bloom in Appalachia's early spring, mirroring the transient nature of his modular-first compositions. XOR has remixed tracks for many artists, including Secret Shame, Cold Choir, and Shadow Age, adding his unique sonic signature to each collaboration.