Nate J. Mattson performs electronica on a modular synthesizer. “Sometimes it’s musical and sometimes it’s not,” he said. Mattson sometimes lets the synth decide what it wants as he melds music, sound effects and electronic beats into something distinct and unsettling. He described his 2022 release, Volume 2, as the “perfect background music for a science fiction horror role-playing game or an actual alien hunting expedition.” His debut EP, Volume 1, was released in 2017.