The album Nagual by Matt Choboter is a sonic ritual that dissolves the boundaries between composition and improvisation, tradition and innovation.

The album Nagual by Matt Choboter is a sonic ritual that dissolves the boundaries between composition and improvisation, tradition and innovation. Drawing on just intonation, Balinese tuning systems, and South Indian rhythmic theory, Choboter and his ensemble craft a vivid, shape-shifting musical world – at once ancient and otherworldly. Nagual resists the comforts of familiar forms, embracing ambiguity, sensory multiplicity, and intuitive collective listening. This music does not follow a path – it forges one, tracing a shared consciousness through shimmering textures, ritual fire, and rhythmic interplay. An offering for those who seek transformation through sound.

Track Listing

• Out From Womb (2022) for chamber ensemble
• Nightside of the Bhedam Tree (2022) for chamber ensemble
• Ecstatic Trance (2022) for chamber ensemble
• Uroboric Memory (2022) for chamber ensemble
• Fire Dance (2022) for chamber ensemble
• Stalagmites (2022) for two prepared microtonal pianos
• Into Womb (2022) for chamber ensemble

Additional Details

Label: Kairos

Genre: Classical

Language: English

Run Time: 46:33 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 09/12/25

UPC: 9120010286599