STM 313 - MITH-XX

Matthew Samways (b. 1992) is a defining force in the North American noise and industrial underground, currently operating as MITH-XX. His trajectory began at 14, witnessing MAN IS THE BASTARD/BASTARD NOISE in Halifax, Nova Scotia—an encounter that shaped everything to follow. Two years later, he founded Electric Voice Records, quickly building a roster that included Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Martial Canterel, Xeno & Oaklander, and Ike Yard. Several years after dropping out of high school, he pursued audio engineering and studied Interdisciplinary Arts at NSCAD University. He has since passed through Toronto, Vancouver, and Los Angeles, and now operates from Montréal, where he founded Flesh Prison—a label defined by uncompromising curation, currently on hiatus while he contemplates what it means to run a record label in today's climate. He also writes for Discipline magazine.

Samways' relationship with Secret Thirteen is foundational; in 2012, he inaugurated our Spotlight series (STS 001), establishing a bond that has endured for almost 15 years. Despite his relative youth, his discography and curatorial work carry the depth of someone who has lived through the genre's multiple lifecycles.