Lucy Fitzgerald 
Buenos Aires has always had a way of producing artists who work quietly and obsessively on their own terms, and Matias Jimenez fits that description well. Under the name Mondrian, the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer has been building his own sonic world since 2020 in his personal recording space, De Stijl Studios, where he writes, performs, produces, and engineers everything himself. His debut album, “2020–2025”, finally arrived in January 2026, and it’s the kind of record that asks for your full attention and pays it back with interest. Five tracks of indie/electronica that pull from a very specific set of obsessions: drones, minimalism, krautrock, pop art, world music, and a genuine fascination with how musical ideas grow and shift over time. The biggest reference point here is Neu!, the legendary German duo of Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother. That influence comes through in the hypnotic, forward-pushing energy that holds the whole record together. Opening track “A1” sets the tone immediately, with layers of overdriven lead guitar chopped and rearranged, cut by a Baroque-style organ passage before the whole thing pushes into a near-garage-rock crescendo. It’s bold, patient, and completely alive.
A big part of what makes “2020–2025” so interesting is that it comes entirely from one mind. Every decision, from the airy, wide-open feeling of “C1” to the darker and more inward-looking “D1”, belongs to Jimenez alone. That kind of unfiltered creative control gives the record a coherence that’s hard to fake. “B1”, the single released ahead of the album in November 2025, is a standout too, with guitar lines that carry real virtuosity without ever tipping into showing off. Closing track “E1” brings everything to a quiet, satisfying end, with sparse, fuzzed-out rhythm guitar and gentle melodies that make time feel as if it’s softly slipping past you. Personally, this is one of the more exciting debut records in the indie/electronica space in recent memory. Jimenez chose patience over accessibility, and that’s a genuinely brave call for a first release. The record doesn’t rush anywhere, and that’s exactly the point.
An alternative version of the album, “2020–2025 (Edit)”, was also put out alongside the standard edition, with most of the main tracks reworked into shorter pieces. A second volume of this collection is already in the pipeline, expected sometime in late 2026 or early 2027. If you haven’t come across Mondrian yet, now is a good time to fix that. This is a project with a clear artistic identity and a creator who has a lot more to say. Get “2020–2025” on your playlist, whether you go for the full version or the edit, and follow Mondrian on Instagram at @mondrian104 and on Facebook so you’re not caught off guard when that second volume lands. Tell your friends, share the tracks, and help this artist build the audience his work is clearly built for. Getting in early on something like this is one of the real pleasures of following independent music, and with a second record already on the way, now is exactly the right time to pay attention.
Listening to songs so you don’t have to! Just kidding :D, you totally should. Music blogger by day, nurse by night
