Today, Serbian-born, New York City-based multidisciplinary artist X–Coast releases his newest single, ‘Marathon Man.’ The track, a nostalgic early ‘00s upbeat rave tool utilized by the likes of Daria Kolosova, SHYGIRL, Young Marco,  and Mall Grab, is out now via Higher Ground.

“While writing ‘Marathon Man,’ I was inspired by a mix my friend recorded in 2003 at Paradiso Club in Novi Sad, Serbia. He was mixing this beautiful melody in with a very percussion-driven tribal techno (basically what we call hardgroove today), and it struck me. I needed to write a track like this. The chords with added pitch bend are on the edge of being off-key, and that’s where the magic is. the overall result is an optimistic feeling as if we were preparing for a big sports competition, like the Olympics.. hence the name.”    — X–Coast

X–Coast, a project by Bojan Cizmic, serves as a personified embodiment of ‘90s European rave culture. X–Coast is as much of a concept as it is a musical project. From his self-directed videos, after-after parties at a Serbian flea market, 3-D internet art aesthetic, hilarious online persona, and timeless, genre-weaving releases, there are few artists who can match Cizmic’s devotion to the narrative of his project.

According to Cizmic, X–Coast is an island and he serves as its human host. There have been multiple “sightings” of other hosts, like the clones that show up at his DJ sets or the “older version” of Cizmic, who appears in his ‘House It Up’ video.

Once a booker for Serbia’s EXIT Festival, Cizmic arrived in New York City in 2013. As X–Coast, he’s a force to be reckoned with behind the decks, becoming a staple among NYC’s hottest clubs like BASEMENT and Paragon while also performing at international staples  such as Igloofest, Printworks, INTERCELL, and many more. His chops as a producer have earned him releases on Rinse, Mall Grab’s Steel City Dance Discs, Studio Barnhus, and more.

Buy/Stream ‘Marathon Man’ here