Help managing music physically stored on iPhone versus in iCloud

I wish to import and manage a library of music physically on my iPhone so that I do not have to rely on the iCloud when I want to listen to certain music or I am not in an area with strong signal etc. Is this still possible, or is the traditional model of synching physical music files from my Mac to the iPhone completely gone in the new era of iCloud music matching?
I have an iPhone 4s & all of my music in the iCloud. In iTunes (on my Mac) I have legacy playlists that appear to be on my iPhone but the music/playlists are not physically on my iPhone, and I have no ability to modify or delete these artifacts. At the very least, can someone assist me with removing these legacy playlists that curently have no function? (without having to reset my iPhone)
Any assistance or comment would be greatly appreciated.

From http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4914
Important:
When enabling iTunes Match on your iOS device, the music library on your iOS device will be deleted and then replaced with your music in iCloud.
Syncing music with iTunes will be disabled while iTunes Match is enabled on your iOS device.

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