ITunes match and local library file removal?

Hey guys,
So I'm slowly running out of space on my 128gb SSD in my MBP and I have to get rid of some music files to free up space:
I've subscribed to iTunes Match and all of my music files have been synced to iCloud. Now I was wondering, can I delete my audio files locally - will they still be made available on the cloud? Has anyone done this before - have you encountered any problems?
I do have a backup of all my local audio files.
Any help is appreciated,
Thom.

iTunes Match does not provide ID3 tags from the iTunes Store, so any tracks that do not have ID3 tags now will still not have ID3 tags after they are scanned and mirrored in the cloud.
If a track cannot be "matched" then it is "uploaded." To tell the difference enable the iCloud Status column in the iTunes browser by swtching to Song view and pulling down View > View Options and selecting "iCloud Status" then closing the small window.
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