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Matmos
- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Release Date: Aug 21, 2020
- Summary: The latest full-length release from the experimental electronic duo features the 99 beats per minute submissions from 99 musicians including David Grubbs, Matthew Herbert, Daniel Lopatin, J.G. Thirlwell, and Yo La Tengo.
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- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): Electronic, Electronica, Techno, Experimental Techno, Ambient Techno
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Aug 21, 2020The Consuming Flame is Matmos at their finest. Daniel and Schmidt have taken the simplest of concepts and manipulated it into a gorgeous and grotesque beast of an album.
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Aug 21, 2020What this three-hour opus does is show Matmos to still be intrepid sonic explorers, pushing the boundaries of musical orthodoxy and consolidating their unique position within the avant-garde.
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Aug 21, 2020In its own way, The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form is a fitting companion piece to Plastic Anniversary. Like that album, it's a winning celebration of what makes Matmos special, and a tribute to the boundless possibilities of creativity -- especially when it's shared with others.
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MojoAug 21, 2020The Consuming Flame is rich, intense and deftly woven into three hour-long suites. [Oct 2020, p.91]
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The WireNov 6, 2020Their latest concoction is a study in maximalism that weaves ideas from a multitude of artists into a succinct stylistic language. [Sep 2020, p.56]
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Aug 25, 2020Given the album’s length and density, it resists close reading; if there is an organizing logic here, it is not readily apparent, although brushed drums and choppy vocal effects provide thematic through lines, and the occasional recurring motif lends a sense of narrative cohesion. But the music often unspools with natural ease.
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