oh my, this new matmos is certainly not what i expected! what a pleasant
surprise!
the new one is completely brilliant. no arguments. "spondee" was in fact
what sold me for sure when i heard a pre-release promo. definitely a
departure from "the west" but such an exemplary track in its combination of
kitsch and funk. the whole thing is so completely balanced that it's
virtually flawless. it isn't quite as original as "the west" but it does
still avoid many comparisons to their past work or that of other artists.
"for felix" maintains the same level of outlandish strangeness (and beauty)
as most of "the west".
it's funny you should mention a mouse on mars comparison because even though
i see the similarities to an extent, matmos has upped the ante by sheer
virtue of their sample sources, while MoM appears to have moved onto an
equally interesting but newer, darker sound for themselves. (i haven't heard
their new full length yet, but after the single, i can't wait!)
so i guess the point of this post is to agree.... the new matmos is amazing.
buy it!
matt
quoted 21 lines From: "Matthew Korfhage" <pomomofo2000@hotmail.com>
>From: "Matthew Korfhage" <pomomofo2000@hotmail.com>
>To: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: [idm] new Matmos
>Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 11:32:26 -0800
>
>Bill Wright wrote:
>>the new Matmos is great....the spondee track produces a huge grin
>>while making me shake my ass. what more is there?
>
>I'll definitely agree with you here-- I just picked it up myself, and
>there's nothing more booty-bumping around my house these days. The
>California Rhinoplasty EP is probably going to be the closest to what's on
>the new full-length, but I would check out The West if you haven't already.
>There just aren't other records like that one. The newest almost feels like
>MoM sometimes, with all that squelching funk-- not a bad thing by any
>means,
>but Matmos used to be completely out there on their own.
>
>Cheers,
>
>M.
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