Matmos - The Civil War
Label:
Catalog#:
OLE 590-2
Format:
CD, Album, Digipak
Country:
US
Released:
23 Sep 2003
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Glitch,
IDM,
Experimental
Tracklist
| 1 | Regicide | 2:47 | X | |
| Dobro - Jay Lesser | ||||
| 2 | Zealous Order Of Candied Knights | 4:36 | X | |
| Bassoon - Ned Howey | ||||
| 3 | Reconstruction | 9:31 | X | |
|
Electronics -
Jack Grimmet
Guitar [Electric] - Jim Putnam Piano, Speech - David Grubbs Synthesizer [Buchla Modular] - Keith Fullerton Whitman | ||||
| 4 | Yield To Total Elation | 9:07 | X | |
|
Drum Sample Source -
Tim Barnes
Synthesizer [Buchla Modular] - Keith Fullerton Whitman | ||||
| 5 | For The Trees | 3:31 | X | |
| 6 | The Stars And Stripes Forever | 2:07 | X | |
| 7 | Pelt And Holler | 4:17 | X | |
| 8 | The Struggle Against Unreality Begins | 5:34 | X | |
| Sewer Pipe, Guitar [National Steel] - Keenan Lawler | ||||
| 9 | For The Trees (Return) | 4:19 | X | |
Credits
Drums -
Carl Bronson
(tracks: 2 to 4)
,
Steve Goodfriend
(tracks: 2 to 5, 9)
Tuba, Guitar [Electric], Horn [Peck], Trumpet, Banjo - Mark Lightcap (tracks: 2 to 6, 9)
Violin - Blevin Blectum (tracks: 2, 5, 9)
Tuba, Guitar [Electric], Horn [Peck], Trumpet, Banjo - Mark Lightcap (tracks: 2 to 6, 9)
Violin - Blevin Blectum (tracks: 2, 5, 9)
Notes
Drew Daniel: Electric Guitar, Sampling, Sequencing, CDJ, Autoharp, Emergency Alarm System, Rabbit Pelt, Field Recordings
M. C. Schmidt: Hurdy Gurdy, Recorder, Acoustic Guitar, Mix, Dobro, Pedal Steel Guitar, CDJ, Serge Modular Synthesizer, Korg MS2000 Synthesizer, Chimes, Piano, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Field Recordings, Blood, Glass, Ultrasonic Doppler Flow Detector, Conductive Jelly, Percussion
All songs written by Drew Daniel and M. C. Schmidt, published by Professor Ping Publishing, except "The Stars And Stripes Forever", written by J.P. Sousa, published by Theodore Presser Co., ASCAP.
Recorded at home in San Francisco and Eagle Rock, California and on location in Hoover, Alabama and Louisville, Kentucky. David Grubbs' piano recorded at the Rare Book Room, NYC, New York.
Packaged in digipak cover with 11 page booklet.
M. C. Schmidt: Hurdy Gurdy, Recorder, Acoustic Guitar, Mix, Dobro, Pedal Steel Guitar, CDJ, Serge Modular Synthesizer, Korg MS2000 Synthesizer, Chimes, Piano, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Field Recordings, Blood, Glass, Ultrasonic Doppler Flow Detector, Conductive Jelly, Percussion
All songs written by Drew Daniel and M. C. Schmidt, published by Professor Ping Publishing, except "The Stars And Stripes Forever", written by J.P. Sousa, published by Theodore Presser Co., ASCAP.
Recorded at home in San Francisco and Eagle Rock, California and on location in Hoover, Alabama and Louisville, Kentucky. David Grubbs' piano recorded at the Rare Book Room, NYC, New York.
Packaged in digipak cover with 11 page booklet.
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Reviews & Discussion
THE CIVIL WAR is another fascinating concept album from Matmos, this time entwining American Civil War-era instruments and melodies with modern electronica. Well, maybe not “entwining” as simply crashing the two into one another headfirst. Tracks like “Zealous Order of Candied Knights” show their eagerness for experimentation -- and their playful humor. “Reconstruction” is straight-up weirdo house that gives way to a strum-and-twang-fest. “For the Trees” is all folk mellowness, surprisingly light on the electronics, while the marching band standby “Stars and Stripes Forever” gets semi-obliterated by drum riffs. As with all experiments, though, some fail: the bass-heavy “Pelt and Holler” seems misplaced here, and “Yield to Total Elation” lacks focus. But “The Struggle Against Unreality” brings things back, as does the reprise of “For the Trees.” Still, it’s better to move forward than lean back on your laurels, and Matmos does just that -- even if they go back in time to do it.