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The Consuming Flame
Studio album by
Matmos
ReleasedAugust 21, 2020 (2020-08-21)
Length177:53
LabelThrill Jockey
Matmos chronology
Plastic Anniversary
(2019) 		The Consuming Flame
(2020) 		Regards/Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer
(2022)

The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form is the twelfth studio album by experimental electronic music duo Matmos, released on August 21, 2020 through Thrill Jockey.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!9/10[3]
Pitchfork6.9/10[4]

The Consuming Flame received "universal acclaim" according to album review aggregator Metacritic.[1]

Track listing

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The individual track titles are not listed on the physical edition or on streaming platforms, but are taken from Thrill Jockey's website.[5]

A Doughnut in the Sky
No.TitleLength
1."Cold Open"3:37
2."I, Voxelman"2:33
3."Moteswarm"2:57
4."Adam's Apple"4:30
5."Athens New Guinea Gas Can Japan"5:43
6."Thyrsus"4:56
7."Circle of Swords"6:57
8."Virgin Unspotted"2:22
9."No Concept"3:21
10."In the Shape of Beasts"3:56
11."Revelatory Mint Clot"4:38
12."Western Clot Rider"5:30
13."Cocktail Party How Glad Am I"5:00
14."I'm Fine I'm Fine"1:02
Total length:57:01
On the Team
No.TitleLength
1."Adepts"5:59
2."Maybeism"2:06
3."Garden of Tall Boys"2:35
4."Dancing Your Animal"2:26
5."Nice Men in Stable Relationships"3:47
6."Let Us In"1:56
7."Friendsylum"3:24
8."Io! Lavendar River Karez"6:58
9."The Void at the Center"5:10
10."I Know What I Saw"3:22
11."Sarabande"6:06
12."The Dead City of Telphar"3:41
13."Platformalism"2:59
14."Verminiatures"1:59
15."Reciprocal Realms"3:24
16."Unmastering"1:01
17."I'm on the Team"2:50
Total length:59:43
Extraterrestrial Masters
No.TitleLength
1."Blessed Order Of"7:07
2."Floaters"3:19
3."Goodnight Loving Bose Ikard"4:19
4."Tworivers Run"3:36
5."Boomchicka"13:08
6."Extraterrestrial"5:42
7."Circle of Shivers"3:50
8."Out of the Serpent's Mouth"6:11
9."Warm Opening"2:58
10."Decalcomaenads"1:02
11."It Isn't Necessarily the Case"2:18
12."Elsewards"1:53
13."All of the Powers Lie Quiet"5:47
Total length:61:10

References

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  1. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form". Metacritic. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather (March 15, 2019). "The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form - Matmos". AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Hayes, Bryon (August 17, 2020). "Matmos Are Master Puppeteers on 'The Consuming Flame,' Their Most Ambitious and Gorgeous Album Yet". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Sherburne, Philip (August 24, 2020). "Matmos: The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "Matmos". thrilljockey.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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