Return to Archive
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Released | November 3, 2023 | |||
Length | 41:18 | |||
Label | Smithsonian Folkways | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
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AllMusic | [2] |
Return to Archive is the fourteenth studio album by electronic duo Matmos, released on November 3, 2023. It uses non-music material sourced from the Smithsonian Folkways collection in its composition; the album itself was commissioned to commemorate Folkways' 75th anniversary. [3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Drew Daniel and M. C. Schmidt
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Good Morning Electronics" | 1:05 |
2. | "Injection Basic Sound" | 2:55 |
3. | "Mud-Dauber Wasp" | 3:35 |
4. | "Music or Noise?" | 4:12 |
5. | "Why?" (featuring Evicshen) | 4:03 |
6. | "Lend Me Your Ears" | 3:46 |
7. | "Return to Archive" (featuring Aaron Dilloway) | 13:28 |
8. | "The Way Japanese Beatles Sound to a Rose" | 1:28 |
9. | "Going to Sleep" (featuring Aaron Dilloway) | 6:44 |
Total length: | 41:18 |
Personnel
Matmos
- Drew Daniel – production, programming (all tracks); DJ (track 4)
- M. C. Schmidt – production (all tracks), programming (2–7, 9)
References
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Return to Archive". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Matmos - Return to Archive". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ Butchard, Skye (November 1, 2023). "The Quietus - Reviews - Matmos". The Quietus. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
Further reading
- Slingerland, Calum (September 7, 2023). "Matmos Mine 'Non-Musical' Folkways Recordings for New Album 'Return to Archive'". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- Trunick, Austin (November 3, 2023). "Return to Archive". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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