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Supreme Balloon

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Supreme Balloon is a 2008 experimental electronica album by Matmos. This record finds the band skipping sampling antics in favor of a lighthearted "cosmic pop" record made entirely out of synthesizers. The exotic and antiquated synths used here heavily spotlight the classic 1960s/1970s/1980s consumer electronic rigs of Arp, Korg, Roland, Waldorf, and Moog.

Track listing

  1. "Rainbow Flag" (3:50)
  2. "Polychords" (3:31)
  3. "Mister Mouth" (3:48)
  4. "Exciter Lamp and the Variable Band" (3:21)
  5. "Les Folies Francaises" (2:24)
  6. "Supreme Balloon" (24:08)
  7. "Cloudhoppers" (2:58)
  8. "Staircase" (4:25) [iTunes/vinyl versions only]
  9. "Orban" (5:12) [iTunes/vinyl versions only]
  10. "Zemoi" (3:51) [iTunes/vinyl versions only]
  11. "Hashish Master" (7:50) [iTunes/vinyl versions only]

Chart performance

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U.S. Dance/Electronic Albums 20