Return to Archive
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| Released | November 3, 2023 | |||
| Length | 41:18 | |||
| Label | Smithsonian Folkways | |||
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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. [1]
Background
[edit | edit source]September 18, 2023, Matmos announced the release of their fourteenth studio album, along with the first single "Mud-Dauber Wasp".[2]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  Error creating thumbnail: [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[5] |
| Mojo | Error creating thumbnail: [6] |
| Uncut | 7/10[7] |
| Under the Radar | 6/10[8] |
Return to Archive was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 7 reviews.[3]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]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 Beetles Sound to a Rose" | 1:28 |
| 9. | "Going to Sleep" (featuring Aaron Dilloway) | 6:44 |
| Total length: | 41:18 | |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Matmos
- Drew Daniel – production, programming (all tracks); DJ (track 4)
- M. C. Schmidt – production (all tracks), programming (2–7, 9)
References
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- ^ Unlikely to soundtrack your next dinner party, but it's hard not to marvel at Matmos's cut-and-paste mastery. [Jan 2023, p.93]
- ^ The pair's keen rhythmic sense makes even the unusual palatable. [Review of the Year 2023, p.30]
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Further reading
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External links
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