Matmos | Artist

Matmos | Artist

Tags: Era_1990s, Genre_Electronic, Origin_USA, Type_Artist

Matmos is an experimental electronic music duo formed 1995 in San Francisco but now residing in Baltimore. The core members are M.C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel, but they include other artists on their records and in their performances, including notably J Lesser. The duo's sound is experimental electronics incorporating IDM, Glitch and Musique Concrète. They collaborated with Björk on several of her studio albums and on her live tour. The name "Matmos" refers to the lake of evil slime beneath the city of Sogo in the 1968 film "Barbarella". Outstanding albums by the duo include The West, The Civil War, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast, Plastic Anniversary and the 2020 release The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form.


Artist Website: vague-terrain.com

Featured Albums: Matmos

Related Artists: Wobbly, Bjork


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