Matmos Paint Sound Portraits
Reported by heyrevolver
That upcoming Matmos album now has a title, The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast, and confirmed a release date, May 9th. According to Matador, the album "contains aural and video portraits" of various figures throughout history. Nab an MP3 of "Roses & Teeth for Ludwig Wittgenstein" in the Downloads. Tracklist after the jump.
Matmos - The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast
1. Roses and Teeth for Ludwig Wittgenstein (conceptual musique concrete)
2. Steam and Sequins for Larry Levan (mutant disco)
3. Tract for Valerie Solanas (booty bass)
4. Public Sex for Boyd McDonald (porn funk)
5. Semen Song for James Bidgood (weepy elegy)
6. Snails and Lasers for Patricia Highsmith (jazz noir)
7. Germs Burn for Darby Crash (power electronics)
8. Solo Buttons for Joe Meek (surf twang)
9. Rag for William S. Burroughs (Arabic ragtime psychedelia)
10. Banquet for King Ludwig II of Bavaria (Wagnerian slapstick)