Quasi-Objects
1998 studio album by Matmos
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Quasi-Objects is a 1998 electronic music album by Matmos, which followed their self-titled debut. Matmos created the album's music by incorporating ordinary sounds recorded around their home.[2]
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| Released | June 16, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 39:49 | |||
| Label | Vague Terrain | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Stupid Fambaloo" | 4:55 |
| 2. | "Cloth Mother/Wire Mother" | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Schwitt/Urs" (retitled to "Lift Up Your Hat!" on rereleases) | 5:05 |
| 4. | "Always Three Words" | 5:14 |
| 5. | "The Banjo's Categorical Gut" | 6:07 |
| 6. | "The Purple Island" | 6:59 |
| 7. | "Latex" | 7:39 |
Reception
Quasi-Objects has received mixed reviews from music critics. AllMusic's Sean Cooper called the album "both an improvement [on Matmos' self-titled debut] and a disappointment", with the musicians letting "the schtick of let's-make-tracks-entirely-out-of-weird-noises get the better of their aesthetic judgement."[1] Pitchfork Media's Mark Richard-San similarly described the album as "too reliant on novelty", and thought that its central gimmick "smothered the music."[2]
Personnel
- Design – Rex Ray[3]
- Cover illustration – M.C. Schmidt[3]
- Sequenced by, sampler, synthesizer [W-30, Sh-101, Mono/poly], edited by [digital editing], mixed by, banjo, electric guitar, effects [latex clothing, balloons, whoopee cushion, body sounds, field recording, quasi-objects] – Drew Daniel, M.C. Schmidt[3]
- Written by – Matmos[3]
- Guitar [phone guitar] on track 2 – Tim Furnish[3]
- Slide guitar on track 2 – M.C. Schmidt[3]