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Celebration of the empty daily repetitiveness, stylized and sealed in a technological medium. The sad succession of days, a new x on the calendar marked with the 38-minute life cycle of a Whirlpool washing machine.
A 38-minute wash cycle, another day, another x on the calendar. Dirty and wash. Dirty, wash, and die. A sad metaphor for life.
38 minutes. The sound of water pouring, a succession of sampled sounds vaguely familiar, an alienating mechanical dance between softeners, centrifuged siren songs, constantly rotating sounds in mutation, domestic industrial, housewife concrete music.
With their now-experienced mode, Matmos represents the sad mechanical routine of life, giving us an immutable 38-minute reminder, whispering with an ironic smile that we no longer have any escape.
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Matmos' album Ultimate Care II explores the repetitive nature of life by focusing on the 38-minute sound cycle of a Whirlpool washing machine. The review highlights the use of everyday mechanical sounds to create a symbolic and somewhat melancholic reflection on daily existence. The album is described as a piece of sound art embodying both routine and irony. Despite its conceptual depth, the rating is moderate.Tracklist
Matmos
Matmos is the American electronic duo of M.C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel. Known for concept-driven albums built from unconventional sound sources, they bridge playful experimentation and meticulous craft, and have collaborated with artists including Björk and Kronos Quartet.08 Reviews
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By sotomayor
The duo literally plays the washing machine as if it were a drum and at the same time a kind of synthesizer.
The true purpose of this album is to interact in a concrete, real manner with what surrounds us.
