The Consuming Flame

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The Consuming Flame
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Studio album by
Matmos
ReleasedAugust 21, 2020 (2020-08-21)
Length177:53
LabelThrill Jockey
Matmos chronology
Plastic Anniversary
(2019) 		The Consuming Flame
(2020)

The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form is the twelfth studio album by experimental electronic music duo Matmos, released on August 21, 2020 through Thrill Jockey.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Exclaim!9/10[3]
Pitchfork6.9/10[4]

The Consuming Flame received "universal acclaim" according to album review aggregator Metacritic.[1]

Track listing[]

The individual track titles are not listed on the physical edition or on streaming platforms, but are taken from Thrill Jockey's website.[5]

A Doughnut in the Sky
No.TitleLength
1."Cold Open"3:36
2."I, Voxelman"2:32
3."Moteswarm"2:56
4."Adam's Apple"4:30
5."Athens New Guinea Gas Can Japan"5:42
6."Thyrsus"4:56
7."Circle of Swords"6:57
8."Virgin Unspotted"2:21
9."No Concept"3:21
10."In the Shape of Beasts"3:55
11."Revelatory Mint Clot"4:38
12."Western Clot Rider"5:29
13."Cocktail Party How Glad Am I"5:00
14."I'm Fine I'm Fine"1:01
Total length:57:01
On the Team
No.TitleLength
1."Adepts" 
2."Maybeism" 
3."Garden of Tall Boys" 
4."Dancing Your Animal" 
5."Nice Men in Stable Relationships" 
6."Let Us In" 
7."Friendsylum" 
8."Io! Lavendar River Karez" 
9."The Void at the Center" 
10."I Know What I Saw" 
11."Sarabande" 
12."The Dead City of Telphar" 
13."Platformalism" 
14."Verminiatures" 
15."Reciprocal Realms" 
16."Unmastering" 
17."I'm on the Team" 
Total length:59:43
Extraterrestrial Masters
No.TitleLength
1."Blessed Order Of" 
2."Floaters" 
3."Goodnight Loving Bose Ikard" 
4."Tworivers Run" 
5."Boomchicka" 
6."Extraterrestrial" 
7."Circle of Shivers" 
8."Out of the Serpent's Mouth" 
9."Warm Opening" 
10."Decalcomaenads" 
11."It Isn't Necessarily the Case" 
12."Elsewards" 
13."All of the Powers Lie Quiet" 
Total length:61:09

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Critic Reviews for The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form". Metacritic. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather (March 15, 2019). "The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form - Matmos". AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Hayes, Bryon (August 17, 2020). "Matmos Are Master Puppeteers on 'The Consuming Flame,' Their Most Ambitious and Gorgeous Album Yet". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Sherburne, Philip (August 24, 2020). "Matmos: The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "Matmos". thrilljockey.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

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