Matador

by Arms and Sleepers

Matador cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 November 2009
  • Label: Fake Chapter
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 57:08
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Ant Banks, Captain Save 'Em, Sean T, Todd Brown, Stan Keith, Tru Game Records, J-Bome, Clint "Payback" Sands, Troy White

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Boston-based duo delivers a gorgeously melancholic and cinematic album, heavily utilizing delicate piano melodies, glitchy downtempo beats, and sweeping string arrangements. Drawing inspiration from classic 1990s trip-hop and modern instrumental post-rock, the vocal-less tracks are deeply atmospheric and nocturnal. It is highly regarded for its lush, emotive production and intricate pacing.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, melodic, ambient, electronic, downtempo

Tracklist

  1. Orly
  2. Matador
  3. The Architekt
  4. Twentynine Palms
  5. Helvetica
  6. The International
  7. Simone
  8. Kino
  9. Words Are For Sleeping
  10. The Paramour

Credits

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