The Civil War

by Matmos

The Civil War cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 September 2003
  • Label: Matador
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:52
  • Community rating: 3.7/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Blevin Blectum, David Grubbs, Jim Putnam, Jack Grimmet, Ned Howey, Martin Schmidt, Mark Lightcap, Carl Bronson, Steve Goodfriend, field recording, Drew Daniel

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceptualizing historical conflict through esoteric sound design, the experimental duo heavily integrated acoustic instruments鈥攊ncluding hurdy-gurdy and acoustic guitar鈥攊nto their glitch-heavy framework. The resulting collage fascinatingly bridges 19th-century Americana motifs with sterile, futuristic digital processing.

Genres

Descriptors: history, conceptual, instrumental, war, medieval, sampling, folk, acoustic, experimental, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Regicide (2:47)
  2. Zealous Order Of Candied Knights (4:36)
  3. Reconstruction (9:31)
  4. Y.T.T.E. (9:07)
  5. For The Trees (3:31)
  6. The Stars And Stripes Forever (2:07)
  7. Pelt And Holler (4:17)
  8. The Struggle Against Unreality Begins (5:34)
  9. For The Trees (Return) (4:18)

Credits

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