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Matmos

Matmos
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About

Matmos is an experimental electronic duo formed in San Francisco and now based in Baltimore, consisting of M. C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel. They are known for building music from radically unconventional source material - surgical recordings, crayfish nerve signals, washing machines - and shaping it into surprisingly accessible electronic compositions. The duo collaborated with Björk on Vespertine (2001) and Medúlla (2004), and over three decades has released more than twelve studio albums on Matador and Thrill Jockey.

12.3K
monthly listeners on Spotify
1.57M
plays of the track For The Trees on Spotify
12+
total studio albums

What's new

  • 2026-06

    M. C. Schmidt released the album Cloud Machines in collaboration with John Berndt (Thrill Jockey, June 12, 2026).

  • 2026-06

    Matmos performed at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona (June 3-7, 2026).

  • 2025-12

    Matmos released the live album Great Geometry (live in Australia) in December 2025.

  • 2025-06

    Matmos released the album Metallic Life Review (Thrill Jockey, June 20, 2025), composed exclusively of sounds from metal objects.

  • 2025-06

    The album Metallic Life Review includes a dedication to David Lynch and the late collaborator Susan Alcorn, who died during the final production.

Tour

BarcelonaFolignoAthensMaspethPhiladelphia

Tracks

A Chance to Cut Is a Chance to Curealbum from 2001 composed of sounds of surgical procedures, a breakthrough work of the band
For The Treesmost listened to track on Spotify, over 1.5 million plays
Supreme Balloonalbum from 2008 paying tribute to vintage synthesizer music
Ultimate Care IIalbum from 2016 composed exclusively of sounds of a washing machine
Metallic Life Reviewalbum from 2025, all sound material comes from metal objects; the second side recorded live in the studio

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

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