Critical reception
Review aggregator website Metacritic gives The Civil War a score of 77 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[1]
Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "an album whose subtly oxymoronic title suggests the inherent contradictions of its sound."[2] Mark Richardson of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.3 out of 10, saying, "As a technical achievement and as a piece of pure sound, The Civil War is inarguably Matmos' best record."[5]
Track listing
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1. | "Regicide" | 2:47 |
2. | "Zealous Order of Candied Knights" | 4:36 |
3. | "Reconstruction" | 9:31 |
4. | "Y.T.T.E. (Yield to Total Elation)" | 9:08 |
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)" | 4:15 |
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10. | "Cabin in the Sky" | 9:03 |
References
- 1 2 "The Civil War by Matmos". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- 1 2 Phares, Heather. "The Civil War - Matmos". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ↑ Battaglia, Andy (September 22, 2003). "Matmos: The Civil War". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ↑ Wyse, Pascal (September 18, 2003). "Matmos, The Civil War". The Guardian. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- 1 2 Richardson, Mark (October 13, 2003). "Matmos: The Civil War". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ↑ Pugh, Mitch (October 16, 2003). "Matmos: The Civil War". PopMatters. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ↑ Shiflet, Mike (September 29, 2003). "Matmos - The Civil War". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
External links
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- Matmos Live with J Lesser
- A Viable Alternative to Actual Sexual Contact
- A Paradise of Dainty Devices: interludes, micromedia & sound edits
- Polychords
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