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Matmos
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Saturday July 19, 2008 (7pm)
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- Price
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$15
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Matmos are sort of like the high schooler that wiggles in a plastic bag to convey the intricacies of Hamlet. Since 1998's quasi-objects LP, which exclusively relied on found sounds, Matmos have crafted entire albums based on literary and historical concepts — 2006's excellent The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast is a collection of abstract "sound portraits" of luminaries such as Ludwig Wittgenstein, William S. Burroughs, and Patricia Highsmith. Their recent Supreme Balloon, however, is a more joyous, less cerebral affair, replete with retro-future synths, and cheeky bloops and bleeps. Tonight, expect an abundance of digital noise, quirky melodies, and the same playful charm that made the group's intellectual bravado bearable in the first place.
