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2006 studio album by Matmos From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast is the sixth studio album by Matmos. Each of the album's songs is dedicated to a notable gay or lesbian person who has influenced the duo,[8] and this influence is reflected in the songs themselves. For examples, "Rag for William S. Burroughs" features the clatter of a type writer and a gunshot, representing the William Tell incident, and "Tract for Valerie Solanas" contains excerpts from the SCUM Manifesto.
The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 9, 2006 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 61:28 | |||
Label | Matador Records | |||
Producer | Drew Daniel, Martin Schmidt | |||
Matmos chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The A.V. Club | A[4] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10[5] |
Pitchfork | 8.0/10[6] |
PopMatters | 7/10[7] |
Slant Magazine | [8] |
Stylus Magazine | B+[9] |
As with earlier releases, the duo make use of field recordings in the music, recordings that range from ordinary things to more absurd sounds, such as a recording of a bovine uterus.[10] The album's title is taken from a line in Ludwig Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations.[8]
The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast received positive reviews from music critics. Review aggregator website Metacritic gives it a score of 81 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[2] Brandon Stosuy, writing for Pitchfork, wrote in a positive review that "there are a few moments when the concept's cooler than the result, but in general The Rose Has Teeth's experiments result in frenetic dance tracks doubling as reading lists."[6]
Jonathan Keefe, writing for Slant Magazine, called the album "endlessly fascinating" but concluded that "even armed with a cheat sheet from Wikipedia and a desire to figure out the significance of every last hair clipper and gunshot, the album never engages as anything more than an academic exercise."[8]
Pitchfork placed it at number 47 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2006" list.[11]
No. | Title | Notes | Length |
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1. | "Roses and Teeth for Ludwig Wittgenstein" | Credits:[12]
| 3:24 |
2. | "Steam and Sequins for Larry Levan" | Credits:[12]
| 5:20 |
3. | "Tract for Valerie Solanas" | Credits:[12]
| 5:07 |
4. | "Public Sex for Boyd McDonald" | Credits:[12]
| 5:52 |
5. | "Semen Song for James Bidgood" | Credits:[12]
| 5:02 |
6. | "Snails and Lasers for Patricia Highsmith" | Credits:[12]
| 5:52 |
7. | "Germs Burn for Darby Crash" | Credits:[12]
| 4:10 |
8. | "Solo Buttons for Joe Meek" | Credits:[12]
| 3:33 |
9. | "Rag for William S. Burroughs" | Credits:[12]
| 13:52 |
10. | "Banquet for King Ludwig II of Bavaria" | Credits:[12]
| 3:23 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Kendo for Yukio Mishima" | 5:54 |
Chart | Peak position |
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US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[13] | 21 |
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