Matmos - Metallic Life Review

A2: Field recording of a public railing in Vevey, Switzerland processed through a Roland Space Echo at WORM in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
A3: Cannons recorded in Eisenhofen, Germany. Aluminum Rods cast and amplified by Jeff Carey. In loving memory of Susan Alcorn. R.I.P.
A4: Cemetery Gate recorded in Castletownshend, Ireland.
A5: Dedicated to David Lynch. R.I.P.

B: Metallic Life Review:
A. "Ampex": Aluminum take-up reels from the INA/ GRM recorded in Paris in 2007; initial recording engineered by Francois Bonnet. The xylophone strike sound is a metal prong from the gate protecting the crypt of Saint Sebastian recorded underground in Rome, Italy. This section integrates a recording of a live performance playing those same take-up reels seventeen years later at the INA/GRM in 2024.
B. "Alloys": Aluminum Cans, Gongs, Thermos, Sampled Pulse Box Xylophone, field recordings of drumming on metal parking structures and church bells from Cork, Ireland and Anthien, France; Chalice recorded in the chapel of Civitella Ranieri castle in Umbria, Italy. Additional Metal Bells and hand percussion recorded at the home of Cyclobe in Bexhill-on-Sea, England.
C. "Alligator Canisters": Nitrous Oxide Canisters, Alligator pattern printed metal surface, Noise Box, Tuning Forks, Metal Panettone Box, Zills.
D. "Bowl Universe": Steel Bowls, Bells, 11 Quart Mirror Finish Insets, Chimes, Tuning Forks, Noise Box, Knife, Trowel, Steel Discs, Chafer Pans, Zills, Glockenspiel.

This piece was recorded live in the studio at Tempo House in Baltimore.

Thank you: Everyone who played on this recording, all of our friends and family, Bettina and everyone at Thrill Jockey, Jennifer Walshe, Jeff Carey, Josh Quillen, Sarah Hennies, Karl Ekdahl, Francois Bonnet and the INA/GRM, Luc Meier and everyone at La Becque, Stephen Thrower and Ossian Brown, Emily Moore, Vicki Bennett, John Wiese, Alejandro Quiles, Obie Feldi, John Berndt, The High Zero Foundation, Davide and Elisa / Folk Wisdom, Mickey Darius, Horse Lords, Jon “Wobbly” Leidecker, Negativland, Clodagh Simonds, Sam Pluta and The Computer Music department of the Peabody Institute, Stefan Ziegler, Tavia Nyong’o, Phillip Sollman, Harry Bertoia Foundation, Bang On A Can, Wave Farm.