Absurdity Slaps

Last night Matmos inflated a balloon into a hot mic, which is sexier than you'd think.by Dave SegalInfluenced more by beetles than the Beatles, the Baltimore-based duo Matmos have been underground electronic music's arch conceptualists for nearly 30 years. Every album they release revolves around a different framing idea and consequently, every tour they do presents different approaches and vocabularies of sounds.
Their latest LP, 2023's Return to Archive, finds Matmos repurposing Smithsonian Fo