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Return to Archive
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 2023 (2023-11-03)
Length41:18
LabelSmithsonian Folkways
Producer
  • Drew Daniel
  • Martin Schmidt
Matmos chronology
Regards/Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer
(2022)
Return to Archive
(2023)

Return to Archive is the fourteenth studio album by electronic duo Matmos, released on November 3, 2023. It uses non-music material sourced from the Smithsonian Folkways collection in its composition; the album itself was commissioned to commemorate Folkways' 75th anniversary. [1]

Background

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September 18, 2023, Matmos announced the release of their fourteenth studio album, along with the first single "Mud-Dauber Wasp".[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Pitchfork7.4/10[5]
Under the Radar6/10[6]

Return to Archive was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 7 reviews.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Drew Daniel and M. C. Schmidt

Return to Archive track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Good Morning Electronics"1:05
2."Injection Basic Sound"2:55
3."Mud-Dauber Wasp"3:35
4."Music or Noise?"4:12
5."Why?" (featuring Evicshen)4:03
6."Lend Me Your Ears"3:46
7."Return to Archive" (featuring Aaron Dilloway)13:28
8."The Way Japanese Beatles Sound to a Rose"1:28
9."Going to Sleep" (featuring Aaron Dilloway)6:44
Total length:41:18

Personnel

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Matmos

  • Drew Daniel – production, programming (all tracks); DJ (track 4)
  • M. C. Schmidt – production (all tracks), programming (2–7, 9)

References

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  1. ^ Butchard, Skye (November 1, 2023). "The Quietus - Reviews - Matmos". The Quietus. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Eede, Christian (September 18, 2023). "Matmos Unveil New Album". The Quietus. Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Return to Archive". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Phares, Heather. "Matmos - Return to Archive". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Blackwell, Matthew (November 9, 2023). "Matmos: Return to Archive". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Trunick, Austin (November 3, 2023). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

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