The Consuming Flame

The Consuming Flame
Studio album by Matmos
Released	August 21, 2020 (2020-08-21)
Length	177:53
Label	Thrill Jockey
Matmos chronology
Plastic Anniversary (2019) The Consuming Flame (2020) Regards/Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer (2022)

The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form is the twelfth studio album by experimental electronic music duo Matmos, released on August 21, 2020 through Thrill Jockey.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Exclaim!	9/10
Pitchfork	6.9/10

The Consuming Flame received "universal acclaim" according to album review aggregator Metacritic.

Track listing

The individual track titles are not listed on the physical edition or on streaming platforms, but are taken from Thrill Jockey's website.

A Doughnut in the Sky

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cold Open"	3:37
2.	"I, Voxelman"	2:33
3.	"Moteswarm"	2:57
4.	"Adam's Apple"	4:30
5.	"Athens New Guinea Gas Can Japan"	5:43
6.	"Thyrsus"	4:56
7.	"Circle of Swords"	6:57
8.	"Virgin Unspotted"	2:22
9.	"No Concept"	3:21
10.	"In the Shape of Beasts"	3:56
11.	"Revelatory Mint Clot"	4:38
12.	"Western Clot Rider"	5:30
13.	"Cocktail Party How Glad Am I"	5:00
14.	"I'm Fine I'm Fine"	1:02
Total length:		57:01

On the Team

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Adepts"	5:59
2.	"Maybeism"	2:06
3.	"Garden of Tall Boys"	2:35
4.	"Dancing Your Animal"	2:26
5.	"Nice Men in Stable Relationships"	3:47
6.	"Let Us In"	1:56
7.	"Friendsylum"	3:24
8.	"Io! Lavendar River Karez"	6:58
9.	"The Void at the Center"	5:10
10.	"I Know What I Saw"	3:22
11.	"Sarabande"	6:06
12.	"The Dead City of Telphar"	3:41
13.	"Platformalism"	2:59
14.	"Verminiatures"	1:59
15.	"Reciprocal Realms"	3:24
16.	"Unmastering"	1:01
17.	"I'm on the Team"	2:50
Total length:		59:43

Extraterrestrial Masters

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blessed Order Of"	7:07
2.	"Floaters"	3:19
3.	"Goodnight Loving Bose Ikard"	4:19
4.	"Tworivers Run"	3:36
5.	"Boomchicka"	13:08
6.	"Extraterrestrial"	5:42
7.	"Circle of Shivers"	3:50
8.	"Out of the Serpent's Mouth"	6:11
9.	"Warm Opening"	2:58
10.	"Decalcomaenads"	1:02
11.	"It Isn't Necessarily the Case"	2:18
12.	"Elsewards"	1:53
13.	"All of the Powers Lie Quiet"	5:47
Total length:		61:10

External links

• Official website