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The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast

Summary

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
Studio album by
Matmos
ReleasedMay 9, 2006 (2006-05-09)
Genre
Length61:28
LabelMatador Records
ProducerDrew Daniel, Martin Schmidt
Matmos chronology
The Civil War
(2003) 		The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast
(2006) 		Supreme Balloon
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubA[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
Pitchfork8.0/10[6]
PopMatters7/10[7]
Slant Magazine[8]
Stylus MagazineB+[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]

Critical reception edit

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]

Track listing edit

No.TitleNotesLength
1."Roses and Teeth for Ludwig Wittgenstein"
Credits:[12]
3:24
2."Steam and Sequins for Larry Levan"
Credits:[12]
    • Drums – Steve Goodfriend
    • Guitar [electric guitar], Horns [peck horn], Trumpet – Mark Lightcap
    • Performer [electronics] – John Talaga
    • Performer [steam, sewing machine, sequins, Arp 2600, sampling, sequencing, digital editing] – Drew Daniel
    • Performer [V-synth, tambourine, shaker, saucepan], Mixed By – M.C. Schmidt
    • Synthesizer [Arp 2600] – Matthew Curry
    • Voice – Kalonica McQuesten
5:20
3."Tract for Valerie Solanas"
Credits:[12]
    • Performer [cow uterus, reproductive tract, vagina, vacuum cleaner, plastic gloves], Mixed By – M.C. Schmidt
    • Performer [sampling, sequencing, digital editing, machete, scissors, knives, paper, Personal alarms (rape alarms)] – Drew Daniel
    • Voice [excerpts from Valerie Solanas' The SCUM Manifesto read by] – Barbara Golden, Yalie Kumara
5:07
4."Public Sex for Boyd McDonald"
Credits:[12]
    • Drums – Steve Goodfriend
    • Guitar [electric guitar], Trumpet – Mark Lightcap
    • Performer [pen, paper, typewriter, videotape, sampling, sequencing, digital editing, Arp 2600] – Drew Daniel
    • Saxophone – Stephen Thrower
    • Synthesizer [Arp 2600, Sh 101, V-synth, Juno 6], Performer [Videotape], Mixed By – M.C. Schmidt
5:52
5."Semen Song for James Bidgood"
Credits:[12]
    • Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Jefferson Friedman
    • Cello – Clarice Jensen
    • Harp – Zeena Parkins
    • Keyboards [V-synth, piano], Performer [sampling, sequencing], Mixed By – M.C. Schmidt
    • Performer [file transfers, effects] – Jon Leidecker
    • Performer [sampling, sequencing, digital editing, toilet paper roll panflute, paper, semen] – Drew Daniel
    • Piano – Matthew Fuerst
    • Strings – American Contemporary Music Ensemble
    • Viola – Bridget Fitzgerald
    • Violin – Erik Carlson, Miranda Cuckson
    • Voice – Anohni Hegarty
5:02
6."Snails and Lasers for Patricia Highsmith"
Credits:[12]
    • Double bass – Brian O'Reilly
    • Drums – Steve Goodfriend
    • French horn – Amy Vaillancourt
    • Performer [sampling, sequencing, digital editing] – Drew Daniel
    • Performer [sequencing, V-synth, Ms2000, books, brushes, live garden snails, glass cylinder, Light-sensitive theremin], Mixed By – M.C. Schmidt
5:52
7."Germs Burn for Darby Crash"
Credits:[12]
    • Performer [Arp 2600, Wahl hair clipper, hair] – M.C. Schmidt
    • Performer [lighter, cigarette] – Don Bolles
    • Performer [sampling, sequencing, digital editing, burnt flesh, cry of pain] – Drew Daniel
4:10
8."Solo Buttons for Joe Meek"
Credits:[12]
3:33
9."Rag for William S. Burroughs"
Credits:[12]
    • Goblet Drum [darbuka] – Darcy Bartoletti
    • Performer [amateur piano, sampling, V-synth, sequencing, tape recorder, typewriter, vacuum cleaner tube, horn] – M.C. Schmidt
    • Performer [Burroughs adding machines, film projectors] – Michael Brown
    • Performer [electronics] – Jay Lesser
    • Performer [Heidelberg windmill, Chandler And Price printing presses] – Leif Fairfield
    • Performer [sampling, sequencing, digital editing, bombard, tape recorder, shortwave radio, marbles, keys, Efx] – Drew Daniel
    • Trumpet – Mark Lightcap
    • Violin – Blevin Blectum
13:52
10."Banquet for King Ludwig II of Bavaria"
Credits:[12]
    • Drums, Percussion [sleighbells] – Steve Goodfriend
    • French horn – Amy Vaillancourt
    • Performer [glassware, dishes, coconuts, sampling, sequencing, V-synth] – M.C. Schmidt
    • Performer [glassware, dishes, sampling, sequencing, digital editing] – Drew Daniel
    • Tuba, Horns [peck horn], Performer [plastic tube] – Mark Lightcap
    • Voice – Maja S. K. Ratkje
3:23
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Kendo for Yukio Mishima"5:54

Charts edit

Chart Peak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[13] 21

References edit

  1. ^ Flavorwire Staff (February 12, 2009). "Exclusive: Pics and Buzz from Big Ears Fest". Flavorwire. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  2. ^ a b The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast, by Matmos Metacritic. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Heather Phares, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast review AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  4. ^ Andy Battaglia, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast review The A.V. Club, May 17, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  5. ^ Rachel Cawley, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast review Archived 2017-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Drowned in Sound, May 13, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Brandon Stosuy, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast review PItchfork, May 9, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  7. ^ Kevin Jagernauth, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast review PopMatters, May 22, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c d Jonathan Keefe, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast review Slant Magazine, May 19, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  9. ^ Scott McKeating, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast review Stylus Magazine, May 9, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  10. ^ "Matmos at Matador Records".
  11. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2006 (1/5)". Pitchfork. December 19, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Album credits, Discogs.com. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  13. ^ "Matmos Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

External links edit

  • The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast at Discogs (list of releases)

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