The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast

The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast
Studio album by Matmos
Released May 9, 2006
Genre Electronic music
Length 61:28 (European version)
Label Matador Records
Matmos chronology

The Civil War
(2003)		 The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast
(2006)		 Supreme Balloon
(2008)

The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast is the sixth full-length album by Matmos. The concept of the album is that each song is dedicated to a person who has influenced the duo, which is reflected in the songs themselves; "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". As with earlier releases, the duo makes 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.[1]

Track listing

  1. "Roses and Teeth for Ludwig Wittgenstein"
  2. "Steam and Sequins for Larry Levan"
  3. "Tract for Valerie Solanas"
  4. "Public Sex for Boyd McDonald"
  5. "Semen Song for James Bidgood"
  6. "Snails and Lasers for Patricia Highsmith"
  7. "Germs Burn for Darby Crash"
  8. "Solo Buttons for Joe Meek"
  9. "Rag for William S. Burroughs"
  10. "Banquet for King Ludwig II of Bavaria"
  11. "Kendo for Yukio Mishima" (Japan-only track)

Track #1 Contains a single line recited by Björk "The rose has teeth in the mouth of a beast." 1:29 Track #5 Contains vocals by Antony Hegarty.

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References

  1. ↑ "Matmos at Matador Records".