Ultimate Care II

Ultimate Care II
Studio album by Matmos
Released February 19, 2016
Genre
Length 38:06
Label Thrill Jockey
Matmos chronology
The Marriage of True Minds
(2013)The Marriage of True Minds2013		 Ultimate Care II
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[3]

Ultimate Care II is an experimental electronic music album by Matmos, released on February 19, 2016 on Thrill Jockey.[4][5]

Production

Ultimate Care II consists entirely of sounds produced by the musicians' Whirlpool Ultimate Care II washing machine, recorded in their basement.[4] It features guest contributors Dan Deacon, Jason Willett from Half Japanese, Max Eilbacher and Sam Haberman from Horse Lords, and Duncan Moore from Needle Gun.[4][5] The album consists of one 38-minute-long track,[5] described in a press release as depicting "an exploded view of the machine, hearing it in normal operation, but also as an object being rubbed and stroked and drummed upon and prodded and sampled and sequenced and processed by the duo”.[5]

Reception

Upon release, "Ultimate Care II" received "Generally Favourable Reviews" from mainstream music critics. It was given a score of 76 by Metacritic.[6]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref.
Pitchfork The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016 2016 N/A
The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016 2016
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Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Ultimate Care II"38:06

References

  1. ↑ "Ultimate Care II by Matmos". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Heather Phares, Ultimate Care II Allmusic (2016). Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ Chris Randle, Matmos: Ultimate Care II Pitchfork Media (February 18, 2016). Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Jazz Monroe, "Matmos Announce New Album Made From Washing Machine Sounds, Share Excerpt" Pitchfork, 6 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Matmos’ new album Ultimate Care II is sampled entirely from a washing machine" Fact Magazine, 6 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ultimate Care II by Matmos". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016". Pitchfork. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016". The Quietus. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
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