Sound Propositions

The longrunning electronic duo Matmos have just released a gorgeous new LP, Regards / Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer. Whereas their previous album, 2020’s The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form, saw the couple collaging contributions from 99 friends recorded at 99 bpm, their latest is dedicated to the work of just one person: Polish polymath Bogusław Schaeffer (1929-2019). In this episode, we discuss how their reputation for conceptualism has often served to obscure the formal characteristics of their work. Can an object be a concept? Is “washing machine” or “plastic” a concept? With their signature blend of serious humor, the pair reflect on touring with a washing machine, the practicalities of licensing music, and the complexities of working with Schaeffer’s archive. Interview recorded between Baltimore and Montreal, April 2022 Produced and mixed in New York, May 2022 TRACKLIST ARTIST – “TITLE” (ALBUM, LABEL, YEAR) Matmos - “Anti-Antiphon(Absolute Decomposition) / Anty-Antyfona (Dekonstrukcja_na_c