Matmos is the 1997 debut album of American electronic music duo Matmos

Matmos

Matmos is an experimental electronic music duo originally from San Francisco but now residing in Baltimore signed to the Matador Records label. M. C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel are the core members, but they frequently include other artists on their records and in their performances, including...

. The album features field recordings of everyday activities as well as more unusual things, such as nerve activity of a crayfish, on "Verber: amplified synapse".

The album is of an experimental nature and has elements of different genres of electronic music such as drum'nbass

Drum and bass

Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...

, minimal techno

Minimal techno

Minimal techno is a minimalist sub-genre of techno. It is characterized by a stripped-down aesthetic that exploits the use of repetition, and understated development. This style of dance music production generally adheres to the motto less is more; a principle that has been previously utilized, to...

 and glitch.

Track listing

1. "It Seems"
2. "Plastic Minor"
3. "...And Silver Light Popped in His Eyes"
4. "Lunaire"
5. "This is..."
6. "Three Guitar Lessons"
7. "Office Furniture (After Evidence)"
8. "Electric Things"
9. "Verber: amplified synapse"
10. "Nugent Sand"
11. "Schluss"