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The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast
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The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast
Artist
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Matmos
Label
Matador
Catalogue Number
OLE6776
Release Date
May 8, 2006

The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast, Matmos's 5th full length album, a staggering collection of sound portraits paying homage to such iconic figures as Valerie Solanas, Darby Crash, Joe Meek, Larry Levan and Ludwig Wittgenstein, is both the duo's most melodic and most conceptually ambitious recording to date.

A funkier, funnier affair than "The Civil War", but also a far darker one, "The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast" includes guest contributions from Antony, Kronos Quartet, Bjork, Laetitia Sonami, Kalonica McQuesten, Maja Ratke and others.

The album is accompanied by ten specially commissioned works of portraiture by visual artists like Dan Clowes, Jason Mecier, Michael Bernard Loggins and others, that depict the subjects of each song (Levan, Meek, Solanas, etc.).

The CD packaging for this one is over the top too with a stunning die-cut cover that will beautifully display the portraits. The LP does not have the die-cut, but it does have the portraits laid out in the gatefold sleeve with a handy timeline of the subjects involved as well as a non-CD bonus track "Kendo For Yukio Mishima."

Digital Tracklist

  1. 1 Roses and Teeth for Ludwig Wittgenstein 3:24 Buy

    Roses and Teeth for Ludwig Wittgenstein

  2. 2 Steam and Sequins for Larry Levan 5:20 Buy

    Steam and Sequins for Larry Levan

  3. 3 Tract for Valerie Solanas 5:07 Buy

    Tract for Valerie Solanas

  4. 4 Public Sex for Boyd McDonald 5:52 Buy

    Public Sex for Boyd McDonald

  5. 5 Semen Song for James Bidgood 5:02 Buy

    Semen Song for James Bidgood

  6. 6 Snails and Lasers for Patricia Highsmith 5:51 Buy

    Snails and Lasers for Patricia Highsmith

  7. 7 Germs Burn for Darby Crash 4:10 Buy

    Germs Burn for Darby Crash

  8. 8 Solo Buttons for Joe Meek 3:33 Buy

    Solo Buttons for Joe Meek

  9. 9 Rag for William S. Burroughs 13:52 Buy

    Rag for William S. Burroughs

  10. 10 Banquet for King Ludwig II of Bavaria 3:24 Buy

    Banquet for King Ludwig II of Bavaria

  11. 11 Kendo for Yukio Mishima 5:53 Buy

    Kendo for Yukio Mishima

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