Length 49:16 Artist Matmos Label Matador Records | Supreme Balloon
(2008) Treasure State
(2010) Release date 6 May 2008 Genres Glitch, Electronic music | |
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Released May 6, 2008 (2008-05-06) Similar Matmos albums, Avant-garde music albums | ||
Supreme Balloon is a 2008 studio album by American electronic music duo Matmos, released via Matador Records.
Contents
On the album, Matmos skipped sampling antics in favor of a lighthearted "cosmic pop" record made entirely out of synthesizers. The exotic and antiquated synths used here heavily spotlight the classic 1960s/1970s/1980s consumer electronic rigs of Arp, Korg, Roland, Waldorf, and Moog.
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Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Supreme Balloon received an average score of 78% based on 20 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Mark Pytlik of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, calling it "a woozily beautiful-sounding record, as crystalline, gleaming, and full-bodied as vintage Terry Riley."
Songs
1Rainbow Flag3:50
2Polychords3:31
3Mister Mouth3:47