Supreme Balloon

Supreme Balloon
Supreme Balloon
Studio album by Matmos
Released	May 6, 2008
Genre	Electronic
Length	49:16
Label	Matador Records
Matmos chronology

Supreme Balloon is a 2008 studio album by American electronic music duo Matmos, released via Matador Records.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The A.V. Club	C+^[3]
The Boston Phoenix	^[4]
Pitchfork	7.5/10^[5]
PopMatters	^[6]
Spin	favorable^[7]
Tiny Mix Tapes	^[8]

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.^[9]

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".^[1]

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."^[5]

Track listing

CD edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rainbow Flag"	3:50
2.	"Polychords"	3:31
3.	"Mister Mouth"	3:48
4.	"Exciter Lamp and the Variable Band"	3:21
5.	"Les Folies Francaises"	2:24
6.	"Supreme Balloon"	24:08
7.	"Cloudhoppers"	2:58
8.	"Orban" (preceded by 10 minutes of silence)	5:15
9.	Untitled (silence)	0:08

Vinyl edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rainbow Flag"	3:50
2.	"Polychords"	3:31
3.	"Mister Mouth"	3:48
4.	"Exciter Lamp and the Variable Band"	3:21
5.	"Zemoi"	3:51
6.	"Orban"	5:12
7.	"Les Folies Francaises"	2:24
8.	"Cloudhoppers"	2:58
9.	"Hashish Master"	7:50
10.	"Staircase"	4:25
11.	"Supreme Balloon"	24:08

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[10]	20

References

^ ^a ^b "Supreme Balloon by Matmos". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ Phares, Heather. "Supreme Balloon - Matmos". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ Battaglia, Andy (May 12, 2008). "Matmos: Supreme Balloon". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ Brodeur, Michael (April 8, 2008). "Matmos". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Pytlik, Mark (May 8, 2008). "Matmos: Supreme Balloon". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ Mathers, Ian (May 5, 2008). "Matmos: Supreme Balloon". PopMatters. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ Zimmerman, Shannon (May 6, 2008). "Matmos, 'Supreme Balloon' (Matador)". Spin. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (May 6, 2008). "Matmos - Supreme Balloon". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ "Matmos – Supreme Balloon – This Day In Matador History". Matador Records. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ "Matmos Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

External links

Supreme Balloon at Discogs (list of releases)

[metacritic-1] "Supreme Balloon by Matmos". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[2] Phares, Heather. "Supreme Balloon - Matmos". AllMusic. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[3] Battaglia, Andy (May 12, 2008). "Matmos: Supreme Balloon". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[4] Brodeur, Michael (April 8, 2008). "Matmos". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[pitchfork-5] Pytlik, Mark (May 8, 2008). "Matmos: Supreme Balloon". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[6] Mathers, Ian (May 5, 2008). "Matmos: Supreme Balloon". PopMatters. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[7] Zimmerman, Shannon (May 6, 2008). "Matmos, 'Supreme Balloon' (Matador)". Spin. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[8] Fitzmaurice, Larry (May 6, 2008). "Matmos - Supreme Balloon". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[9] "Matmos – Supreme Balloon – This Day In Matador History". Matador Records. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

[ac_BillboardDanceElectronic_Matmos-10] "Matmos Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

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