The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form is the twelfth studio album by experimental electronic music duo Matmos , released on August 21, 2020 through Thrill Jockey .
The Consuming Flame received "universal acclaim" according to album review aggregator Metacritic .[ 1]
The individual track titles are not listed on the physical edition or on streaming platforms, but are taken from Thrill Jockey's website.[ 5]
A Doughnut in the Sky Title 1. "Cold Open" 3:37 2. "I, Voxelman" 2:33 3. "Moteswarm" 2:57 4. "Adam's Apple" 4:30 5. "Athens New Guinea Gas Can Japan" 5:43 6. "Thyrsus" 4:56 7. "Circle of Swords" 6:57 8. "Virgin Unspotted" 2:22 9. "No Concept" 3:21 10. "In the Shape of Beasts" 3:56 11. "Revelatory Mint Clot" 4:38 12. "Western Clot Rider" 5:30 13. "Cocktail Party How Glad Am I" 5:00 14. "I'm Fine I'm Fine" 1:02 Total length: 57:01
On the Team Title 1. "Adepts" 5:59 2. "Maybeism" 2:06 3. "Garden of Tall Boys" 2:35 4. "Dancing Your Animal" 2:26 5. "Nice Men in Stable Relationships" 3:47 6. "Let Us In" 1:56 7. "Friendsylum" 3:24 8. "Io! Lavendar River Karez" 6:58 9. "The Void at the Center" 5:10 10. "I Know What I Saw" 3:22 11. "Sarabande" 6:06 12. "The Dead City of Telphar" 3:41 13. "Platformalism" 2:59 14. "Verminiatures" 1:59 15. "Reciprocal Realms" 3:24 16. "Unmastering" 1:01 17. "I'm on the Team" 2:50 Total length: 59:43
Extraterrestrial Masters Title 1. "Blessed Order Of" 7:07 2. "Floaters" 3:19 3. "Goodnight Loving Bose Ikard" 4:19 4. "Tworivers Run" 3:36 5. "Boomchicka" 13:08 6. "Extraterrestrial" 5:42 7. "Circle of Shivers" 3:50 8. "Out of the Serpent's Mouth" 6:11 9. "Warm Opening" 2:58 10. "Decalcomaenads" 1:02 11. "It Isn't Necessarily the Case" 2:18 12. "Elsewards" 1:53 13. "All of the Powers Lie Quiet" 5:47 Total length: 61:10
^ a b "Critic Reviews for The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form" . Metacritic . Retrieved August 25, 2020 .
^ Phares, Heather (March 15, 2019). "The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form - Matmos" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 25, 2020 .
^ Hayes, Bryon (August 17, 2020). "Matmos Are Master Puppeteers on 'The Consuming Flame,' Their Most Ambitious and Gorgeous Album Yet" . Exclaim! . Retrieved August 25, 2020 .
^ Sherburne, Philip (August 24, 2020). "Matmos: The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form" . Pitchfork . Retrieved September 22, 2020 .
^ "Matmos" . thrilljockey.com . Retrieved September 22, 2020 .