The West (album)

This article is about the 1999 Matmos record album. For other records, see West (disambiguation).

The West is a 1999 electronic music album by Matmos.

The West
Studio album by Matmos
Released	1999
Genre	Electronic
Length	48:55
Label	Deluxe
Matmos chronology
Quasi-Objects (1998) The West (1999) A Chance to Cut Is a Chance to Cure (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Last Delicious Cigarette"	8:35
2.	"Action At A Distance"	2:46
3.	"Sun On 5 At 152"	10:15
4.	"The West"	21:23
5.	"Tonight, The End"	5:56

Reception

The West received positive reviews from music critics. John Bush, reviewing the album for AllMusic, described it as "seriously done but really playful, groovy even while it's slightly academic sounding, and experimental but undeniably entertaining." Pitchfork's Mark Richardson wrote in 2003 that The West was then considered by many fans to be the duo's masterpiece. He also writes: "The West contains guitar and other stringed instruments that, in places, evoke the Sergio Leone "big sky" of the Western landscape, but it also has a fair amount of abstract electronic noise without any particular association."