Matmos

One of left-field electronic music's most imaginative and enduring acts, Matmos combine innovative sampling, academia-worthy concepts, and a keen wit. Drew Daniel and M.C. Schmidt transformed sources as varied as freshly cut hair, the amplified neural activity of crayfish, and washing machines into music that nodded to drum'n'bass, minimal techno, and glitch (particularly on early albums such as 1997's Matmos). They also drew on American folk and medieval music (on 2003's The Civil War) and early electronic music (on 2008's The Supreme Balloon). Matmos excelled at grounding th...