Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 2006 Page: 42 of 80
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music
Pictures at an exhibition
Queer history-makers dominate
Matmos’ freaky-cool sonic portraits
Matmos
"The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a
Beast”
Matador
You’ll never mistake
San Francisco’s Matmos
for a typical pop act.
More avant-garde than a
musical group, the duo
(life partners M.C,
Schmidt and Drew
Daniel) redefine the
boundaries of recorded music with a disturbing
and intriguing catalog.
Composing their work with meticulously
arranged snippets of noise, Matmos’ incorporate
obscure sounds — the cutting of hair, blood
pumping through veins and even the sound of
animal fur being stroked.
For their quizzically titled newest album, the
pair weave sonic portraits, arranging 10 songs
inspired by the biographies of GLBT historical
figures. Although a challenging listen, “Rose Flas
Teeth” is also visceral and exhilarating.
With Matmos’ songs, the fun is in decipher-
ing how this brand of pseudo-techno was
arranged. And the album credits are like bread-
crumbs.
For instance, “Rag for William S. Burroughs”
includes samples of typewriters, printing presses,
adding machines and, of course, a pistol. For a
work dedicated to sex diarist Boyd McDonald,
Matmos surreptitiously recorded anonymous
encounters at famed San Francisco sex club
Blow Buddies. Dedicated to the late singer of
seminal Los Angeles punk band The Genns,
“Germs Bum for Darby Crash” features Daniel
wincing in pain as former Genns drummer, Don
Bolles, bums him with a cigarette. This madden-
ingly obsessive recording would be worthless if
the final product didn’t sound good.
A track dedicated to legendary New York D J
Larry Levan is fun and chunky disco, making
ample use of ’70s staples, like conga drums and
vintage synths. Likewise, “Solo Buttons for Joe
Meek,” written for the eccentric producer behind
PARTNERS IN MUSIC AND LIFE: For their newest disc,
M. C. Schmidt, left, and Drew Daniel undergo cigarette
burns and record the oral action at Blow Buddies.
the “wall of sound,” is a hip, fuzzy track that
would make Phil Spector proud.
As with all of Matmos’ work, set aside your
expectations. These aren’t hue songs — they’re
sonic collages that demand active listening and
proper digesting. Matmos are visionaries and this
record is unlike any you’re likely to hear again.
Mark David Manders
“Brokeback Mountain”
Big Karma Records
The “Brokeback Mountain” bandwagon
derailed months ago. But leave it to local singer-
songwriter Mark David Manders to whack a
dead sheep just one more time.
His anti-queer single “Brokeback Mountain”
is palatable for middle-schoolers. If lines about
limp wrists, dropped soap and pantihose are
funny, it’s only because the stereotypes are so
backwoods. Not even interesting enough to
offend, this song has hysteria written all over it.
One only hopes that Manders will soon get over
his weird obsession with gay stuff.
ROAD SCHOLAR
Some artists find their muse in the studio.
Others discover it after countless nights onstage. For
young Scottish songstress K.T. Tunstall, performing
is a path to self-discovery.
A songwriter who broke out as a teen, K.T.
(stands for “Katie”) honed her skills while still in
school, forming bands and performing on coffee-
house circuits in Scotland and England before
releasing her debut, “Eye to the Telescope,” in the
U.K. last year. Quietly Released in the U.S. earlier
thisyear, the album has drawn comparisons to Fiona
Apple and Dido.
Ambiguously phrased lyrics led many to assume
that Tunstall was lesbian. But belated denials and a
longtime boyfriend quashed those rumors.
Nonetheless, Tunstall enjoys a strong gay following.
In spite of the album's warm reviews, it's only
when performing that Tunstall unleashes her full
potential. Accompanying herself on guitar, she
employs a looping pedal to build her own backup
and, in the process, becomes a one-woman band.
She brings her clever melodies and musicianship to
Big D on Monday.
— G. G.
Gypsy Tea Room, 2548 Elm St. May 15, doors
at 8p.m. $15-$17. 888-512-7469.
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Vercher, Dennis. Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, May 12, 2006, newspaper, May 12, 2006; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth238908/m1/42/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.