The incomparable duo, Matmos, have done it again! Their new album, Plastic
Anniversary, was created using only plastic. Highlighting the crises of
convenience, the Duo make music from our refuse. True to form, the band have
assembled a promiscuous array of examples of this sturdy-yet-ersatz family of
materials: Dominos, Styrofoam coolers, police riot shields, polyethylene waste
containers, PVC panpipes, pinpricks of bubble wrap, pills, silicone gel breast
implants and most horrifcally synthetic human fat. Where did this idea come
from? Drew Daniels and M.C, Schmidts own “plastic” anniversary as a couple.
Matmos glide from the tongue-in-cheek fun of “Breaking Bread” (literally
smashing Bread LPs) to Cronenbergian body-horror of “Interior with Billiard
Balls & Synthetic Fat.” The album is playful and poppy while conveying a
very serious message and on the darker implications of ignoring the
havoc we are imposing on the earth all for the sake of convienience. A super
special limited edition set will come with a sculptural album, embedded with
plastic bottles, that while is the actual album, is rendered viruatlly
unplayable by the pastic foating within. This edition also includes the album on
a exclusive multi color mashup vinyl, a t-shirt, and a bonus track, all
exclusive to the box. All proceeds from this special edition will beneft The
Ocean Cleanup.