Plastic Anniversary

The experimental tendencies of US electronic duo Matmos have often led to their off-the-wall album concepts, so it may come as no surprise that the avant-garde act’s 11th record is composed entirely using sounds sourced from plastic. Merging found sound and musique concrete techniques with plastic instruments played live, Matmos explore a bold new synthetic sound palette. The results are unpredictable and often spectacular—"Breaking Bread" offers a twisted minimal take on samples from Bread vinyls, while the skittering title track is an upbeat march featuring plastic horns and drums.