Return to Archive

2023 studio album by Matmos

Return to Archive

Studio album by

Matmos

Released

November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03)

Length

41:18

Label

Smithsonian Folkways

Producer

Drew Daniel
Martin Schmidt

Matmos chronology

Regards/Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer
(2022)

Return to Archive
(2023)

Return to Archive is the fourteenth studio album by electronic duo Matmos, released on November 3, 2023. It uses non-music material sourced from the Smithsonian Folkways collection in its composition; the album itself was commissioned to commemorate Folkways' 75th anniversary. ^[1]

Background

September 18, 2023, Matmos announced the release of their fourteenth studio album, along with the first single "Mud-Dauber Wasp".^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Pitchfork	7.4/10^[5]
Under the Radar	6/10^[6]

Return to Archive was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 7 reviews.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Drew Daniel and M. C. Schmidt

*Return to Archive* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Good Morning Electronics"	1:05
2.	"Injection Basic Sound"	2:55
3.	"Mud-Dauber Wasp"	3:35
4.	"Music or Noise?"	4:12
5.	"Why?" (featuring Evicshen)	4:03
6.	"Lend Me Your Ears"	3:46
7.	"Return to Archive" (featuring Aaron Dilloway)	13:28
8.	"The Way Japanese Beatles Sound to a Rose"	1:28
9.	"Going to Sleep" (featuring Aaron Dilloway)	6:44
Total length:		41:18

Personnel

Matmos

Drew Daniel – production, programming (all tracks); DJ (track 4)
M. C. Schmidt – production (all tracks), programming (2–7, 9)

References

^ Butchard, Skye (November 1, 2023). "The Quietus - Reviews - Matmos". The Quietus. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ Eede, Christian (September 18, 2023). "Matmos Unveil New Album". The Quietus. Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Critic Reviews for Return to Archive". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
^ Phares, Heather. "Matmos - Return to Archive". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ Blackwell, Matthew (November 9, 2023). "Matmos: Return to Archive". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^ Trunick, Austin (November 3, 2023). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2024.