| The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 9, 2006 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 61:28 | |||
| Label | Matador Records | |||
| Producer | Drew Daniel, Martin Schmidt | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The A.V. Club | A[4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[6] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[7] |
| Slant Magazine |  [8] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+[9] |
The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast is the sixth studio album by Matmos. Each of the album's songs is dedicated to a notable gay or lesbian person who has influenced the duo,[8] and this influence is reflected in the songs themselves. For examples, "Rag for William S. Burroughs" features the clatter of a type writer and a gunshot, representing the William Tell incident, and "Tract for Valerie Solanas" contains excerpts from the SCUM Manifesto.
As with earlier releases, the duo make use of field recordings in the music, recordings that range from ordinary things to more absurd sounds, such as a recording of a bovine uterus.[10] The album's title is taken from a line in Ludwig Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations.[8]
- ^ Flavorwire Staff (February 12, 2009). "Exclusive: Pics and Buzz from Big Ears Fest". Flavorwire. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast, by Matmos Metacritic. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Heather Phares, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast review AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Andy Battaglia, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast review The A.V. Club, May 17, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Rachel Cawley, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast review Archived 2017-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Drowned in Sound, May 13, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Brandon Stosuy, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast review PItchfork, May 9, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Kevin Jagernauth, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast review PopMatters, May 22, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c Jonathan Keefe, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast review Slant Magazine, May 19, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Scott McKeating, The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast review Stylus Magazine, May 9, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Matmos at Matador Records".
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