Blanket Waves

Blanket Waves
EP by Inventions
Released	October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)
Length	26:04
Label	Temporary Residence
Producer	Matthew Cooper Mark T. Smith
Inventions chronology
Maze of Woods (2015) Blanket Waves (2015) Continuous Portrait (2020)

Blanket Waves is an EP by Inventions, a collaborative project between Matthew Cooper and Mark T. Smith. It was released on October 16, 2015, under Temporary Residence Limited. It received mixed or average reviews from critics. ^[1]

Background

Inventions consists of Matthew Cooper, also known as Eluvium, and Mark T. Smith of Explosions in the Sky. ^[2] The duo released Inventions (2014) and Maze of Woods (2015). ^[3] The Blanket Waves EP contains two songs: "Blanket Waves" and "Hearing Loss". ^[4] Prior to the EP's release, a teaser trailer was released online. ^[5]

Blanket Waves was released on October 16, 2015, under Temporary Residence Limited. ^[1] The physical edition of the EP was released on black vinyl, limited to 1,000 copies, as well as on clear with black smoke streaks vinyl, limited to 300 copies. ^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Drowned in Sound	4/10 [8]
PopMatters	[9]
The 405	7/10 [10]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Blanket Waves received "mixed or average reviews" based on a weighted average score of 60 out of 100 from 4 critic scores. ^[1]

Nicholas Glover of The 405 stated, "Like all music created to satisfy the narrative impulse to focus on temporal meaning, stressing the importance of when something happens rather than its relation within a more formal album structure (which always feels like a bunch of people telling a bunch of stories, rather than a single story), Blanket Waves asks for your attention, and suggests you try soundtracking your own life with its echoes of joy and terror." ^[10] Paul Simpson of AllMusic described the EP as "a surreal, unpredictable excursion," adding that "it finds the duo continuing to venture further outside the styles of their main projects, tapping into their subconscious minds in order to create striking dreamscapes." ^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matthew Cooper and Mark T. Smith.

Blanket Waves track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blanket Waves"	14:12
2.	"Hearing Loss"	11:52
Total length:		26:04

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. ^[11]

• Matthew Cooper – performance, production, art direction
• Mark T. Smith – performance, production, art direction
• Roger Seibel – mastering
• Jeremy deVine – layout

References

1. "Blanket Waves [EP] by Inventions". Metacritic . Retrieved September 2, 2025.
2. Thomas, Fred. "Inventions". AllMusic . Retrieved September 2, 2025.
3. Geslani, Michelle (September 2, 2015). "Explosions in the Sky offshoot Inventions announce new Blanket Waves EP". Consequence . Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
4. Monroe, Jazz (September 2, 2015). "Inventions (Explosions in the Sky, Eluvium) Announce Blanket Waves EP, Share Trailer". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
5. Murphy, Sarah (September 2, 2015). "Members of Explosions in the Sky and Eluvium Reveal 'Blanket Waves' EP as Inventions". Exclaim! . Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
6. "Inventions – Blanket Waves LP". Temporary Residence Limited . Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
7. Simpson, Paul. "Blanket Waves - Inventions". AllMusic . Retrieved September 2, 2025.
8. Falcone, Jon (October 14, 2015). "Ep Review: Inventions - Blanket Waves". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
9. Sawdey, Evan (October 22, 2015). "Inventions: Blanket Waves". PopMatters . Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
10. Glover, Nicholas (October 12, 2015). "Inventions - Blanket Waves [EP]". The 405 . Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
11. Inventions (2015). Blanket Waves (vinyl booklet). Temporary Residence Limited.

External links

• Blanket Waves at Discogs (list of releases)