| The Consuming Flame | ||||
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| Released | August 21, 2020 | |||
| Length | 177:53 | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
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The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises in Group Form is the twelfth studio album by experimental electronic music duo Matmos, released on August 21, 2020 through Thrill Jockey.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 [3] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10 [4] |
The Consuming Flame received "universal acclaim" according to album review aggregator Metacritic. [1]
The individual track titles are not listed on the physical edition or on streaming platforms, but are taken from Thrill Jockey's website. [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cold Open" | 3:37 |
| 2. | "I, Voxelman" | 2:33 |
| 3. | "Moteswarm" | 2:57 |
| 4. | "Adam's Apple" | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Athens New Guinea Gas Can Japan" | 5:43 |
| 6. | "Thyrsus" | 4:56 |
| 7. | "Circle of Swords" | 6:57 |
| 8. | "Virgin Unspotted" | 2:22 |
| 9. | "No Concept" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "In the Shape of Beasts" | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Revelatory Mint Clot" | 4:38 |
| 12. | "Western Clot Rider" | 5:30 |
| 13. | "Cocktail Party How Glad Am I" | 5:00 |
| 14. | "I'm Fine I'm Fine" | 1:02 |
| Total length: | 57:01 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Adepts" | 5:59 |
| 2. | "Maybeism" | 2:06 |
| 3. | "Garden of Tall Boys" | 2:35 |
| 4. | "Dancing Your Animal" | 2:26 |
| 5. | "Nice Men in Stable Relationships" | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Let Us In" | 1:56 |
| 7. | "Friendsylum" | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Io! Lavendar River Karez" | 6:58 |
| 9. | "The Void at the Center" | 5:10 |
| 10. | "I Know What I Saw" | 3:22 |
| 11. | "Sarabande" | 6:06 |
| 12. | "The Dead City of Telphar" | 3:41 |
| 13. | "Platformalism" | 2:59 |
| 14. | "Verminiatures" | 1:59 |
| 15. | "Reciprocal Realms" | 3:24 |
| 16. | "Unmastering" | 1:01 |
| 17. | "I'm on the Team" | 2:50 |
| Total length: | 59:43 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blessed Order Of" | 7:07 |
| 2. | "Floaters" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Goodnight Loving Bose Ikard" | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Tworivers Run" | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Boomchicka" | 13:08 |
| 6. | "Extraterrestrial" | 5:42 |
| 7. | "Circle of Shivers" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Out of the Serpent's Mouth" | 6:11 |
| 9. | "Warm Opening" | 2:58 |
| 10. | "Decalcomaenads" | 1:02 |
| 11. | "It Isn't Necessarily the Case" | 2:18 |
| 12. | "Elsewards" | 1:53 |
| 13. | "All of the Powers Lie Quiet" | 5:47 |
| Total length: | 61:10 | |
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