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Snails and Lasers for Patricia Highsmith

from The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast by Matmos

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Drew Daniel: Sampling, Sequencing, Digital Editing

M.C. Schmidt: Sequencing, V-Synth, MS-2000, Books, Brushes, Live Garden Snails, Glass Cylinder, Light-Sensitive Theremin, Mix

Amy Vaillancourt: French Horn

Steve Goodfriend: Drums

Brian O'Reilly: Double Bass


The setup is as follows: a light sensitive theremin is turned on in a darkened room. Various beams of light (a red laser, a white flashlight and a blue LED) are aimed across a glass cylinder at the light sensitive cell of the theremin. Garden snails are placed at the bottom of the glass cylinder. As the snails crawl across the surface of the glass they interrupt the path of the light, and alter the pitch of the theremin.

Portrait of Patricia Highsmith (constructed entirely from snail shells and cigarette butts) by Jason Mecier

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from The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast, track released May 8, 2006
2006, Matador Records

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Matmos Baltimore, Maryland

Experimental electronic music duo originally from San Francisco but now residing in Baltimore.

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