Supreme Balloon by Matmos

No microphones were used on this album.

All sounds were generated with synthesizers and computers. Marshall Allen’s E.V.I. solo was recorded in Los Angeles by Frosty at Dublab. Moog and Waldorf synths recorded in Whitefish, Montana at SnowGhost. Coupigny Modular Synthesizer recorded at the INA/GRM studios in Paris, France. Sarah Cahill’s MS2000 performance recorded by Thomas DiMuzio. All other performances recorded at home in San Francisco; mixed at home in Baltimore. All songs are written by Matmos with the exception of “Les Folies Francaises,” which was composed by Francois Couperin.


Original Graphic Design and Layout by Rex Ray.
Mastering by Thomas DiMuzio.

THANK YOU: Everyone who played on or contributed to this record;
Gerard and Chris and all at Matador; Rex Ray; Thomas DiMuzio; Robert Syrett; Tristan and Brian at Echo Nest; Dr. Paul Brown, PhD; Matt Sussman; Jon Leidecker; Nate Boyce; Zeena Parkins; So Percussion; Enrico Croci; Gianluca Turrini; Greg Clow and Jon Whitney; David
Serrotte; Matthew Curry; Daria Martin; Jason Doerck and Bevin Kelley; Jamie Burkhardt; Mike Muniak and the Red Room Collective; David Tibet; Tom Welsh; Brett Allen at SnowGhost; Lisa Woodward and Melissa Kaye; Joshua Hunt; Ben Rogers and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles; the person who gave us the Stylophone; Christian, Philippe and Francois and all at the INA/GRM.

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

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