The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast

Infobox Album | Name = The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast
Type = Album
Artist = Matmos


Released = May 9 2006
Recorded =
Genre = Electronic music
Length =
Label = Matador Records
Producer =
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3c2tk6dxukrg~T1 link]
* The AV Club A [http://www.avclub.com/content/node/48626 link]
* NOW Magazine Rating|4|5 [http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-05-11/music_discs12.php link]
* The Observer Rating|4|5 [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/10bestcds/story/0,,1756918,00.html link]
* PopMatters Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/matmos-the-rose-has-teeth-in-the-mouth-of-the-beast/ link]
* Pitchfork Media (8.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/19761/Matmos_The_Rose_Has_Teeth_in_the_Mouth_of_a_Beast link]
* Prefix Magazine Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/M/Matmos/The-Rose-has-Teeth-in-the-Mouth-of-a-Beast/2178 link]
* Slant Magazine Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=842 link]
* Stylus Magazine B+ [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/matmos/the-rose-has-teeth-in-the-mouth-of-the-beast.htm link] |Last album = "The Civil War"
(2003)
This album = "The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast"
(2006)
Next album = "Supreme Balloon"
(2008) |

"The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast" is a 2006 album by Matmos.

Track listing

#"Roses and Teeth for Ludwig Wittgenstein"
#"Steam and Sequins for Larry Levan"
#"Tract for Valerie Solanas"
#"Public Sex for Boyd McDonald"
#"Semen Song for James Bidgood"
#"Snails and Lasers for Patricia Highsmith"
#"Germs Burn for Darby Crash"
#"Solo Buttons for Joe Meek"
#"Rag for William S. Burroughs"
#"Banquet for King Ludwig II of Bavaria"
#"Kendo for Yukio Mishima" (Japan-only track)

Track #1 Contains a single line recited by Björk "The rose has teeth in the mouth of a beast." 1:29

External links

* [http://brainwashed.com/matmos/discog/ole677.html Explanation of album's metaphors and allusions in songwriting and production process]