The Civil War

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Annotation last modified on 2025-06-27 03:53 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Regicide
acoustic guitar, hurdy gurdy and recorder:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
electric guitar, electronic instruments [sequencing] and sampler [sampling]:
Drew Daniel (American experimental musician)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jason Doerck
2:47
2Zealous Order of Candied Knights
mixer:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
bassoon:
Ned Howey
drums (drum set):
Carl Bronson and Steve Goodfriend
electronic instruments [sequencing] and sampler:
Drew Daniel (American experimental musician)
hurdy gurdy and recorder:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
tuba:
Mark Lightcap
violin:
Blevin Blectum
4:37
3Reconstruction
mixer:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
acoustic guitar, analog synthesizer [Serge Modular synthesizer], electronic instruments [CDJ], pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar [dobro] and synthesizer and analog synthesizer [Korg MS2000 synthesizer]:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
drums (drum set):
Carl Bronson and Steve Goodfriend
electric guitar:
Mark Lightcap and Jim Putnam (guitarist, member of Medicine/Radar Bros.)
electronic instruments [CDJ] and electronic instruments [sequencing] and sampler:
Drew Daniel (American experimental musician)
electronic instruments [electronics]:
Jack Grimmet
piano and spoken vocals [speech]:
David Grubbs (American guitarist)
synthesizer [Buchla Modular synthesizer]:
Keith Fullerton Whitman
9:32
4Y.T.T.E.
mixer:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
analog synthesizer [Serge Modular synthesizer], bass guitar, chimes and piano:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
autoharp, electronic instruments [sequencing] and sampler [sampling]:
Drew Daniel (American experimental musician)
drums (drum set):
Carl Bronson and Steve Goodfriend
electric guitar:
Mark Lightcap
synthesizer [Buchla Modular synthesizer]:
Keith Fullerton Whitman
contains samples by:
Tim Barnes (NYC percussionist, sound designer & experimental musician) (drums (drum set) [drum sample source])
9:08
5For the Trees
mixer:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
drums (drum set):
Steve Goodfriend
electric guitar:
Mark Lightcap
electronic instruments [sequencing] and sampler [sampling]:
Drew Daniel (American experimental musician)
piano and synthesizer:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
violin:
Blevin Blectum
recording of:
For the Trees
writer:
Drew Daniel (American experimental musician) and M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
publisher:
Professor Ping Publishing
33:31
6The Stars and Stripes Forever
additional recording engineer:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
mixer:
Drew Daniel (American experimental musician)
banjo, tenor horn / alto horn [peck horn], trumpet and tuba:
Mark Lightcap
electronic instruments [sequencing], other instruments [emergency alarm system] and sampler [sampling]:
Drew Daniel (American experimental musician)
synthesizer:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
music videos:
The Stars and Stripes Forever by Matmos
recording of:
The Stars and Stripes Forever
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1896)
2:07
7Pelt and Holler
mixer:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
electronic instruments [sequencing], other instruments [rabbit pelt] and sampler [sampling]:
Drew Daniel (American experimental musician)
other instruments [brush and scrub]:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
4:17
8The Struggle Against Unreality Begins
acoustic guitar, electronic instruments [Ultrasonic Doppler Flow Detector], other instruments [blood] and percussion, other instruments [conductive jelly] and other instruments [glass]:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
electronic instruments [sequencing] and sampler [sampling]:
Drew Daniel (American experimental musician)
other instruments [sewer pipe] and resonator guitar [National Steel guitar]:
Keenan Lawler
5:34
9For the Trees (Return)
mixer:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
autoharp, electronic instruments [sequencing] and sampler [sampling]:
Drew Daniel (American experimental musician)
bass guitar, piano and synthesizer:
M. C. Schmidt (US electronic musician, member of Matmos/Disc)
drums (drum set):
Steve Goodfriend
electric guitar:
Mark Lightcap
violin:
Blevin Blectum
field recordings:
Drew Daniel (American experimental musician)
4:19