Music or noise. This is a question we're going to be probably asking a lot on this edition of all songs considered since Lars Gottrage is here for another edition of Vikings Choice.

Hey Robin, hey Lars, always bringing the jams.

What is this?

This is Matmas.

The track was said right at the top, music or noise, and it's the album Return to Archive let's listen to some more Hello. Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Ladies.

I'm happy to just get lost in this world of sound, but there is a really interesting

story behind this recording and this album.

And this album.

Matt Mus is the electronic duo of Martin C. Schmidt and

to Daniel. They've been making music together for more than a couple of decades now.

And on this record, they were given access to the Smithsonian Folkways catalog.

It's a record label that's been around decades. the Smithsonian Folkways catalog.

It's a record label that's been around decades.

I think they just celebrated 75 years in 2023.

To celebrate those years,

Matmas was asked to do what they do best,

which is take unexpected sample sources

and turn it into experimental yet accessible music. instead of digging into their best known recordings which are

American Blues or music from Ghana or from Indonesia and they decide to dig into the non-music records, recordings of birds and frogs and sounds of the office.

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