Finding music in unusual places
Who needs instruments? Matmos prefers the sounds of snails and burning flesh.
![]() M.C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel of the electronic duo Matmos were inspired to start gathering noises by an exhibit in a children's science museum. |

The small matter that snails are as silent as snow did not deter Matmos when the duo determined it needed to record a musical collaboration with the glutinous mollusks last year. (Full article: 1033 words)
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