Ultimate Care II is the tenth studio album by experimental electronic music duo Matmos, released on February 19, 2016, on Thrill Jockey.
Production Ultimate Care II consists entirely of sounds produced by the musicians' Whirlpool Ultimate Care II washing machine, recorded in their basement.Jazz Monroe, "Matmos Announce New Album Made From Washing Machine Sounds, Share Excerpt" Pitchfork, 6 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015. It features guest contributors Dan Deacon, Jason Willett from Half Japanese, Max Eilbacher and Sam Haberman from Horse Lords, and Duncan Moore from Needle Gun. The album consists of one 38-minute-long track,"Matmos’ new album Ultimate Care II is sampled entirely from a washing machine" Fact Magazine, 6 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015. described in a press release as depicting "an exploded view of the machine, hearing it in normal operation, but also as an object being rubbed and stroked and drummed upon and prodded and sampled and sequenced and processed by the duo”.
Reception Upon release, "Ultimate Care II" received "Generally Favourable Reviews" from mainstream music critics. It was given a score of 76 by Metacritic.
Accolades Publication Accolade Year Rank Pitchfork The 20 Best Experimental Albums of 2016 2016 The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016 2016
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