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Electronic experimentalists Matmos reveal an album made entirely of washing machine sounds. Replicating a full wash cycle, Ultimate Care II is a continuous 38-minute piece featuring rhythmic chugs, spin cycle drones and rinse cycle splashes.

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Sun 31 Jan 201620:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra

    Department S

    • Theme From "Department S".
    • Pye Records.

  • Melt Yourself Down

    Dot To Dot

    • Dot To Dot.
    • The Leaf Label Ltd..

  • Wiggy

    Dancing To My DNA

    • Morgue Party Time.
    • GasmanMusic.
    • 1.

  • Charles Mingus

    Adagio Ma Non Troppo

    • Let My Children Hear Music.
    • Columbia.
    • 2.

  • John Cage

    Melody 3

    • Six Melodies For Violin And Keyboard (Piano).
    • Edition Michael Frauenlob Bauer.

  • Trembling Bells

    Swallows Of Carbeth

    • Wide Majestic Aire.
    • Tin Angel Records.
    • 1.

  • Scientist

    Dangerous Match 1

    • Scientist Wins The World Cup.
    • Greensleeves Records.

  • Charles Mingus

    The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers

    • Let My Children Hear Music.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Matmos

    Ultimate Care II

    • Ultimate Care II.
    • Thrill Jockey.

  • Psapp

    Velvet Pony

    • Tiger My Friend.
    • Arable Records.
    • 5.

  • Rats on Rafts

    Some Velvet Morning

    • Last Day on Earth / Some Velvet Morning.
    • Fire Records.
    • 2.

  • Pendle Coven

    Chord Calculus

    • Self Assessment.
    • Modern Love.
    • 7.

  • Pere Ubu

    Petrified

    • Architecture Of Language 1979 - 1982.
    • Fire Records.
    • 2.

  • Tasavallan Presidentti

    Sinking

    • Tasavallan Presidentti.
    • EMI Finland.
    • 7.

  • William Basinski

    Watermusic II

    • Watermusic II.
    • 2062.

  • Fat White Family

    Auto Neutron

    • Champagne Holocaust.
    • Trashmouth Records.
    • 1.

  • Charles Mingus

    Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too

    • Let My Children Hear Music.
    • Columbia.
    • 3.

  • Field Music

    Indeed It Is

  • Shirley Collins & Davey Graham

    Proud Maisrie

    • Folk Roots, New Routes.
    • Righteous Records.
    • 2.

  • Jaga Jazzist

    220 V / Spektral

    • One-Armed Bandit.
    • Ninja Tune.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Sun 31 Jan 201620:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music