Odd chap, Matthew Herbert. He made a name for himself doing dance music, but he's also worked in ballet, film scores and pop. His new album One Pig sees him making an album derived from the birth, life and death of a single pig. A concept album? Not quite. One Pig is not just a studio exercise from one man, a tape recorder and a sampler. No, the pig played a much more physical role in the production, with Herbert fashioning instruments from the beast's bones and skin. It's [...]
Reaaally good Sunday night music. Mp3: The Matthew Herbert Big Band- The Three W's
Brighton's Loop Festival is really taking shape this year with a growing number of acts being added to the bill. Taking place on July 10th, 11th & 12th in central Vitoria Gardens this year promises to be "bigger, brighter and bolder than ever". Tickets may be purchased here . The line up thus far is: Datarock Joakim And The Disco Fujiya And Miyagi Fanfarlo Hatcham Social Squarepusher Matthew Herbert Big Band The Field We Have Band Tunng The Invisible Plugs [...]
Matthew Herbert Big Band - "The Story" How did I miss this in 2008? I've been shamelessly collecting things I haven't listened to, haven't heard, or don't even know in hopes of discovering something new. I keep scrolling through my iTunes, ignoring things I don't know, until I found the Matthew Herbert's There's Me and There's You , which he did with the Matthew Herbert Big Band. I'd never heard of the guy before, so I did some research . Apparently this [...]
A bad month for the BBC, standards falling, an elderly gentleman inappropriately used on air, and the decision making of those from the top to the bottom of the corporation called into question. Yes, Thats right Alan Yentob presented ' Imagine: Jay Z - He Came, He Saw, He Conquered '. At least it's a snappier title than the original choice: ' Is this really all thats left of the arts coverage of the most respected broadcaster in the world: Lets give Hip-Hop an hour long documentary in a decent time slot but why not get a middle aged, [...]
When it comes to the music of Matthew Herbert , critics tend to come away humming the liner notes. It's a habit the UK electronic producer and eloquent musique concrète proponent only encourages, most recently by including copious detail about his sound sources in the liner notes to his just-released second album as the Matthew Herbert Big Band, There's Me and There's You . But all this obsession with where the sounds come from rather than why you'll like listening to them can do his fine [...]
La gente del sello alemán ¡K7 editó un disco con las mejores canciones del año y lo puso en su página web para que todos los fanáticos lo descarguen. El disco presenta famosos artistas como Hot Chip, Carl Craig y The Herbaliser . Este es el tracklist : Hot Chip - My Piano (dub)/"My Piano" Carl Craig - Brainfreeze (edit)/"Brainfreeze" Quiet Village - Circus of Horror/"Circus Of Horror" The Herbaliser - You're not all that/"You're Not All That" [...]
You know how sometimes an artist who has never really been properly on your radar (or has been out of mind for a long time) in short space of time keeps on cropping up, as if to say "hey, listen to me". Or something like that. Anyway, it's happened to me recently with Matthew Herbert. Firstly, a couple of weeks ago, I rediscovered his amazing 2001 album Bodily Functions in my CD collection. Shortly after that I when I found out about ace new band The Invisible , I saw that he is their producer. Then last [...]
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Longtime UK electronic sound sculptor, theorist , and manifesto writer Matthew Herbert, aka Herbert, etc., is returning at the end of the month with the Matthew Herbert Big Band's collection of protest songs, There's Me And There's You (you could link it with Herbert's 2001 album Goodbye Swingtime ). If you're unfamiliar, fans of Matmos, Max Tundra, and musique concrète (isn't everyone?) should dig. To get a sense of the new collection, here's the soulful, jazzy, headline-filled "The Story." Herbert kindly listed the conceptual samples and passed along with a link to a site [...]
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Matthew Herbert ging zum zweiten Mal mit einer Bigband ins Studio. Herausgekommen ist ein durchgeknalltes Broadway-Musical mit subversivem Anspruch. Das klingt anstrengend und das ist es auch. Eigentlich wollte Matthew Herbert die Samples für sein neues Album im britischen Parlament einspielen. Die Erlaubnis dazu wurde ihm jedoch nicht erteilt, was Herbert als Beleg für die politische Macht der Musik nahm. Ein Geräusch hat nun doch den Weg aus Westminster auf "There's Me And There's You" gefunden: Ein Streichholz, das angezündet wird. "There's Me And There's You" ist [...]
Say I couldn't find the new Matthew Herbert track I have on my hard drive somewhere, would you be content with something slightly older? Say track 7 from 2003's ' Goodbye Swingtime ' . . ? MP3: Matthew Herberts Big Band - Follow The Meaning ( Zshare ) anyone want to let me know the vocalist on this. . Love those horn samples.
At this point I'm just waiting for a report to surface that claims Sarah Palin killed a hobo... but I digress. Hey there! Welcome back! It's been three long days... let's get back to it... I'm sure you're just dying with anticipation... A few years ago, certified wacko/musical genius Matthew Herbert decided he was gonna make himself a Big Band record. And so he did. But of course, the Herbert method of making a such a record was to record a big band, take that [...]
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The Lyricist - Richy Pitch f/ J-Live from the Live At Home EP on Sevenheads (2002) The Many and The Few - The Matthew Herbert Big Band The Three W's - The Matthew Herbert Big Band both from the album Goodbye Swingtime on Accidental (2003). Recently I have been on a real kick for music from the indy rap boom years of the late 90s/early 00s. This Richy Pitch produced track came a little late in that run, but it features [...]
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