New Herbert

[tomskerous]

So, Matthew Herbert's got a new one out - 'There's Me and There's You'.

The agenda for the album sounds very good, usual mix of fun meets hardcore politics (mainly anti-iraq-war and anti-neocon as per usual). And it's with the big band - Goodbye Swingtime was just majestic.

But he's always a bit of an odd one (not unlike our dear leader). For all the poptastic loveliness of 'Scale', there's a 'Plat du Jour' just round the corner. Not that I don't think the latter is a work of sonic genius...it's just that I don't *enjoy* listening to it. (cf Kid A)

So can anyone enlighten me as to whether it should be a last-minute addition to the Xmas list?

[Lerxst]

No, go download Hughes/Thrall  

[Mikey]

No, go download Hughes/Thrall  

Dutch East Indies?

[tomskerous]

He's something of a Jem favourite - funky house meets musique concrete.

Realised he's on myspace (given his politics that must have been a tough one)
http://www.myspace.com/matthewherbert

Oooh, and tons of clips on his own site. Recommend 'Moving Like A Train' here or 'The Audience' here. The latter is always done with audience (and Dani Siciliano) samples recorded on the night.

[rogerg]

wow.  that album is from 2006?  crazy.

[tomskerous]

Yeah, there's bit of 'Moving Like a Train' that are pure microhouse, other parts that are pure Manhattan Transfer. And that's no bad thing.  :-)

The first big band album is worth a look too. Try Fiction on http://www.matthewherbert.com/music.php?release=2018
Is it Kurt Weill, is it Miles Davis, is it Butch Vig?

There's more hardcore experimental stuff on Plat du Jour - everything is made out of the sounds of food.

[rogerg]

even more crazy!  fun links.

[rogerg]

alright, I'm a bit embarrassed to admit this, but...

I opened the links that Tom had posted, and thought I was listening to the food music. well, I was, but, unbeknownst to me, the big band stuff was playing, also.



it worked.

[tomskerous]

Hey, that's avant garde house in a nutshell. :-)