Didn't he do something similar for Bodily Functions?
I seem to remember that Jeff was credited for slapping his thigh I
believe...
On 16 Nov 2005, at 10:00, Robert Taylor wrote:
Excellent - I'm going to have some fun with this
-----Original Message-----
From: Tosh Cooey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 16 November 2005 01:07
To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: (313) Help Matthew Herbert
Here's a press release I just got about the new Herbert album:
Dear All,
You are about to be given the opportunity for assisting Matthew
Herbert with his
latest album – due for release next year. You are also about to
being the
opportunity to feature on it!
Below, enclosed are the instructions. Follow carefully and then
call the number
to leave Matthew his message.
DEADLINE: 29.11.05
All the Best and Good Luck
!K7 Records
Matthew Herbert and his Answering Machine:
Matthew Herbert; renowned Jazz Musician, electro-acoustic legend,
big band
conductor, 90’s house warrior, soundtrack scorer extraordinaire,
author of the
highly influential ‘Personal Contract for the Composition of
Music’, speaker for
the anti-globalisation movement and the man responsible for the
highly popular
‘Bodily Functions’ and ‘Plat du Jour’ albums is at it again…..
Matthew has a new album in the pipeline. Similar to his previous
offerings
Matthew does not intend to steer away from his dominating, God-like
use of the
sampler, and the rule to which his music is created; ‘the use of
sounds that
already exist is not allowed’. A rule, which has lead to his music
being created
through the sounds of food preparation and household appliances,
for example,
instead of the monotonous, processed, synthetic beats of standard
drum machines.
Thus manifesting itself into an entirely original amalgamation of
music and
sounds. His latest release, the critically acclaimed, ‘Plat du
Jour’ was created
over a period of 18 months, and consisted of 30,000 chickens, 3,255
people
biting on an apple, and a cheiftan mk 10 battle tank – to list just
a few of the
ingredients making up this epic release.
So what has Matthew in store for us now….? To be honest I don’t
think anyone
will know until his new record is released, but for one of the up
and coming
tracks on this yet, untitled album, he requires your assistance.
Yes. You!
At the !K7 office we have installed a separate phone line, the
‘Herbert
Hotline’, if you will. Unfortunately there’s no-one at the other
end to pick it
up, just an answering machine. Your task, should you choose to
accept it, is to
call this number and leave a message consisting of a single sound.
It could be
organic, vocal, mechanical, natural – even bodily. Remember you’re
dealing with
a man who has created music from the recording of coffee cups and
sewer systems,
so the more original the better. These sounds will be collected on
the answering
machine and past on to the grand, musical conductor himself, who
will fuse the
sounds together to create a grand musical cacophony that only he
knows will
sound like.
To add extra intrigue to this task you must under no circumstances
state, or
give any indication as to what the sound is. Should you believe
that your
contribution is worthy enough of credit and acknowledgement then
you should
email us ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), and your musical contribution will be duly
noted.
So go on, give the ‘Herbert Hotline’ a ring…..
+49 (0) 32 22 1918 394
