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
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