He recorded us crunching apples at his last show - nice apples too! -----Original Message----- From: Anya K Stang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 November 2005 20:09 To: 313 Subject: Re: (313) Help Matthew Herbert
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: 313@hyperreal.org; [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 ##################################################################################### Note: Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You. #####################################################################################
