I certainly hope he uses more than just these sounds, it would suck to make a track limited to ~8k of midrange freq
-Joe ---- Robert Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > #####################################################################################
