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Matthew Herbert is an electronic music producer known for breaking the boundaries and conventions of the genre. Since 1996 he has released music on a variety of record labels under many aliases including Doctor Rockit, Wishmountain, Radioboy, Mr. Vertigo, Transformer, under his own name and with his Big Band. He has played at the Montreux and North Sea Jazz Festivals, Paris’ Pompidou Centre, Tokyo’s Blue Note, Sonar and Glastonbury, and supported Björk at the Hollywood Bowl. Along with over ten albums of self-written, produced and performed music, he has produced albums by Björk and Róisín Murphy and remixed Moloko, R.e.m., Perry Farrell, Serge Gainsbourg, Yoko Ono, John Cale, The Avalanches and Cornelius. He also runs his own label, Accidental Records.
Herbert began creating music with found objects whilst at Exeter University in the 1990s, where he studied Drama. From bottles, books, and pepper pots he progressed to recording places and experiences, effectively using the sampler as an instrument on many of his Doctor Rockit and Herbert releases. This style evolved into the overtly political when he began sampling objects from McDonald’s and The Gap as a protest against corporate globalism on the The Mechanics Of Destruction album. The CD was distributed free at concerts and available as a free download and has never been available in stores.
His 2003 Big Band album, Goodbye Swingtime combined the political commentary of Radioboy with the song structure of his Herbert albums.
Herbert began creating music with found objects whilst at Exeter University in the 1990s, where he studied Drama. From bottles, books, and pepper pots he progressed to recording places and experiences, effectively using the sampler as an instrument on many of his Doctor Rockit and Herbert releases. This style evolved into the overtly political when he began sampling objects from McDonald’s and The Gap as a protest against corporate globalism on the The Mechanics Of Destruction album. The CD was distributed free at concerts and available as a free download and has never been available in stores.
His 2003 Big Band album, Goodbye Swingtime combined the political commentary of Radioboy with the song structure of his Herbert albums.
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Herbert - Moving Like A Train
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Herbert - so now
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Herb Rolled!!
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parsec00 wrote:
enhorabuena por toda tu carrera profesional parsec.ws
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alongwaltz wrote:
Can someone list some of the boundaries and conventions of electronic music that he has broken?
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aro101 wrote:
Scale - The last thing to get bored with
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arrell wrote:
I found Scale to be boring.
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alandelmas wrote:
Love them so much *worship*
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DJ_DaLorD wrote:
He is my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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melkur wrote:
i wish i could listen to him for the first time again
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dukon wrote:
"It`s Only" #1111111111
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smk71 wrote:
can't wait for the concert at era nowe horyzonty in wroclaw, poland..... :-))))) !!!
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Adyry wrote:
Bodily Functions rlz
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thermophile wrote:
You might enjoy this free album download: www.lastfm.de/music/Geyser/Digger
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kap6uk wrote:
soooo sweeeeeeet
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maewe wrote:
Still my favourite!
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kukilook wrote:
elegante......mm
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robku05 wrote:
gangsta!
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A true master, with every release I am more amazed +++++ super great! :)
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gyco wrote:
Just getting into Herbert, and it's exactly what i've been looking for for some time. Tasty
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chillionaire wrote:
a true artist...
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sQuEeZeWaX wrote:
just a genius...from his own work to his collaborations...most notably RUBY BLUE by Róisín Murphy...and his work with wife Dani Siciliano...all amazing...AMAZING thank you for Matthew Herbert!!!!!!!!!!!
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ringorider wrote:
Tis very good. He's been a little quiet for a while now, hopefully something knocking about on the horizon.
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