HOWA EP 125 - MATTHEW HERBERT

Jun 27, 2024

Renowned musician and producer Matthew Herbert discusses creating 1000 pieces of music annually, his unique organ filled with pigs blood, and collaborating on memorable music projects. The podcast explores his innovative sound recording techniques, using unconventional instruments like horse skeletons, and the challenges of balancing artistry with practicality in music production.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Musical Collaboration and Creative Endeavors

02:07 • 22min

Preservation of Blood, Neanderthal Flutes, and Ancient Music

24:21 • 8min

Exploring Unique Recording Locations

32:22 • 2min

Exploring the Challenges of Creating Music with Unconventional Elements and Orchestras

34:00 • 3min

Exploring Creative Rituals and Unique Sound Design in Music Production

36:50 • 24min

Exploring Unique Sound Recording Techniques and Equipment

01:00:28 • 16min

Reflections on the Guest's Musical Achievements and Work Ethic

01:16:01 • 4min

Bones....

Wind....

Caves....

A simpler time

When we apes first tooted.. the fluuuute

Yes it’s wild how far we’ve come and Matthew Herbert and I go back a bit too .. I mean not to the flute tooting era but we go back.

He speaks during this chat of his achievements as an evolved ape and many had me gasping !

He tells of multiple slippers that he can slide into to tap different sonic personas.

The making of 1000 pieces of music a year!

The upkeep of his musical organ filled with pigs blood.

Yes

The stories are wild in this one so

Strap in!

Did I mention we go way back?

Yes !

I was lucky enough to collaborate with him on a few notable pieces of music.

1) He played on the second super_collider LP raw digits on a track called gravity rearranging

2) I was a singer on his album Goodbye Swingtime and joined him and the bigband at the Hollywood Bowl opening for Bjork in 2003 alongside Bonnie Prince Billy.

Hollywood bowl bigband? I mean come on!!

3) He joined me alongside Arto Lindsay, performing the most monumental show of my career at Sonar 2003.

That show was the real unveiling of all my efforts in the lab to make an impov looping performance with max/msp. Something I’d dreamt of for years and finally made real.

It was so fitting to have him and Arto come on for the final number and make a total racket with me.

We just all clattered it to the ground. A moment I’ll never forget and it was all down to Matthew really as it was watching him show using multiple boss echos in short looping mode that got me started on that road.

A brilliant and restless musical mind that has always moved in his own lane.

It’s a treat to welcome onto the show

Matthew Herbert

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It’s been a while but I’ve some music to play from an artist and pod listener

This time it’s from an LP called TRIPLE TRANSIT

The artist is Braile and he makes some really solid Modular YouTube pieces too

His new record is out August 8th on Hotflush recordings.

Link!

https://braillesounds.bandcamp.com/album/triple-transit