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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Matthew Herbert is a man of many incarnations (among
them Radio Boy, Doctor Rockit and Wishmountain) but
elects to appear before us here with his birthname intact
on this curious confection of an album, 'One One'.
If I have understood his intentions correctly this
release is the first in a projected trilogy.
The word 'One' refers to the truly solo nature of the project.
Mr Herbert is responsible for everthing we hear.
This is music of beguiling and deceptive simplicty.
The blueprint for each composition combines instrumental,
rhythmic and vocal elements in entertaining and continually
interesting combinations. The lyrics are shot through
with wry humour. Mr Herbert makes the most of his limited
vocal range and technique but possesses a good-natured
ablility to breathe life into his quirky reflections.
'Dublin' is a particularly good example of how to make
something captivating from the very simplest building blocks.
The pretty melody bobs up and down on the surface of a
quasi-African percussion motif. The layered vocals, clangs
and clashes and edgy guitar decorations come together in
an arrangement of almost mesmerizing beauty.
The pattering, skittering, juddering beats of 'Palm Springs'
provide an uneasy armature for the complex harmonic vocal
explosions which burst in and out of the composition's heart.
The unpredictability of each twist and turn is really thrilling!
The plodding progress of 'Porto' delivers one of the album's
highlights. The crafty combination of human and industrial
sonic elements creates a dream-like landscape of surprising
emotional power. Mr Herbert keeps his eyes fixed steadily on
the horizon and proves himself to be a trustworthy guide.
Final track 'Valencia' seems to be saturated with sunlight.
The song takes its time to seep into our consciousness.
Warm and slow and wonderfully ambiguous, it lopes in sensual
and langourous strides into the shimmering middle-distance
until it disappears like a mirage of cool water in the desert.
'One One' is a singularly facinating and enchanting work.
I am looking forward to parts two and three already.
Highly Recommended.
them Radio Boy, Doctor Rockit and Wishmountain) but
elects to appear before us here with his birthname intact
on this curious confection of an album, 'One One'.
If I have understood his intentions correctly this
release is the first in a projected trilogy.
The word 'One' refers to the truly solo nature of the project.
Mr Herbert is responsible for everthing we hear.
This is music of beguiling and deceptive simplicty.
The blueprint for each composition combines instrumental,
rhythmic and vocal elements in entertaining and continually
interesting combinations. The lyrics are shot through
with wry humour. Mr Herbert makes the most of his limited
vocal range and technique but possesses a good-natured
ablility to breathe life into his quirky reflections.
'Dublin' is a particularly good example of how to make
something captivating from the very simplest building blocks.
The pretty melody bobs up and down on the surface of a
quasi-African percussion motif. The layered vocals, clangs
and clashes and edgy guitar decorations come together in
an arrangement of almost mesmerizing beauty.
The pattering, skittering, juddering beats of 'Palm Springs'
provide an uneasy armature for the complex harmonic vocal
explosions which burst in and out of the composition's heart.
The unpredictability of each twist and turn is really thrilling!
The plodding progress of 'Porto' delivers one of the album's
highlights. The crafty combination of human and industrial
sonic elements creates a dream-like landscape of surprising
emotional power. Mr Herbert keeps his eyes fixed steadily on
the horizon and proves himself to be a trustworthy guide.
Final track 'Valencia' seems to be saturated with sunlight.
The song takes its time to seep into our consciousness.
Warm and slow and wonderfully ambiguous, it lopes in sensual
and langourous strides into the shimmering middle-distance
until it disappears like a mirage of cool water in the desert.
'One One' is a singularly facinating and enchanting work.
I am looking forward to parts two and three already.
Highly Recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Matthew Hebert has produced numerous albums throughout the years, under numerous names and with numerous sounds. From his traditional-jazz infused Matthew Herbert Big Band project to his conceptual Plat Du Jour album and now to this, One One, an album in which everything - all the writing, sounds and production - has been done by him, and only him.
The result is a much more subdued affair than many of his more housey records. There's a very bare and stripped down sound throughout, with all tracks diverging in some way from the same percussiony sound. Herbert's vocals are also very muted, both in vocal range and volume, and lend the album a sort of willingly restrained feel.
It's hard to draw comparisons to other artists, or even to other Herbert records, but it's not dissimilar to his wife Dani Siciliano's debut record Likes, although a lot less driving than that. At times I felt reminded of Spacemen 3 records, vocally at least, and in the simple looping melodies.
This is a subtle record, and one that reveals new sounds with new listens. Herbert has always been one for concepts behind records, and the idea of "one", of solo work, or solitude, behind this record comes out. It's a record that reveals the creativity, the worth, the many facets and the beauty of the self. It's a work that only Matthew Herbert could've created.
The result is a much more subdued affair than many of his more housey records. There's a very bare and stripped down sound throughout, with all tracks diverging in some way from the same percussiony sound. Herbert's vocals are also very muted, both in vocal range and volume, and lend the album a sort of willingly restrained feel.
It's hard to draw comparisons to other artists, or even to other Herbert records, but it's not dissimilar to his wife Dani Siciliano's debut record Likes, although a lot less driving than that. At times I felt reminded of Spacemen 3 records, vocally at least, and in the simple looping melodies.
This is a subtle record, and one that reveals new sounds with new listens. Herbert has always been one for concepts behind records, and the idea of "one", of solo work, or solitude, behind this record comes out. It's a record that reveals the creativity, the worth, the many facets and the beauty of the self. It's a work that only Matthew Herbert could've created.
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