Herbert
Scale is the latest release from Matthew Herbert who has dropped his first name and is now just Herbert. The record is lush and juicy, full of soul and feel and its dance music with an agenda. Previously Herbert released an album inspired by the evils of the food industry in Plat Du Jour. But he also produced a brilliant album for Moloko's Roisin Murphy, Ruby Blue. Imagine this somewhere in between, only replacing evils of the food industry with political evils of today. Whether you agree with his stance on various current events, you have to be sour to pour scorn on this. This is fun music. Campy and delicious. Herbert's process in making the album just adds to it, like recording drum beats in a cave, underwater, in a fast car, a hot air balloon... You won't know it if I don't tell you. But like the first track, Something Isn't Right, that's the feeling you get soon after a few listens. Check out his videos about the process and his own ideas on the Scale site. You can also check out his P.C.C.O.M. Manifesto.
