Matthew Herbert

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Reissue Of The Week: Happy Land

Pigged Out: Xmas Greed & Matthew Herbert’s One Pig Live

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The Album That Is A Book: Matthew Herbert Faces The Music

Matthew Herbert's new album is a book – or is his new book an album? Find out in the succeeding interview + extract from The Music

A Quietus Interview

When Life Gives You Lemons: Matthew Herbert Interviewed

From sampling a tank rolling over a Nigella Lawson dinner to creating an album detailing the life of a pig from birth to plate (2011’s One Pig), Matthew Herbert has long been one of Britain’s most remarkable musicians. Here he talks to Ben Cardew

A Quietus Interview

Pork Life: Matthew Herbert Discusses One Pig

Matthew Herbert has been making bacon with One Pig, an album that explores our relationship with the meat industry

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New Compilation Collects Rare ’90s UK Electronic Music

'Happy Land: A Compendium Of Alternative Electronic Music From The British Isles 1992-1996' features tracks by Cabaret Voltaire, Richard D. James and more

Matthew Herbert Details New Album, ‘The Horse’

A collaboration with the London Contemporary Orchestra, it also features Shabaka Hutchings and Theon Cross

Matthew Herbert To Release New Album, ‘Musca’

The album, out in October, sees the producer team up with a wide cast of vocalists and other musicians

Karl Hyde & Matthew Herbert Announce New Album

The Underworld frontman and veteran electronic music producer team up for an album featuring music based on scenes from stage show Fatherland

FESTIVAL REPORT: Elevate 2015

Tristan Bath heads to Graz for the eleventh Elevate festival, and spends a weekend in at the frontlines of experimental music, political discourse, and Central Europe.

Convergence Announce 2015 Line-up

Gary Numan, Tricky and Pantha du Prince among first names

LISTEN: Seb Rochford Remixes Hejira

Rework of new single Litmus Test, ahead of album launch show in October

Matthew Herbert To Rework Terry Riley

Herbert and Pantha Du Prince & The Bell Laboratory will be reinterpreting Riley's In C in October

LISTEN: New Matthew Herbert Clip

Excerpt from Herbert's forthcoming release, The End Of Silence, based on recording of a bomb drop in Libya

Herbert’s ‘Complete Herbert’ Set Due

Complete Herbert to feature all of Matthew Herbert's work under his house moniker; download 'Suddenly' and watch 'Foreign Bodies' below

LISTEN: The Invisible Remix Rowdy Superstar

London band take their shears to Atari Teenage Riot member's 'Breathe'

Herbert Reissues Bodily Functions

2001 house album by experimental electronic explorer for reissue in December

Björk Announces Biophilia Remix Album

LP, entitled bastards, is set to feature contributions from Death Grips and Hudson Mohawke among others

The BBC Radiophonic Workshop Returns

Matthew Herbert heads up new iteration of the famous sound lab

Herbert’s One Pig At Southbank Centre

Performance takes place tomorrow night

LISTEN: Herbert Renaissance Man Remix

Matthew Herbert makes a return to dance music mode on his remix of Renaissance Man, alongside remixes from Paul Woolford, Call Super, TEETH and more

Café Oto Hosts Matthew Herbert’s One Pig

Sink your teeth into Herbert's latest album at Café Oto next month

Matthew Herbert To Bring One Pig To The Stage, Avec Chef

Electronic musician's new album, made of samples from the life and death of a single pig, to be performed in London

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The Alien Territory Archives: A Collection of Radical, Experimental, & Irrelevant Music from 1970s San Diego

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Reviews 2

Reissue Of The Week: Happy Land

Pigged Out: Xmas Greed & Matthew Herbert’s One Pig Live

Articles 3

The Album That Is A Book: Matthew Herbert Faces The Music

When Life Gives You Lemons: Matthew Herbert Interviewed

Pork Life: Matthew Herbert Discusses One Pig

News 18

New Compilation Collects Rare ’90s UK Electronic Music

Matthew Herbert Details New Album, ‘The Horse’

Matthew Herbert To Release New Album, ‘Musca’

Karl Hyde & Matthew Herbert Announce New Album

FESTIVAL REPORT: Elevate 2015

Convergence Announce 2015 Line-up

LISTEN: Seb Rochford Remixes Hejira

Matthew Herbert To Rework Terry Riley

LISTEN: New Matthew Herbert Clip

Herbert’s ‘Complete Herbert’ Set Due

LISTEN: The Invisible Remix Rowdy Superstar

Herbert Reissues Bodily Functions

Björk Announces Biophilia Remix Album

The BBC Radiophonic Workshop Returns

Herbert’s One Pig At Southbank Centre

LISTEN: Herbert Renaissance Man Remix

Café Oto Hosts Matthew Herbert’s One Pig

Matthew Herbert To Bring One Pig To The Stage, Avec Chef

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