Accidental Records

Wed 27 May 2009

The Herbert Pig

A project is born...

In 2010 Matthew Herbert will release a record entitled 'The Pig'. It will be made up entirely of sounds made during the life cycle of a pig.

In his first pig-related blog Matthew writes:

"I will be there at its birth,
during its life,
present at its death
and during the butchery process.
Its body will then be given to chefs new and old,
there will be a feast,
it will all be recorded
and then turned in to music.

Meanwhile I await a call from Monkshill Farm in Kent to let me know that my pig is on its way. I will rush there with a camera and a tape recorder".

You can follow the journey here.

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Upcoming shows

Sat 4 Sep 2010: Matthew Herbert's One Club Live - Darmstadt
Matthew Herbert's One Club Live, 603qm - Darmstadt - Read More
Tue 7 Sep 2010: Matthew Herbert's Recomposed Mahler Symphony X -

Matthew has been tapped up by bigwigs from Germany's Deutsche Grammophone to recompose a one of Mahler lost symphony.

Typically, Matthew takes an experimental approach to re-working this classical peice by incorporating new technologies and with a leftfield slant.
Matthew Herbert's Recomposed Mahler Symphony X, Popkomm - - Read More
Fri 17 Sep 2010: Finn Peters' Music Of The Mind - London

Finn Peters introduces his ground-breaking Music Of The Mind project with a short talk and performance at The Science Museum’s Dana Centre on 17 September.
He will be joined by Dr Mick Grierson of Goldsmith University and musician and electronics pioneer Matthew Yee-King to explain how utilising the very latest software and Brain Computer Interface (BCI) technology musicians can literally think music into existence.

The talk will be followed by a short performance from the Finn Peters band, both using the new technology and traditional instruments and there will also be an opportunity for members of the audience to try out the equipment for themselves.
Finn Peters' Music Of The Mind, The Science Museum - London - Read More
Mon 18 Oct 2010: Max de Wardener - London

GéNIA plays new music by Max de Wardener. The evening embraces a highly eclectic repertoire of electronics, classical music and contemporary works with specially made films from London's leading multimedia artists including Ravi Deepres and Quayola.
Max de Wardener, Kings Place - London - Read More