![]() ![]() Each of the three albums has been composed entirely using field recordings associated with a particular theme or event. The event is the last stage in collecting field recordings for One Pig, the third and final part of a trilogy of albums from experimental composer and artist Matthew Herbert. On receiving a discreet tap on the shoulder, guests are led behind a curtain, in order that the sound of their chewing can be captured by a pair of vintage Russian valve microphones. People are drinking, chatting and producing hideous squealing noises from a device that appears to consist of test tubes filled with pig's blood. A French film crew mutter curses as they try to persuade a tank-like robotic camera-mount to do their bidding. Celebrity chefs are putting the finishing touches to a procession of pork preparations. But not many artists are like Matthew Herbert.Īugust 2010, and strange things are afoot in a Clerkenwell bar. Not many artists would make an entire album from field recordings of the life of a pig. ![]()
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