There's Me And There's You
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MATTHEW HERBERT’s dazzling new album ‘There’s Me and There’s You’ is the most seductive, sophisticated and subversive collection of protest songs ever recorded. Blending lush jazz instrumentation, soulful vocals, fascinating rhythms and a secret underground arsenal of outlandish samples, it marks Herbert’s second collaboration with his big band.
Featuring the cream of British jazz musicians, the album is a sequel of sorts to
Herbert’s 2001 project
‘Goodbye Swingtime’. It was largely recorded at London’s fabled Abbey Road studios, although Herbert also incorporates sounds specially orchestrated at significant sites including the British Museum and the Houses of Parliament.
Effortlessly wrapping deluxe avant-jazz arrangements around polemical lyrics and artfully selected noises, the album’s dominant theme is power and its abuses in the 21st century. The war in Iraq is a key rallying point, informing several tracks including
“One Life” and
“Waiting”. The power of monarchy is addressed in
“Regina”, religion in
“Pontificate”, media in
“The Story”, wealth inequalities in
“The Rich Man’s Prayer”, and state-sponsored torture in
“Battery”. The hypocrisy of climate change politics and the evils of rampant consumerism are also recurring motifs.
An electronic innovator, sonic explorer and prolific collaborator, Herbert has released a huge catalogue of critically acclaimed music under his own name as well as
DOCTOR ROCKIT, WISHMOUNTAIN, RADIO BOY and others. He has also produced and remixed artists as diverse as B
JÖRK, REM, QUINCY JONES, JOHN CALE, YOKO ONO, DIZZEE RACAL and
ROISIN MURPHY, as well as working with highly regarded original thinkers such as the chef
HESTON BLUMENTHAL and playwright
CARYL CHURCHILL.'There's Me and There's You' marks a new chapter in his career -
Herbert's debut recording with revered and versatile London-based artist ESKA, whose vast array of past collaborators includes
DAVID SYLVIAN, LEWIS TAYLOR, ANTHONY TIDD and Afrobeat legend
TONY ALLEN.
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