Herbert Brings the Big Band
The Movers and The Shakers - Herbert (mp3)
Every single sound seems to be in its right place on Herbert’s new album Scale. This is not too surprising coming from a musician who records his drummers underwater just to get a certain sound. One might believe that Herbert’s thoroughness and high attention to minutae would create an album for study instead of Joy. Listening to The Movers and The Shakers dispells any worries of lopsidedness because not only do we get the chin-stroking pleasures of whirls and beeps from Herbert’s electronica past but also well place trumpet squels and swells and a solid groove and catchy vocal melody from Herbert and his current muse/collaborator, Dani Siciliano. The track is so catchy that you almost forget that their talking about throwing down Bush.
We’re in Love - Herbert (mp3)
As for this track, it literally sounds like a stage production for Roman Holiday. You know, lazy joyride on the Vespa through the beautiful streets of 1950s Rome with Audrey Hepburn hugging you from behind.