Doctor Rockit, Matthew Herbert’s downtempo alter ego, brings his first album, The Music of Sound on the sadly defunct Clear label (Herbert, however, has grievances with the label -- but that’s a different story). The album skips willy-nilly across the globe, stopping by the Middle East for “Café Beograd” to “Hong Kong.” There are moments of absolute beauty, such as “Song Without Words,” and moments that are funkily askew, like “Music Box.” He also seems to be wrestling with his other guises: “Babykiss” and “Theeeee Ennnnnd” aren’t far removed from his work as Wishmountain. But “Male James Bonding” is pure Doctor Rockit, with its nimble spy funk, while “A Quiet Week in the House” is a subdued house track. Although the album as a whole is uneven, it’s still worthy every penny.