Matthew Herbert Big Band, The - Goodbye Swingtime

Genre:
Electronic, Jazz
Style:
Big Band, Future Jazz, Experimental, Swing
Year:
2003

Tracklist

Turning Pages 7:41 X
Everything's Changed 4:42 X
Fiction 4:12 X
The Three W's 5:50 X
Chromoshop 5:47 X
The Battle 4:54 X
Misprints 6:09 X
The Many And The Few 4:58 X
Simple Mind 5:18 X
Stationary 8:29 X

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Goodbye Swingtime (CD, Album) Accidental AC05 UK 2003
Goodbye Swingtime (2xLP) Accidental AC05LP UK 2003
Goodbye Swingtime (CD, Album, Promo, Car) Accidental AC05 Promo UK 2003
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Reviews & Discussion

Rated 5/5
Review by scoundrel Jun 30, 2004 (edited over 5 years ago)

referencing Goodbye Swingtime, CD, Album, AC05

Matthew Herbert takes his one-of-a-kind sensibility back to the Roaring ‘20s, when big band swing music was all the rage. Goodbye Swingtime combines swing jazz and abstract electronics to startling and surprising effect. The vocals (like on “Fiction”) only enhance this feel of both retro and nouveau. There’s moodiness present (“The Three W’s”) as well as wistful (“The Many and the Few”). The surreal stop-start aspect of the music is enhanced by the fact that actual musicians are playing the music, rather than using samples. It’s an album that defies expectation and raises Herbert’s work to a completely different level. In a word: outstanding.
Review by ncw Nov 26, 2003

referencing Goodbye Swingtime, 2xLP, AC05LP

Manages to remain faithful to the big band blueprint, whilst retaining a total "herbert" vibe and being radically albeit subtlely experimental. Matthew Herbert is a rare talent, able to apply himself to different mediums and retains integrity and more importantly, originality in everything that he does.
Rated 5/5
Review by tort Jul 07, 2003

referencing Goodbye Swingtime, CD, Album, AC05

It's really amazing to hear jamie lidell singing on tracks like evrything's changed but please do listen to it at home. i've recently play this tune at the party and no one knew what was going on. the record is worth every penny spent on thanks to surpising musical content and delightful package
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