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| 1 |
You're Unknown To Me
Clarinet [Bass], Arranged By [Wind] – Peter Wraight Percussion – Sunray Star Piano – Matthew Herbert Violin – John Matthias Vocals, Lyrics By – Dani Siciliano |
2:13 | ||
| 2 |
It's Only
Arranged By [Horns], Flugelhorn, Flute, Trumpet – Peter Wraight Arranged By [Horns], Violin – Matthew Herbert Vocals – Dani Siciliano Vocals [Samples] – Shingai Shoniwa |
7:21 | ||
| 3 |
Foreign Bodies
Percussion [Blood] – Martin Schmidt Percussion [Kindly Donated Bodily Function Sounds] – 202 Owl, The, Achim Brauweiler, Andrei Dubinin, Jeff Klein, John Wraight, Mario Simeunovic, Mark Cremins, Olly Fay, Ricky Antolini, Robert De La Gauthier*, Sasha Kane, Scott Stone, Simon Angel, Wayne Stronell, Zero (17) Recorded By [Blood] – Matmos Vocals, Performer [Digestion], Lyrics By – Dani Siciliano |
5:37 | ||
| 4 |
Suddenly
Bass – Dave Green Piano – Phil Parnell Vocals, Lyrics By [Based On An Idea By] – Dani Siciliano |
6:29 | ||
| 5 |
I Know
Arranged By – Matthew Herbert Arranged By, Piano – Phil Parnell Bass – Dave Green Drums – Paul Clarvis Engineer – Facundo Rodriguez Engineer [Assistant] – Louis Read* Trumpet, Flute – Peter Wraight |
4:24 | ||
| 6 |
Leave Me Now
Bass – Matthew Herbert Piano – Phil Parnell Vocals – Dani Siciliano |
6:36 | ||
| 7 |
The Last Beat
Bass – Dave Green Drums – Paul Clarvis Engineer – Facundo Rodriguez Engineer [Assistant] – Louis Read* Piano – Phil Parnell Vocals – Dani Siciliano |
4:20 | ||
| 8 |
You Saw It All
Backing Vocals – Dani Siciliano Piano [Samples] – Phil Parnell Recorded By [Percussion] – Matmos Vocals – Luca Santucci |
7:04 | ||
| 9 |
On Reflection
Bass – Dave Green Cymbal [Ride] – Ashley Marlowe Flute, Trumpet – Peter Wraight Percussion [Knuckles, Hair, Skin, Teeth And Bones] – Matthew Herbert, Nick Denton (2) Percussion [Knuckles, Hair, Skin, Teeth And Bones], Vocals – Dani Siciliano Piano – Phil Parnell |
4:29 | ||
| 10 |
About This Time Each Day
Bass – Dave Green Clarinet – Dani Siciliano Guitar – Jim Mullen Piano – Phil Parnell |
3:44 | ||
| 11 |
Addiction
Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Bass – Matthew Herbert Vocals – Dani Siciliano |
6:44 | ||
| 12 |
I Miss You
Guitar – Jim Mullen Performer [New Orleans Funeral Clarinet Band] – Dani Siciliano Vocals – Shingai Shoniwa |
4:52 | ||
| 13 |
It's Only A Reprise
Arranged By [Horns], Flugelhorn, Flute, Trumpet – Peter Wraight Arranged By [Horns], Violin – Matthew Herbert Vocals – Dani Siciliano Vocals [Samples] – Shingai Shoniwa |
1:57 | ||
| 14 |
The Audience
Electric Piano [Rhodes], Written-by – Phil Parnell Piano – Matthew Herbert Vocals – Dani Siciliano, Shingai Shoniwa |
6:15 |
Credits
- Artwork By [Art By] – Hopper
- Lyrics By – Matthew Herbert
- Mastered By – Mike*
- Written-By – Dani Siciliano (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 14)
- Written-By, Producer – Matthew "On The Move" Herbert*
Notes
All tracks recorded in Swingtime, except: tracks 5 & 7 recorded at R.G. Jones
Track 1 - Recorded in October 00 before the birth of Sunray Star. All percussion sounds are from Ray herself and were added after her birth on 12.10.00. Lyrics started by Matthew Herbert and Dani Siciliano on Plakes Beach, Agios Ioannis, Greece August 00. Written according to the rules of PCCOM.
Track 2 - Started in 1996 at Cheap Studios Vienna and completed in Swingtime Dec 98
Track 3 - Recorded Jan 2001. All Percussion taken from Bodily Function Sounds kindly donated by Strangers.
Track 4 - Recorded August 00. Lyrics based on an Idea by Dani Siciliano.
Track 5 - Recorded June 97. Trumpet and Flute (by) Peter Wraight added in Swingtime Sept 00, additional percussion sampled from the recordings added six months and three years later. Written according to the rules of PCCOM.
Track 6 - Recorded originally in Jan 97 then completed over the next three years. Horns and Vocals that are no longer in it Peter Wraight and Shingai Shoniwa respectively, door slams recorded at Five Oak Green.
Track 7 - Recorded June 97. Additional percussion sampled from the recordings and added in Swingtime later. Original Version appeared on "Around The House" LP 1998. Written according to the rules of PCCOM.
Track 8 - Recorded in November 00. Percussion sounds taken from recordings of laser eye surgery (Laser in Situ Keratomileusis) kindly provided by Matmos in San Francisco and originally recorded for their album "A Chance To Cut Is A Chance To Cure". Written according to the rules of PCCOM.
Track 9 - Recorded October 00. Percussion sounds taken from the knuckles, hair skin, teeth and bones of Dani Siciliano, Matthew Herbert and Nick Detnon. Written according to the rules of PCCOM.
Track 10 - Recorded December 00. Written according to the rules of PCCOM.
Track 11 - Recorded September 00 and re-recorded Jan 01. All percussion sounds taken from bottles recycled behind London Road SE23. The scratch sound at the beginning is of a mouse trying to get out of a waste bin it had fallen into at the studio. Written according to the rules of PCCOM.
Track 12 - Recorded August 98. All eight vocal takes are used simultaneously. Written during the brits for MRH.
Track 13 - Recorded September 00. See track 2 for credits.
Track 14 - Recorded between January 00 and November 00. All percussion up to 4' 12" taken from the random contents of Dani's bag of the day of composition.
Published by Soundslike Music/Bucks Music. Mastered at The Exchange.
Made in France
Under exclusive license from Soundslike, part of Accidental Records.
℗ 2001 Soundslike
© 2001 !K7 Records
Incidental info:
Comes in a two panel Digipak.
Other Versions (Showing 2 of 2) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodily Functions (Special 10th Anniversary Edition) (2xCD, Album, RE, Gat) | Accidental | AC37CDJ | Japan | 2011 | ||
| Bodily Functions (3x12", Album) | Studio !K7 | !K7097LP | Germany | 2001 |
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Reviews & Discussion
Herbert turns his considerable talents towards a more jazzy path with his album, Bodily Functions. Dani Siciliano is still in full effect on the romantic “You’re Unknown to Me” and the housey “It’s Only,” but other vocalists are introduced as well. Phil Parnell lends his soul to “You Saw It All” and Shingai Shoniwa’s husky voice works to great effect on “I Miss You” and in a duet with Dani on the marvelously complex “The Audience.” “Suddenly” and “Leave Me Now” are more of the sublime house that we crave, while jazz, replete with squelches and noise that only Herbert can manage, is the order of the day on “I Know,” the reworking of “The Last Beat,” and “On Reflection.” Another wonderful album from Herbert -- he just keeps getting better and better.
Brilliant! Normally I can't stand house music, but Herbert always comes through with something intelligent and tasteful that you can sit and listen to with headphones.
The album features samples of household sounds, a Herbert trademark. His collaboration with Matmos has led him to include medical samples (laser eye surgery) and body sounds, like the sampled sound of blood flowing through M.C. Schmidt's veins.
However creepy this may all sound, these songs are lush and beautiful. Dani Siciliano's singing reminds me a bit of Siouxsie's vocals with the Creatures. The lyrics themselves are a bit vague but definitely better than the "love will save the day" nonsense that house divas generally belt out.
Highly recommended.
The album features samples of household sounds, a Herbert trademark. His collaboration with Matmos has led him to include medical samples (laser eye surgery) and body sounds, like the sampled sound of blood flowing through M.C. Schmidt's veins.
However creepy this may all sound, these songs are lush and beautiful. Dani Siciliano's singing reminds me a bit of Siouxsie's vocals with the Creatures. The lyrics themselves are a bit vague but definitely better than the "love will save the day" nonsense that house divas generally belt out.
Highly recommended.
[r4029]