Herbert* – Bodily Functions
Label: | !K7 Records – !K7097CD |
|---|---|
Format: | CD, Album |
Country: | Europe |
Released: | |
Genre: | Electronic, Jazz |
Style: | Deep House, Downtempo, Experimental |
Tracklist
| 1 | You're Unknown To Me | 2:13 | |
| 2 | It's Only | 7:21 | |
| 3 | Foreign Bodies | 5:37 | |
| 4 | Suddenly | 6:29 | |
| 5 | I Know | 4:24 | |
| 6 | Leave Me Now | 6:36 | |
| 7 | The Last Beat | 4:20 | |
| 8 | You Saw It All | 7:04 | |
| 9 | On Reflection | 4:29 | |
| 10 | About This Time Each Day | 3:44 | |
| 11 | Addiction | 6:44 | |
| 12 | I Miss You | 4:52 | |
| 13 | It's Only A Reprise | 1:57 | |
| 14 | The Audience | 6:15 |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed From – Soundslike
- Distributed By – Zomba Distribution – RTD.387.0097.2
- Manufactured By – Van De Steeg
- Licensed From – AGI, USA
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Soundslike
- Copyright © – !K7 Records
- Published By – Soundslike Music
- Published By – Bucks Music
- Mastered At – The Exchange
- Glass Mastered At – MPO
- Recorded At – Swingtime (2)
- Recorded At – R.G. Jones Studios
- Recorded At – Cheap Studios
- Recorded At – Five Oak Green
Credits
- Artwork [Art By] – Hopper*
- Lyrics By – Matthew Herbert (tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 14)
- Mastered By – Mike*
- Producer – Matthew "On The Move" Herbert*
- Written-By – D. Siciliano* (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 14), Matthew "On The Move" Herbert*, P. Parnell* (tracks: 14)
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:
Issued in a 6-panel Digipak (manufactured by Van de Steeg, Holland, under license from AGI, USA) with a clear tray. Lyrics printed on CD. Zomba distribution not explicitly mentioned on release, but derived from catalog number.
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:
Issued in a 6-panel Digipak (manufactured by Van de Steeg, Holland, under license from AGI, USA) with a clear tray. Lyrics printed on CD. Zomba distribution not explicitly mentioned on release, but derived from catalog number.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 7 30003 70972 2
- Barcode (Scanned): 730003709722
- Label Code: LC 07306
- Price Code: 43
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): K 7097 CD MPO 01 @
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L031
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 1201
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- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 120B
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): K 7097 CD MPO 01 @ 13
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- Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 1222
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- Mould SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI 1261
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): K 7097 CD MPO 01 @ 12
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI L031
- Mould SID Code (Variant 7): IFPI 1222
Other Versions (5 of 10)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Bodily Functions (3×12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album) | !K7 Records | !K7097LP | Germany | 2001 | ||
New Submission | Bodily Functions (CD, Album, Promo) | !K7 Records | !K7097CD | Europe | 2001 | ||
New Submission | Bodily Functions (CD, Album) | What's Phat, !K7 Records, Soundslike, Risa (2), EMI | WHAT (WFL) 004CD | South Africa | 2001 | ||
New Submission | Bodily Functions (Special 10th Anniversary Edition) (2×CD, Album, Reissue, Gatefold) | Accidental | AC37CDJ | Japan | 2011 | ||
Recently Edited | Bodily Functions (CD, Album, Reissue, CD, Compilation, All Media, Special Edition) | Accidental | AC66CD | Europe | 2012 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- 1999-2003 was definitely my favourite era in music. While dnb was fading into the underground but not so much, microhouse was all over the place and different electronic producers were doing their spin on "how can we make pop music with a noisy twist", and Matthew Herbert in particular gathered his interest in lounge jazz, sampling whatever (in this concept album, body sounds) and house music in what still remains his best album. Dani Siciliano is absolutely aligned and the balance they both get between the "downtempo band doing jazzy pop" so popular in the era and the experimentation and catchiness is what drives the whole very long album. There are some interludes that are more jazzy, some slower songs, but mostly some irresistible hits: "It's Only", sang and arranged with the conviction of doing a David Lynch soundtrack, the very hummable "Leave me now", the spectacular closer "The Audience" (which has a very cool video) and my favourite, that song to accidental friendships which is "You saw it all", a very dubby funky number that hits so close to my core.
Works as pop, works as ukg, works as dub, works as microhouse, works as jazz. And it's a very beautiful digipak. One of my top albums of the 00s. 
Hands down one of the best albums of all time!!!- Edited 20 years agoHerbert 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.
- Edited 23 years agoBrilliant! 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.
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