Doctor Rockit – The Music Of Sound
Label: |
Clear – CLR424CD |
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Format: |
CD
, Album
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Country: |
UK |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Downtempo |
Tracklist
| 1 | Lift Off | 0:56 | |
| 2 | Cafe Beograd | 2:47 | |
| 3 | Motel Rhythm | 6:10 | |
| 4 | Babykiss | 0:56 | |
| 5 | Prince Cha-Cha-Charming | 5:37 | |
| 6 | Granny Delicious | 1:34 | |
| 7 | Song Without Words | 3:18 | |
| 8 | Runner On Hastings Beach | 6:10 | |
| 9 | Song Without Italian Words | 1:58 | |
| 10 | Music Box | 4:18 | |
| 11 | Male James Bonding | 4:40 | |
| 12 | 37,000ft | 5:48 | |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 6:02 | |
| 14 | Fruit Cocktail | 1:18 | |
| 15 | A Quiet Week In The House | 7:24 | |
| 16 | The Walk | 6:46 | |
| 17 | Cup Quake | 8:31 | |
| 18 | Theeeee Ennnnnd | 0:50 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – EFA – EFA 80424-2
- Distributed By – RTM (2)
- Distributed By – Disc (3)
- Manufactured By – James Upton Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Clear
- Copyright © – Clear
- Made By – Clear
- Recorded At – Studio C104, Exeter
- Recorded At – Swingtime (2)
- Recorded At – Danube Canal Studios
- Mastered At – Masterpiece
- Glass Mastered At – Mayking
- Designed At – Clear
Credits
- Illustration [Drawings] – Karoline*
- Mastered By – Jacko*
- Written-By, Producer – Matthew 'Herbert' Herbert*
Notes
Mastered with Jacko and Rum @ Masterpiece, 4th and 20th September '96.
Designed and made in London, England by Clear.
℗ & © 1996 Clear.
Released in a Digipak with white tray, manufactured by J. Upton, England.
Track 1 recorded 03.09.96 with d.stobart by the river medway, kent.
Track 2 percussion sampled at cafe beograd, schikanedergasse, vienna, 21.05.96. cheap/clear cocktail tour 1996. piano accordion played in england.
Track 3 percussion sampled at moto rest just outside hamburg, 22.05.96, with p.pulsinger & h.udell.
Track 4 recorded in studio C104, old tiverton road, exeter, winter '93.
Track 5 recorded in swingtime, five oak green. percussion sampled from a tv/video remote control unit
Track 6 remixed sample originally recorded at monks road, exeter, summer '91. eaten by the doctor.
Track 7 recorded at danube canal studios, 18.05.96.
Track 8 percussion, jogger and seagulls sampled on hastings beach, january '95, with d. sinden as part of the film "coasting". recorded in swingtime, kent.
Track 9 recorded at piazza piattellina, florence, 07.07.96.
Track 10 recorded in swingtime, november '95, with h.udell. sounds taken from the family music box.
Track 11 sounds taken from a cardboard box and recorded in swingtime, summer '96
Track 12 percussion sampled at 37,000ft on flight BA706 to vienna with GFQ, c.poulton & h.udell. recorded at mixed at 13ft about sea level in kent.
Track 13 sounds sourced in hong kong by team shanghai, recorded in the u.k. august '96.
Track 14 recorded monday the 4th of april '94 in belmont road, exeter for XTV.
Track 15 recorded in swingtime with some keys, a chair and a book. written on the 3rd of september before the cut.
Track 16 recorded in fields behind five oak green on a sunny afternoon in june. first heard and seen 28.06.96 in the theatre piece "whose house is it anyway?" by p.clarke.
Track 17 cup and teaspoon samples originally taken in studio C104, exeter. reworked in swing time, september '96.
Track 18 recorded in swing time, london with an akai S612.
Designed and made in London, England by Clear.
℗ & © 1996 Clear.
Released in a Digipak with white tray, manufactured by J. Upton, England.
Track 1 recorded 03.09.96 with d.stobart by the river medway, kent.
Track 2 percussion sampled at cafe beograd, schikanedergasse, vienna, 21.05.96. cheap/clear cocktail tour 1996. piano accordion played in england.
Track 3 percussion sampled at moto rest just outside hamburg, 22.05.96, with p.pulsinger & h.udell.
Track 4 recorded in studio C104, old tiverton road, exeter, winter '93.
Track 5 recorded in swingtime, five oak green. percussion sampled from a tv/video remote control unit
Track 6 remixed sample originally recorded at monks road, exeter, summer '91. eaten by the doctor.
Track 7 recorded at danube canal studios, 18.05.96.
Track 8 percussion, jogger and seagulls sampled on hastings beach, january '95, with d. sinden as part of the film "coasting". recorded in swingtime, kent.
Track 9 recorded at piazza piattellina, florence, 07.07.96.
Track 10 recorded in swingtime, november '95, with h.udell. sounds taken from the family music box.
Track 11 sounds taken from a cardboard box and recorded in swingtime, summer '96
Track 12 percussion sampled at 37,000ft on flight BA706 to vienna with GFQ, c.poulton & h.udell. recorded at mixed at 13ft about sea level in kent.
Track 13 sounds sourced in hong kong by team shanghai, recorded in the u.k. august '96.
Track 14 recorded monday the 4th of april '94 in belmont road, exeter for XTV.
Track 15 recorded in swingtime with some keys, a chair and a book. written on the 3rd of september before the cut.
Track 16 recorded in fields behind five oak green on a sunny afternoon in june. first heard and seen 28.06.96 in the theatre piece "whose house is it anyway?" by p.clarke.
Track 17 cup and teaspoon samples originally taken in studio C104, exeter. reworked in swing time, september '96.
Track 18 recorded in swing time, london with an akai S612.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5021904052822
- Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): CLR424CD. MASTERED BY MAYKING
Other Versions (2)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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The Music Of Sound (2×LP, Album) | Clear | CLR424 | UK | 1996 | ||
| The Music Of Sound (CD, Promo) | Clear | CLR424 CD.P | UK | 1997 |
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Reviews
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Edited 9 years agoI bought this back in the year it was released and listened to it a few times. Its gathered dust until I played it on a long drive recently. I agree with both reviews below. It simply doesn't work as an album. You have the momentum of Wishmountain-like tracks contrasting with quite decent deep house tropes but even more awkwardly the try hard 'sample-an-apple-being eaten and put it through the fx system' experimentation. Okay its interesting but I find it a bi self induglent in tat experimentation cannot be the work in and of itself; its a process used to arrive at the final product. I find Herbert least likeable when he privaleges this wonky 'style' as an end in itself at the expense of good music. At his worst he produces a kind of intellectual freeze-dried micro house that fails to move. And then theres the opening (????) Cafe Beograd which really is just pure kitsch. Looking past this.....don't be perturbed...there are a few tracks that are good on this and will prick the ears of discerning listeners. If you see it for a few bucks pick it up.
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Edited 20 years agoDoctor 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.
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