Herbert*Bodily Functions

Label:

EMI – WHAT (WFL) 004CD

Format:

CD , Album

Country:

South Africa

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Experimental

Tracklist

1 You're Unknown To Me
Bass Clarinet, Arranged By [Wind]Peter Wraight
PercussionSunray Star
PianoMatthew Herbert
ViolinJohn Matthias
Vocals, Lyrics ByDani Siciliano
2:13
2 It's Only
Arranged By [Horns], Flugelhorn, Flute, TrumpetPeter Wraight
Arranged By [Horns], ViolinMatthew Herbert
VocalsDani Siciliano
Vocals [Samples]Shingai Shoniwa
7:21
3 Foreign Bodies
Body Percussion [Blood]Martin Schmidt
Body Percussion [Kindly Donated Bodily Function Sounds]Zero (17)
Lyrics ByM. Herbert*
Recorded By [Blood]Matmos
Vocals, Performer [Digestion]Dani Siciliano
5:37
4 Suddenly
BassDave Green
Lyrics ByM. Herbert*
PianoPhil Parnell
Vocals, Lyrics By [Based On An Idea By]Dani Siciliano
6:29
5 I Know
Arranged ByMatthew Herbert
Arranged By, PianoPhil Parnell
BassDave Green
DrumsPaul Clarvis
EngineerFacundo Rodriguez*
Engineer [Assistant]Louis Read*
Trumpet, FlutePeter Wraight
4:24
6 Leave Me Now
BassMatthew Herbert
PianoPhil Parnell
VocalsDani Siciliano
6:36
7 The Last Beat
BassDave Green
DrumsPaul Clarvis
EngineerFacundo Rodriguez*
Engineer [Assistant]Louis Read*
PianoPhil Parnell
VocalsDani Siciliano
4:20
8 You Saw It All
Backing VocalsDani Siciliano
Piano [Samples]Phil Parnell
Recorded By [Percussion]Matmos
VocalsLuca Santucci
7:04
9 On Reflection
BassDave Green
Body Percussion [Knuckles, Hair, Skin, Teeth And Bones]Nick Denton (2)
Cymbal [Ride]Ashley Marlowe
Flute, TrumpetPeter Wraight
PianoPhil Parnell
VocalsDani Siciliano
4:29
10 About This Time Each Day
BassDave Green
ClarinetDani Siciliano
GuitarJim Mullen
PianoPhil Parnell
3:44
11 Addiction
Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes], BassMatthew Herbert
VocalsDani Siciliano
6:44
12 I Miss You
GuitarJim Mullen
Performer [New Orleans Funeral Clarinet Band]Dani Siciliano
VocalsShingai Shoniwa
4:52
13 It's Only A Reprise
Arranged By [Horns], Flugelhorn, Flute, TrumpetPeter Wraight
Arranged By [Horns], ViolinMatthew Herbert
VocalsDani Siciliano
Vocals [Samples]Shingai Shoniwa
1:57
14 The Audience
Electric Piano [Rhodes]Phil Parnell
PianoMatthew Herbert
VocalsShingai Shoniwa
6:15

Companies, etc.

  • Licensed FromSoundslike
  • Distributed ByEMI Music South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Soundslike
  • Copyright ©!K7 Records
  • Published BySoundslike Music
  • Published ByBucks Music
  • Mastered AtThe Exchange
  • Recorded AtSwingtime (2)
  • Recorded AtR.G. Jones Studios
  • Recorded AtCheap Studios
  • Recorded AtFive Oak Green
  • Made ByCDT (2)

Credits

  • Artwork [Art By]Hopper*
  • Lyrics ByMatthew Herbert (tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 14)
  • Mastered ByMike*
  • ProducerMatthew "On The Move" Herbert*
  • Written-ByP. 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.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 7 30003 70972 2
  • Matrix / Runout: WHAT 004CD-1 MASTERED BY CDT
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L141
  • Mould SID Code: ifpi 2711

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Bodily Functions (CD, Album) !K7 Records !K7097CD Europe 2001
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Bodily Functions (CD, Album, Promo) !K7 Records !K7097CD Europe 2001
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Bodily Functions (Special 10th Anniversary Edition) (2×CD, Album, Reissue, Gatefold) Accidental AC37CDJ Japan 2011
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