Apr 29, 2021
‘Classic albums’ may be an overused term but is entirely warranted here with the announced reissues of this pair of house music long-players from Matthew Herbert’s extensive back catalogue, getting a release on triple vinyl his own Accidental label. 2001’s much celebrated ‘Bodily Functions’ has appeared in many Album Of The Decade lists, whilst 1998’s...
Feb 8, 2021
In 2019 on their album ‘The State Between Us’ The Matthew Herbert (Brexit) Big Band asked ’What does Brexit sound like?’. It was recorded over 2 years with more than 1000 musicians and singers. Fast forward to 2021 and post-Brexit as musician’s face crippling costs and admin to work in Europe, they release a new...
Nov 9, 2020
King’s Place hosted a socially distanced concert (on the eve before England’s second lockdown) which saw the premiere of two new compositions by Matthew: Pianissimo and The Melt, the latter a collaboration with a group of young musicians from North London. The London Sinfonietta also performed the piece More, More, More which Matthew wrote in...
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Nov 2, 2020
Matthew has created the score for an important new film DIS[INTEGRATION] from film maker Smriti Keshari which captures every Trump headline from Trump’s inauguration until the 2020 US election in the New York Times. Find out more at headlinesarefrontlines.art
Oct 12, 2020
Matthew has written the score for a new two part drama for ITV starring Keeley Hawes that looks at the tragic ‘honour’ killing of 20-year-old Banaz Mahmod. Available to watch on the ITV hub: https://www.itv.com/hub/honour/2a7534
Oct 12, 2020
Matthew has contributed to a new project ‘Schwanengesang’, a re-imagining of Schubert’s final song cycle for Pin Drop / United We Stream. The project is raising funds for the disaster in Beirut. More: https://www.berlin-buehnen.de/en/schedule/schwanengesang/events/228116/ MATTHEW HERBERT // KIM-LILLIAN STREBEL AND SETH TROXLER // SAM BOWER TAREK YAMANI // ARTISTS FROM NICO AND THE NAVIGATORS // BORN...
Oct 12, 2020
New composition ‘In Black and White’ for orchestra and printer. Premiered in Frankfurt performed by HR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Baldur Bronnimann
Jul 1, 2020
Matthew has written the music for director Sebastián Lelio’s short film Algoritmo for Netflix anthology series Homemade: following stories during the COVID-19 pandemic in the form of short films created by 18 directors including Kristen Stewart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Paolo Sorrentino, Rachel Morrison and Gurinder Chadha
Mar 6, 2020
Matthew has created the score for the BBC’s new adaption of Malorie Blackman’s 2001 novel, ‘Noughts + Crosses’. The story is set in an alternate world in which issues of race have been flipped, meaning that white people are oppressed by the black ruling class. Starring Jack Rowan, Masali Baduza, Paterson Joseph and Stormzy, the...
Mar 6, 2020
The curtains are falling, her foot is bleeding, and she’s starting to feel a little overwhelmed. But all will be well in the world once she finds that missing shoe. Matthew in once again back working with London’s Royal Court Theatre. This time he has composed the music for E.V. Crowe’s new production, ‘Shoe Lady’....
Mar 6, 2020
Matthew has composed the soundtrack to Japanese fashion house Issey Miyake’s Autumn/Winter 2020 collection presentation, ‘Making Speaking, Speaking Making’. The show, directed by Daniel Ezralow, took place on March first at the Lycée Carnot as part of Paris Fashion week. The presentation was, “an expression of the words and feelings derived naturally from the process...
Jan 30, 2020
In free performances across the Barbican’s Beethoven Weekender, Matthew Herbert turns Beethoven on his head via electronic installation and flashmob in a 21st-century response to one of his symphonies. Free and unticketed. 1st & 2nd Feb 2020. Find out more
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