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- Date Released: January 23, 2007
- Genre: Electronic
- Style: House
- Label: !K7 Records
A reissue of this producer’s debut album, complete with a disc of b-sides and rare tracks
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We Say...
On the early 12-inch singles collected for his first album 100 lbs., versatile house producer Matthew Herbert was unconcerned with politics or conceptualism. Instead, the focus remained squarely on spare, tasteful and pleasingly funky house that showed his sense of swing fully developed. There are few vocals and no pop tunes, but "Rude" has a terrifically catchy neo-jazz synth hook, "Resident" harbors a relentlessly tuneful melody, and a Getz/Gilberto snippet even pops up on the smooth "Oo Licky" (sampling records became a no-no for Herbert once he published an aesthetic manifesto.) The bonus disc of period b-sides and rare tracks is wilder and shows more of Herbert's trademark humor, and also introduces his partner Dani Siciliano. "Mistakes - Housey Housey Version" takes the vocal hook from "Take Me Back" for a ride on a classic Herbert groove, with odd percussion of indeterminate provenance hammered into a pounding beat. "No More Borders" is filled with squelchy noises on the cusp of annoyance propelled into unremitting, dance floor-beckoning motion. Both discs, taken together, offer a well-rounded and satisfying portrait of an important artist at the dawn of his career.
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They Say...
The best tracks from his first three limited-edition Phono 12"s and some new goodies fill out a solid stack of future-house grooves. The tongue is definitely in the cheek on many of these tracks, but so are the heart and soul where they should be, with Herbert's power at evoking the best aspects of all-night sweaty warehouse parties in top form. The triple-pack vinyl version sports a slightly different track listing. [The 2006 reissue adds a bonus disc containing stray and previously unreleased tracks from 1995-2000.]
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| 01. |  |
Rude |
3:49 |
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| 02. | |
Desire |
4:24 |
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| 03. | |
Thinking Of You |
4:53 |
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| 04. | |
00 Lucky |
7:37 |
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| 05. | |
Friday They Dance |
6:48 |
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| 06. | |
Pen |
4:32 |
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| 07. | |
100lbs |
7:17 |
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| 08. | |
Take Me Back |
7:37 |
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| 09. | |
Deeper |
8:43 |
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| 10. | |
Resident |
5:31 |
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| 11. | |
See You On Monday |
11:43 |
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11 Total Tracks, 72:54 Total Length
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| 01. | |
Back To The Start |
6:59 |
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| 02. | |
Back Back Back Back |
6:39 |
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| 03. | |
Mistakes |
5:23 |
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| 04. | |
The Puzzle |
4:48 |
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| 05. | |
No More Borders |
4:58 |
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| 06. | |
Fishcoteque |
5:30 |
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| 07. | |
Housewife |
6:28 |
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| 08. | |
I Hadn't Known (I Only Heard) |
7:12 |
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| 09. | |
Our Love (Has Got Me Movin) |
6:23 |
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| 10. | |
Ill Do It |
5:52 |
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| 11. | |
Trafalgar Road |
1:32 |
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| 12. | |
Come On And Find Me |
5:46 |
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12 Total Tracks, 67:30 Total Length
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