Matthew Herbert makes his debut on Ben Freeney's Foom label with The Recording - an EP written, produced, and recorded in one week in Berlin in front of (and with the participation of) a live audience. Opener Day Three is one of Matthew Herbert's most exuberant dancefloor tracks in a while, it's rhythms awash with mischief and urgency. Day Five is all intricate, shuffling high-end, booming toms, reverb and piano, while the throbs, murmurs, and restless percussion of Day Seven bring the EP to a close. Created from start to finish during a week-long residency at the Tischlerei Deutsch Oper, all sounds used were recorded during the course of the residency.
