Harmonise

One of the most inventive, prolific and highly acclaimed figures on the electronic music scene, Matthew Herbert releases a new single "Harmonise/The Mover And The Shakers". 'The Movers And The Shakers' could almost serve as a sonic summary of Herbert's career to date in its hyper-infectious fusion of futuristic Jazz, orchestral electronica and deceptively barbed lyrics. Syncopation, sophistication and subversion in one seductively rich package. The original version is graced with slinky vocals by chanteuse Dani Siciliano, Herbert's frequent partner and collaborator, alongside guest singer Neil Thomas. The single also contains two further versions that divide music from voice, one a graceful a capella reading, the other a lush and bustling instrumental. Meanwhile, 'Harmonise' is a pert and perky blast of attention-grabbing pop-jazz-tronica. Siciliano again provides silken vocals on both the original and a capella versions. The original versions of both tracks appear on Herbert's new album Scale, the smoothest blending so far of his widescreen pop sensibilities and his uncompromising avant-garde leanings.