Nightports w/ Tom Herbert - Nightports w/ Tom Herbert [LP]

The Leaf Label

£19.42

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: BAY129V
Barcode: 843190012916
Release Date: 29 Apr 2022
Genre: Electronic/Jazz

Nightports w/ Tom Herbert will be released on CD, digital and limited edition vinyl LP.

As with the previous albums, the vinyl is packaged in an intricate die-cut sleeve, designed by Split.

Engineered and recorded in one day by Kristian Craig Robinson (Capitol K) at London’s Total Refreshment Centre.

The album is preceded by digital single ‘Arcs’, which is accompanied by a sleek black and white video by Leeds based filmmakers GOOD BOY!

Support at radio from Mary Anne Hobbs, Giles Peterson and Stuart Maconie at BBC 6 Music, and BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction and Unclassified.

For fans of: Arthur Russell, Ben Frost, Murcof, Hildur Guðnadóttir.

Nightports is based on a simple but unbreakable rule of restriction: only sounds produced by the featured musician can be used. Nothing else. These sounds can be transformed, distorted, translated, processed and reprocessed, stretched, cut, ordered and reordered without limitation.
Nightports w/ Tom Herbert is the third in a series of albums from musician-producers Adam Martin andMark Slater to be released on The Leaf Label, following 2018’s Nightports w/ Matthew Bourne and 2020’s Nightports w/ Betamax.
Tom Herbert made his name as the bass player in Mercury Music Prize-nominated bands Polar Bear and The Invisible, and has become an in-demand collaborator and session musician, including work with Adele, Lana Del Ray and most recently The Smile. Having honed his craft holding the low-end down in some of the most forward-thinking British groups of recent times, and also appearing on some the biggest tracks of the last twenty years, Nightports w/ Tom Herbert brings Herbert’s command of the double bass into the spotlight.
As with all of Nightports’ work, the album rewards close listening. They stay true to their manifesto in maintaining the essence of the original recordings. The processing never masks the organic source material,at times demonstrating the physicality of the instrument with detailed recordings of complete takes - the sound of the room, the creaking of strings and Herbert’s measured breathing. At other times they build more abstract, atmospheric layers from the parts.

On Nightports w/ Betamax:
“Nightports w/ Betamax is one of those endlessly satisfying albums” the Quietus
“An upbeat and surprisingly cohesive piece that succeeds in amplifying the characteristics of Betamax’s distinctive playing” Electronic Sound
On Nightports w/ Matthew Bourne:
“The diverse histories and physical idiosyncrasies of those pianos brings other textures, colours and touches of unpredictability to the overall picture. This promising project has started well” The Wire
“The end result is a unique collision of tradition and technology, flipping between serenity, confusion, and excitement” 4/5 All Music
“The duo operate on the fringes of acoustic and electronic music, manipulating and synthesizing both to devastating effect” The Vinyl Factory

CD: LP: 1. A1. Hibernal 2. A2. Eye to Eye 3. A3. Defeat 4. A4. October 5. A5. Inhabit 6. B1. Arcs 7. B2. Lumin 8 B3. Hydrodynamica 9. B4. Vacancy 10. B5. Given