Scale (album)

Scale is a studio album by British electronic musician Herbert. It was released via Studio !K7 on 29 May 2006.

Scale
Studio album by
Herbert
Released29 May 2006 (2006-05-29)
RecordedNovember 2005
StudioAbbey Road Studios
GenreElectronic
Length51:26
LabelStudio !K7
ProducerMatthew Herbert
Herbert chronology
Secondhand Sounds
(2002)		 Scale
(2006)		 The Shakes
(2015)
Singles from Scale
  1. "Moving Like a Train"
    Released: 2006
  2. "Harmonise" / "The Movers and the Shakers"
    Released: 2006

Scale peaked at number 24 on the UK Independent Albums Chart[1] and number 20 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[2]

Production

According to the liner notes, 635 objects were used to create the album. These include traditional instruments, such as violins and guitars, as well as other objects, such as breakfast cereal, gas pumps and coffins.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubB+[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
The Guardian[7]
MusicOMH[8]
Pitchfork8.8/10[9]
PopMatters8/10[10]
Q[11]
Resident Advisor4.0/5[12]
Uncut[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Scale received an average score of 81% based on 20 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3]

Pitchfork placed Scale at number 35 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2006" list.[14] "Something Isn't Right" was ranked at number 17 on Pitchfork's "Top 100 Tracks of 2006" list.[15]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Something Isn't Right"3:45
2."The Movers and the Shakers"4:15
3."Moving Like a Train"5:53
4."Harmonise"5:39
5."We're in Love"4:43
6."Birds of a Feather"5:05
7."Those Feelings"4:23
8."Down"6:12
9."Movie Star"4:14
10."Just Once"6:15
11."Wrong"1:02

2013 Special Edition extras:

No.TitleLength
12."Moving Like A Train (Smith N Hack Remix)"7:31
13."Something Isn't Right (Asshot Remix by Cassh)"3:43
14."Harmonise (Freaks Vocal)"6:29
15."Harmonise (A Cappella)"5:17
16."Moving Like A Train (Lidell's Radio Raw Hymn Remix)"3:44
17."Harmonise (Freaks Dub)"4:22
18."Harmonise (TNT's Elevate Mix)"8:06
19."The Movers And The Shakers (Instrumental)"4:14
20."The Movers And The Shakers (Green Velvet Remix)"7:11
21."The Movers And The Shakers (A Cappella)"3:52
22."Birds of a Feather (Abbey Road Version)"5:01
23."We're In Love (Abbey Road Version)"4:14
24."Movie Star (Abbey Road Version)"4:10
25."Down (Abbey Road Version)"6:08
26."Flames (Instrumental Abbey Road Version)"5:44

Charts
Chart (2006) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[1] 24
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[2] 20

References
  1. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. "Herbert Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. "Reviews for Scale by Matthew Herbert". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. Kellman, Andy. "Scale – Herbert". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. Battaglia, Andy (28 June 2006). "Herbert: Scale". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. Dombal, Ryan (2 June 2006). "Herbert: Scale". Entertainment Weekly. p. 83.
  7. Burgess, John (26 May 2006). "Herbert, Scale". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  8. Whitefield, Clair (29 May 2006). "Herbert – Scale". MusicOMH. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  9. Harvell, Jess (2 June 2006). "Matthew Herbert: Scale". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  10. Raper, Dan (23 June 2006). "Matthew Herbert: Scale". PopMatters. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  11. "Herbert: Scale". Q (240): 118. July 2006.
  12. Meggitt, Joshua (28 July 2006). "Herbert – Scale". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  13. "Herbert: Scale". Uncut (109): 103. June 2006.
  14. "Top 50 Albums of 2006 (2/5)". Pitchfork. 19 December 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  15. "The Top 100 Tracks of 2006 (9/10)". Pitchfork. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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