One Pig
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One Pig is an experimental concept album by Matthew Herbert that uses sounds recorded throughout the life cycle of a single pig to explore themes of consumption, ethics, and industrial food production.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
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concept album ⓘ experimental music album ⓘ |
| artist | Matthew Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concept | following one pig from birth to slaughter and consumption ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Matthew Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
electronic
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experimental ⓘ sound art ⓘ |
| hasPart | tracks constructed from pig-related sounds ⓘ |
| intendedTo | provoke reflection on food ethics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
animal ethics
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factory farming ⓘ industrial food production ⓘ meat consumption ⓘ |
| medium | audio recording ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversy over use of slaughterhouse recordings
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use of a single animal as the sole sound source ⓘ |
| partOf | Matthew Herbert’s series of politically themed albums ⓘ |
| performer | Matthew Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Matthew Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingMethod |
field recordings
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studio processing of environmental sounds ⓘ |
| theme |
distance between consumers and food production
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ethical implications of eating meat ⓘ industrialization of agriculture ⓘ life and death of animals in the food system ⓘ |
| usesSoundMaterial | recordings from the life cycle of a single pig ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | politically engaged sound art ⓘ |
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