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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instanceOf album
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
experimental
sound art
hasPart tracks constructed from pig-related sounds
intendedTo provoke reflection on food ethics
language English
mainSubject animal ethics
factory farming
industrial food production
meat consumption
medium audio recording
notableFor controversy over use of slaughterhouse recordings
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
studio processing of environmental sounds
theme distance between consumers and food production
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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Matthew Herbert notableWork One Pig