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 ⓘ
concept album ⓘ
experimental music album ⓘ
artist Matthew Herbert ⓘ
concept following one pig from birth to slaughter and consumption ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Matthew Herbert ⓘ
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 ⓘ
producer Matthew Herbert ⓘ
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 ⓘ