Alongside his remarkable work on television and film, Matt Berry has an incredibly accomplished musical career. Many discovered his talent for music during Channel 4’s Toast of London. His first Acid Jazz released album, Witchazel (2001), displaying his manic folk sound across its 50 minutes run time. Making his way through rock, folk, all the while lending it his trippy blend of creativity. The Blue Elephant, only being months old, however, Matt has been up to something. With eight albums, and a live record now under his belt, and a sound that is so uniquely defined, Berry is set to give us something new and exciting.
Celebrating 10 years with Acid Jazz Records, Matt Berry is set to drop a 5 album box set, or 4 album cd box set, which will hit stores on November 26th. The lavish box set will include 5 vinyls, Artwork from the man himself, and photographs from his decade with Acid Jazz Records. “It feels like ten minutes ago that I first walked into Acid Jazz,” Berry had to say, “It certainly doesn’t feel like ten years and eight albums when you’re in the middle of it.”. There is sure to be something in there for everyone.
— Matt Berry (@porksmith) September 9, 2021
Discs 1 and 2, titled gather up part 1 and part 2, will be a complication of Matt Berry’s of best-hand selected by the man himself. A career summed up in 21 songs. Disc 3 will be comprised of never before heard tracks. Disc four is set to include Phantom First, demos from Phantom Birds. Finally, Disc 5, Live At A Festival, will include various recordings from Matt’s festival tours in 2015. Matt Berry has re-released a version of “Take My Hand”, to build the hype for the box set. You can check it out below.
You can pre-order your copy of the box set here.
