Matthew Herbert to slaughter pig and play its bones

The avant-garde musician is to explore the possibilities of porcine pop … with a little help from Heston Blumenthal. Animal lovers may want to skip this story ...For Matthew Herbert's next album, he is raising a pig, slaughtering it – and then having Heston Blumenthal prepare it. One Pig will follow a porcine pal from birth to dinner plate, covering musical trails "no matter how absurd". Have we mentioned he will turn the pig's bones into a woodwind instrument?Herbert is no stranger...

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