formed back in 1991 by two non-musicians in western massachusetts, humbert humbert became a collective of other non-musicians brought together by a love for pop music and crazy noise. the core of the group consisted of vincent bator and matt dragon, both students at umass-amherst (massachusetts). recorded on a tascam 4-track recorder in various locations throughout massachusetts, humbert humbert recorded primarily live with the aid of other supporting members and tape loops. their most enduring recording, "hell-a," captured the 1992 l.a. riots in real time. on the instrumental, "moe tucker," bator and dragon pay homage to the human metronome of the velvet underground. while never a live outfit, humbert humbert was slated to open a festival show at umass-amherst which included the beastie boys. a case of the nerves forced humbert humbert to back out. their output "yesterday's delivery" is re-released here less bonus tracks and alternate versions.
formed back in 1991 by two non-musicians in western massachusetts, humbert humbert became a collective of other non-musicians brought together by a love for pop music and crazy noise. the core of the group consisted of vincent bator, an english major at umass-amherst and matt dragon, an engineer student at umass-amherst. recorded primarily on a tascam 4-track recorder in matt's suburban basement in chicopee, ma, humbert humbert recorded mostly live with the aid of other supporting members and... More...formed back in 1991 by two non-musicians in western massachusetts, humbert humbert became a collective of other non-musicians brought together by a love for pop music and crazy noise. the core of the group consisted of vincent bator, an english major at umass-amherst and matt dragon, an engineer student at umass-amherst. recorded primarily on a tascam 4-track recorder in matt's suburban basement in chicopee, ma, humbert humbert recorded mostly live with the aid of other supporting members and tape loops. their most well-known recording, "hell-a" captured the 1992 l.a. riots in real time. on the instrumental, "moe tucker," bator and dragon pay homage to the human metronome of the velvet underground. while never a live outfit, humbert humbert was slated to open a festival show at umass-amherst opening for the beastie boys. a case of the nerves caused the boys to back out. their output "yesterday's delivery" is re-released here in its entirety.