| Scale | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Herbert |
| Cover: | HerbertScale.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Recorded: | November 2005 |
| Studio: | Abbey Road Studios |
| Genre: | Electronic |
| Label: | Studio !K7 |
| Producer: | Matthew Herbert |
| Prev Title: | Secondhand Sounds |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | The Shakes |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
Scale is a studio album by British electronic musician Herbert. It was released via Studio !K7 on 29 May 2006.
Scale peaked at number 24 on the UK Independent Albums Chart and number 20 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.
According to the liner notes, 635 objects were used to create the album. These include traditional instruments, such as violins and guitars, as well as other objects, such as breakfast cereal, gas pumps and coffins.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Scale received an average score of 81% based on 20 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Pitchfork placed Scale at number 35 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2006" list.[1] "Something Isn't Right" was ranked at number 17 on Pitchforks "Top 100 Tracks of 2006" list.[2]
2013 Special Edition extras: