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On 30 May 2006, Herbert issued "Scale", his most successful album to date. In the US, it reached number 20 on "Billboard"'s electronic music album chart. Entertainment Weekly remarked, "Herbert sneakily subverts Scale's apocalyptic thematic thread into something warm and danceable." Online magazine Pitchfork Media noted, "Sophisticated and whimsical, joyful and yet tinged with sadness, Scale is one of this year's great albums."