B. Allison (wuchip@yahoo.com)
Thu, 22 Jul 1999 09:35:39 -0400 (EDT)
I have to agree. This new Herbaliser shows they've
really grown. "Blow Your Headphones" was alright. But
that shit got old after a while. This album blends a
lot of different sounds, 70s spy themes, a hard
thumpin' ambient surface-of-the-moon track (my
personal fav) and straight hip-hop.
With that said, some of it is wack. I personally
have never liked Dream Warriors and like them even
less now. I really don't know why Herbaliser hooked up
with them. But that Roots Manuva song is great. I
gotta get more of his stuff. Peace.
-B-
--- Erik Gaderlund <erikg@macconnect.com> wrote:
> >
> >>The Herbaliser- The Missing Suitcase (Ninjatune)
> >>Herbaliser was always one of those acts that I
> ignored
> >>for some reason, probably the name-- but this
> release
> >>makes me curious to listen to the latest album.
> The
> >>DJ Craze remix of "The Missing Suitcase"
> effectively
> >>integrates Craze's turntable antics with the
> shuffling,
> >>globetrotting fun that the original track must
> have been.
> >>The B-side is just plain perfection, as anything
> >>Bahamadia graces has to be. I don't know what the
> original
> >>track is like but the remix is clean, crisp and
> chunky.
> >
> >Haven't heard the new 'Very Mercenary" album, but
> liked parts of the 'Blow
> >Your Headphones' album. Both albums also feature
> the MC What What, who has
> >a great voice too (along with Bahamadia that is ...
> when will she be
> >releasing another album??). Herbaliser also did a
> very nice remix of the
> >Jessica Lauren track 'Treasure Island' (or was it
> 'Uptown') on MELT 2000.
> >In fact, this Jessica Lauren album ('Film') sounds
> from the 12" like it
> >will be worth tracking down ... very atmospheric
> jazz, which is apparently
> >the product of recording a live jazz quintet and
> then fucking around in
> >post-production to get some great grooves and
> interesting sounds. (Thanks
> >to Mark T. for recommending the 12")
> >
> >
>
> Get it, it has some great Hip-hop ('Mission
> Improbable' with What What is a
> definte classic) tunes that sandwich some really
> cool spy groove
> tracks--'The Missing Suitcase' being the best one.
> And, the video was
> played on MTV's AMP, right after Orbital's The Saint
> mix and Moby's 'James
> Bond Theme'.
>
> erik g
>
>
>
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