Herbal Blend

• Artist: The Herbaliser
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• Release Date: October 07, 2003
• Type: Contains explicit content, Mix-album
• Genre: Electronica

Review

The third volume in the always excellent Solid Steel series comes from another close Ninja Tune associate, the Herbaliser project of Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba. Excepting only DJ Vadim, Wherry and Teeba are the most hip-hop-obsessed artists on Ninja Tune, and they deliver a volume with fewer of the track-meets-track mash-ups of previous volumes (helmed by DJ Food & DK and Hexstatic), but succeed anyway with a syrupy midtempo flow of underground rap and soundtrack funk, a winning track selection, and world-class pacing. (The last two should come as no surprise, considering the quality control on continual display on the Solid Steel releases.) The best moments are the changeups, such as when Mass Influence's excellent rhyme "Analyze" gives way to the go-go singalong funk of Chicago Gangsters' "Gangster Boogie," or when listeners consult the credits to find that an a cappella of "Verbal Anime" (featuring Dilated Peoples' Rakaa-Iriscience) is appearing over soundtrack music from the 1976 Burt Reynolds-Jerry Reed slapstick vehicle Gator. Highlights, though, are all over this mix, including the prime '80s video game electro of Arcade Funk's "Tilt" and remixes of two familiar dance tracks (though of previous eras), DJ Shadow's "The Number Song" and Deee-Lite's "Groove Is in the Heart." ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Herbal Blend Intro	Ollie Teeba, Jake Wherry	The Herbaliser	(2:42)
Laying the Trap/Verbal Anime [Acapella]	Charles Bernstein, Ollie Teeba, Jake Wherry, Rakaa-Iriscience	Charles Bernstein, The Herbaliser, Rakaa-Iriscience	(1:21)
The Broken Clock		Cherrystones	(2:42)
Riddim Killa		Rodney P.	(2:07)
Exotica	David Brinkworth	Harmonic 33	(1:56)
Las Chicas /Analyze [the Herbaliser Remix]	Andrew Ross, Ralph Lamb	Easy Access Orchestra, Mass Influence	(4:07)
Gangster Boogie	James McCants, Leroy Mccants	Chicago Gangsters	(3:18)
Uzi (Pinky Ring)/It Ain't Nothin'	Clarence Reid, Dennis Coles, Robert Diggs, C. Woods, E. Turner, J.K. Hunter, Ollie Teeba, R. Jones, Gary Grice, Clifford Smith	Wu-Tang Clan, The Herbaliser, MF Doom	(2:37)
Fuck the Police/Sucker MC's [Instrumental]	Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, Joseph Simmons, Larry Smith	Run-D.M.C., Jay Dee	(1:53)
The Number Song [Cut Chemist Party Mix]		DJ Shadow	(3:14)
Tea & Beer [Freestyle]	Ollie Teeba, Jake Wherry	The Herbaliser, Jean Grae	(1:36)
Pushin' On	Will Holland	The Quantic Soul Orchestra	(3:18)
Slick Cat	Paul Humphrey	Carol Kaye	(1:23)
It's Up to You		Steinski	(3:20)
Time to Build [P Brothers Remix]	Ollie Teeba, Jake Wherry	The Herbaliser	(1:05)
Juice Crew Law	Marlon Williams, Shawn Moltke	MC Shan	(3:57)
Mella [the Herbaliser Drive Faster Mix]		DJ Food	(3:52)
Stars and Rockets	Peter Thomas	Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra	(1:29)
The Chase	James William Guercio	James William Guercio	(1:00)
Groove Is in the Heart [Jelly Jam Beats]	Herbie Hancock, Towa Tei, Dmitry Brill, Kamaal Fareed	Deee-Lite	(1:56)
Snake Bite [the Herbaliser Remix]	Airto Moreira	Fourth World	(2:49)
Tilt	Scott Jr.	Arcade Funk	(4:24)
World Destruction/The Missing Suitcase	Ollie Teeba, Jake Wherry	John Lydon, The Herbaliser, Timezone Vs. Dara	(5:46)

Credits

Joe Pass (Guitar), Carol Kaye (Bass (Electric)), DJ Shadow (Producer), Will Holland (Arranger), Will Holland (Multi Instruments), Will Holland (Producer), Paul Humphrey & the Cool Aid Chemists (Drums), The Herbaliser (Main Performer), Cut Chemist (Mixing), Arcade Funk (Performer), No Sleep Nigel (Mixing), Jake Wherry (Producer), Jake Wherry (Mixing), Jake Wherry (Sequencing), Jake Wherry (Selection), Russell Knight (Drums)

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