With obscure loops and dusty samples galore, Special Herbs is a must-have for any MF DOOM fan or hip-hop head. MF DOOM’s Special Herbs series now available on cassette for the first time in a limited edition 5xCassette box set! Previously released as 10 seperate volumes, this box set chronicles the entire series of Special Herbs instrumentals, seemlessly blended together into two 75 minute mixes by DOOM himself. MF Doom Presents Special Herbs: The Box-Set (Vol.0-9) 2006 MF Doom Presents Special Herbs: The Box-Set (Bonus Disc) 2006 187 On A Mothafuckin' Cop Rating: 8,5/10 Pubblicato da PZA a 15:26. Etichette: Request. Nessun commento: Posta un commento.
| Special Herbs, Vol. 1 | |||
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| Released | 2001 | ||
| Genre | Hip hop, instrumental hip hop | ||
| Length | 29:21 | ||
| Label | Female Fun Records | ||
| Producer | Metal Fingers, DJ Subroc | ||
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Special Herbs, Vol. 1 is the first album in the Special Herbs series of instrumental works released by MF Doom under the Metal Fingers moniker on various independent hip hop labels. Establishing the trend for later albums in the series, each track is named after a herb or similar flora (with the possible ironic exception of mass-produced flavour enhancermonosodium glutamate).
Because the Special Herbs albums were released on various labels, the nine tracks of Vol. 1 appear again as the first nine tracks on the following album, Special Herbs, Vol. 2.
Track listing[edit]
- 'Saffron' – 3:24
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Arrow Root' – 3:45
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Zatar' – 3:14
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Fenugreek' – 3:22
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Sumac Berries' – 3:34
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Coriander' – 3:03
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Shallots' – 4:00
- Produced by DJ Subroc
- 'Charnsuka' – 2:19
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Monosodium Glutamate' – 2:40
- Produced by Metal Fingers
Other versions[edit]
- 'Saffron' is an instrumental version of 'Doomsday' by MF Doom, from the album Operation: Doomsday.
- 'Arrow Root' is an instrumental version of 'Next Levels' by King Geedorah featuring Scienz of Life, from the album Take Me to Your Leader; it is also used by Spiga and King Caesar on 'Ride The Arrow', from the X-Ray Monster Mixes 2 compilation.
- 'Zatar' is an instrumental version of 'Foolish' by MF Grimm featuring MF DOOM and Megalon, from the album The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera.
- 'Fenugreek' is an instrumental version of '1,2...1,2' by Monsta Island Czars from the album Escape from Monsta Island!; it is also used by Ghostface Killah featuring the Wu-Tang Clan on '9 Milli Bros.', from the album Fishscale.
- 'Sumac Berries' is an instrumental version of 'Scientific Civilization' by Monsta Island Czars from Escape from Monsta Island!. It is also used by The John Robinson Project for 'Indy 102', and by Ghostface Killah featuring Trife on 'Jellyfish', from Fishscale.
- 'Coriander' is an instrumental version of 'Mic Line' by King Ghidra, from Escape from Monsta Island!.
- 'Shallots' is an instrumental version of 'The Hands of Doom' by MF DOOM, from Operation: Doomsday.
- 'Monosodium Glutamate' is an instrumental version of 'Rhymes Like Dimes' by MF DOOM featuring DJ Cucumber Slice, from the same album.
External links[edit]
- Special herbs guide at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-02-12)