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- Date Released: March 19, 2002
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Hip-Hop, Electronic Experimental
- Label: Ninja Tune / Iris
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They Say...
Colossal and cinematic, the fourth record from the Herbaliser is a timely achievement in music, a genre-bending statement of creative poignancy. Something Wicked This Way Comes is a quiet masterpiece, bringing together a tremendous cast of hip-hop elite and employing more of their own samples and live instrumentation than on their previous releases. The overwhelming credit throughout is how intentional the placement of samples, lyrics, and dynamics are, with the flow of the recording taking precedence over any one particular performance or section. This makes the appearances of Iriscience on "Verbal Anime," Wildflower on "Good Girl Gone Bad," Phi Life Cypher on "Distinguished Jamaican English," and MF Doom on "It Ain't Nuttin'" even more coveted. The instrumental tracks and their trip-hop meadows, acid jazz vamps, and spacy psychedelia make the ride rich and expansive, expounding on some of the same spy-theme sounds introduced on Very Mercenary. The result is once again a declaration of the the Herbaliser as innovators in the beat genre, and another pioneering feather in Ninja Tune's astonishing hat.
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| 01. |  |
Something Wicked
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5:11 |
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| 02. | |
Verbal Animé
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3:47 |
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| 03. | |
Time 2 Build
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3:24 |
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| 04. | |
24 Carat Blag |
4:08 |
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| 05. | |
Mr Holmes |
7:18 |
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| 06. | |
Good Girl Gone Bad
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4:08 |
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| 07. | |
The Hard Stuff |
2:01 |
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| 08. | |
Distinguished Jamaican English
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3:33 |
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| 09. | |
Worldwide Connected |
5:06 |
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| 10. | |
The Turnaround |
3:16 |
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| 11. | |
Battle Of Bongo Hill |
4:52 |
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| 12. | |
It Ain't Nuttin'
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2:47 |
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| 13. | |
Unsungsong |
4:53 |
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13 Total Tracks, 54:24 Total Length
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Credits
- Ellen Blair - Viola // Matt Coleman - Trombone // Micky Moody - Drums // Andrew Ross - Flute // Andrew Ross - Flute (Alto) // Andrew Ross - Piccolo // Andrew Ross - Saxophone // Andrew Ross - Sax (Alto) // The Herbaliser - Main Performer // The Herbaliser - Mixing // Kaidi Tatham - Keyboards // Kaidi Tatham - Clavinet // Kaidi Tatham - Fender Rhodes // MF Doom - Vocals // MF Doom - Vocals // MF Doom - Vocals // MF Doom - Vocals // Chris Bowden - String Arrangements // Adam Phillips - Guitar // Easy Access Orchestra - Horn Arrangements // Iriscience - Vocals // Iriscience - Producer // Blade - Performer // Danny Huckridge - Bass // Ollie Parfitt - Organ // Ollie Parfitt - Piano // Ollie Parfitt - Harpsichord // Ollie Parfitt - Clavinet // Ollie Parfitt - Fender Rhodes // Ollie Parfitt - Wurlitzer // Ollie Teeba - Scratching // Ollie Teeba - Arranger // Ollie Teeba - Composer // Ollie Teeba - Keyboards // Ollie Teeba - Programming // Ollie Teeba - Producer // Ollie Teeba - Engineer // Ollie Teeba - Drum Programming // Ollie Teeba - Design // Jake Wherry - Organ // Jake Wherry - Guitar (Acoustic) // Jake Wherry - Bass // Jake Wherry - Guitar // Jake Wherry - Arranger // Jake Wherry - Composer // Jake Wherry - Drums // Jake Wherry - Guitar (Electric) // Jake Wherry - Keyboards // Jake Wherry - Programming // Jake Wherry - Clavinet // Jake Wherry - Producer // Jake Wherry - Engineer // Jake Wherry - Arp // Jake Wherry - Fender Rhodes // Jake Wherry - Drum Programming // Jake Wherry - Wurlitzer // Malachi - Sampling // Marsha Skinns - Violin // Phi-Life Cypher - Vocals // Ralph Lamb - Organ // Ralph Lamb - Trumpet // Ralph Lamb - Cornet // Ralph Lamb - Flugelhorn // Ralph Lamb - Trombone (Valve) // Ralph Lamb - Wah Wah Clavinet // Seaming To - Vocals // Seaming To - Vocal Arrangement // Gill Morley - Violin // Trevor Mires - Trombone
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Performers
MF Doom // Wild Flower // Blade // Phi-Life Cypher // Seaming To // Raaka Iriscience
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