Erik Gaderlund (erikg@macconnect.com)
Thu, 22 Jul 1999 00:22:15 -0700
>
>>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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