The enclosed is not just next level it is THE level! The Herbalisers, Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba, weigh in with all the required and acquired experience, ability and know how, to produce arguably their finest album work to date.
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelNinja Tune (USA)
UPC5021392253121
eBay Product ID (ePID)18050133758
Product Key Features
FormatCD
Release Year2002
GenreElectronic
ArtistMF Doom, The Herbaliser, Rakaa Iriscience
Release TitleSomething Wicked this Way Comes
Additional Product Features
DistributionRedeye Music Distribution
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
ReviewsQ (3/02, p.122) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A tight mix of tough beats, jazzy grooves and rapping..." Alternative Press (5/02, p.88) - 9 out of 10 - "...Uptight downtown funk....Herbaliser's wicked urban soul serves as a heads-up to weak imitators and passive listeners..." CMJ (3/18/02, p.18) - "...A musical treasure trove...each song is a unique gem..." Mojo (Publisher) (April 2002, p.104) - "...One of the most cerebral-yet-groovy hip hop albums....one beat-based album that's uncommonly rich in its diversity." NME (Magazine) (2/23/02, p.35) - 8 out of 10 - "...Bristles with energy..."
Additional informationThe Herbaliser: Jake Wherry (various instruments); Ollie Teeba (programming, scratches). Additional personnel includes: Blade, Rakaa Irisciene, MF Doom, Phi Life Cypher, Wildflower, Chris Bowden. The U.K. production duo known as the Herbaliser (Jake Therry and Ollie Teeba) score again on their eclectic fourth full-length LP, SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. Utilizing traditional boom-bap drums, funky horn arrangements, lofty strings, and a wide array of inspired movie samples, the London-based beatsmiths place loungy, jazz-based instrumentals in between high-energy vocal cuts featuring verses from underground MCs Iriscience and MF Doom and British hip-hop artists Wildflower, Blade, and Phi Life Cypher.