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Herbaliser is a duo of London disc-jockeys,
Jake Wherry and Ollie "Teeba" Trattles, that rapidly became a leading source of
instrumental hip hop.
Remedies (Ninja Tune, 1995) fuses soul, funk, jazz and hip hop.
Real Killer pt.2, Scratchy Noise, Repetitive Loop
will remain classics of the genre.
Elsewhere, the duo experimented with texture and atmosphere (Forty Wings).
The EP The Flawed Hip Hop (Ninja Tune, 1997) has the
funk-fest Mr Chombee Has The Flaw.
Blow Your Headphones (Ninja Tune, 1997) is a mixed bag, that alternates
tedious instrumental tracks to entertaining but trivial grooves
(A Mother, Shock Zulu, Put It On Tape, the
single New + IMproved).
The Blend and Bring It employ a female vocalist (Femcee What What)
and are among the most emotional.
Very Mercenary (Ninja Tune, 1999) is their most mature and experimental
work. The Sensual Woman, Moon Sequence and
Wall Crawling Giant Insect Breaks are daring statements.
The double 10" Session One (Department H, 2000) is a live session
that boasts a
nine piece band (Teeba on turntables, Wherry on bass, plus a horn section
and a rhythm section).
The guest rappers are supposed to be the highlight of
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ninja Tune, 2002), but it turns out
they merely detract from the orchestral
(trombone, violin, viola, cello, organ, flute, piccolo, sax, clavinet...)
and all-instrumental scores (Worldwide Connected, Mr Holmes).
Opener Something Wicked is the one exception, where the two styles
wed like in a dream.
Virtually a classic lied disguised as
a drum'n'bass track, it boasts operatic female vocals, a string trio, keyboards,
trombone, flute, piccolo, sax, etc.
The problem is that the rest is mainly trite hip hop.
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