The Herbaliser - Blow Your Headphones
(2xLP/CD) Ninja Tune ZEN28/ZENCD28, 1997-03-25

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Imaginez que l'on vous propose un voyage dans un vaisseau spatial style Star Trek Enterprise, confiné dans une pièce où pousseraient toutes sortes d'herbacées illicites (un végétal hors la loi: c'est pas ridicule ça? ), et bien la musique idéale pour ce voyage fantasmatique est celle de The Herbaliser. Ce combo londonnien, après une tournée harrassante en Europe, sort un "Blow your headphones" qui est une suite logique à "Remedies" (premier album super hip hop hallucinné). Donnant raison à nos attentes, le groupe parvient encore une fois à étonner chacun des neurones qui réagissent une dernière fois avant de rendre l'âme à la dernière note de l'album toujours aussi hip hop mais pas rap: et c'est tant mieux. - Tiff

2xLP Tracklisting:
A1 Opening Credits
A2 Bring It
A3 Another Mother
A4 More Styles
B1 Ginger Jumps The Fence
B2 Put It On Tape
B3 Saturday Night
B4 Intermission
C1 Shocker Zulu
C2 The Blend
C3 Shorty´s Judgement
D1 Theme From Control Centre (Reprise)
D2 Hardcore
D3 Mr. Chombee Has The Flaw
D4 End Credits

CD Tracklisting:
01 Opening Credits
02 The Blend (feat. What What)
03 Another Mother
04 Excuse Me
05 Ginger Jumps The Fence
06 Put It On Tape
07 New & Improved (feat. What What)
08 Mr.Chombee Has The Flaw
09 Intermission
10 Saturday Night (feat. Fabien & Big Ted)
11 Shocker Zulu
12 Hardcore (feat. What What)
13 Shorty's Judgement
14 More Styles
15 A Mother (For Your Mind)
16 Bring It (feat. What What)
17 Theme From Control Centre (reprise)
18 End Credits

All tracks written & produced by The Herbaliser"Another Mother" & "A Mother (for your Mind)" written & produced by The Herbaliser & Jonny Cuba.
"Shocker Zulu" written & produced by The Herbaliser & Haidi 'Shocker Zulu' Tatham.
"Ginger Jumps The Fence", "Put It On Tape" & "Mr. Chombee Has The Flaw" written & produced by The Herbaliser & Malachi.
"Saturday Night" written & produced by The Herbaliser, lyrics written by Big Ted & Fabian.
"The Blend" & "Bring It" written & produced by The Herbaliser, lyrics written by What What.
"Hardcore" monologue written by What What. Kaidi Tatham plays "Moog Prodigy" on "Shocker Zulu", Patrick Dawes plays percusion on "Mr Chombee", Oliver Parfitt plays "Moog Prodigy on "Control Centre".
All tracks recorded and mixed at Train Trax studios, except "Saturday Night" mixed at Odessa Wharf.
All tracks mixed by The Herbaliser & "No Sleep" Nigel except "Mr Chombee", "A Mother (For your mind)","New + Improved","Hardcore" & "Control Centre", mixed by The Herbaliser & Justin Whillock.

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