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The Herbaliser - Very Mercenary

the herbaliser very mercenary
The Herbaliser - Very Mercenary
(2xLP/CD) Ninja Tune ZEN41/ZENCD41, 1999-04-19

Info :
Herbacés de tous poils, levez-vous et tâchez de trouver le plus vite possible cet album qui va devenir plus indispensable que le silence pour vos oreilles. Herbaliser propose ici, encore, un herbier aux saveurs interdites qui régénère, encore un peu, le hip hop "cool, on a le temps de s'en coller un!" qui nous manquait inconsciemment. Une toile de fond acid jazz, des beats hip hop, des flows (de filles!) hallucinants, le train train fantastique de nos génies en herbe. Quelque chose d'intouchable entoure cet amas de douceur qui se pose dans le creux de l'oreille pour bastonner un peu plus un cœur qui devient de plus en plus boîte à rythmes hip hop si bon! Une belle leçon de Ninja Tune, s'il en fallait une de plus, et de grandes montées en perspective pour vos nuits grooves. - Tiff
Note herbier hip hop cannabis : 5/5

CD Tracklisting:
01 Intro
02 Mission Improbable (feat. What What)
03 Who's The Realest?
04 When I Shine (feat. Bahamadia)
05 Goldrush
06 Moon Sequence
07 Mind In The Frame (feat. Blade)
08 funny?
09 Shattered Soul
10 Road of Many Signs (feat. The Dream Warriors)
11 Wall Crawling Giant Insect Breaks
12 The Sensual Woman
13 Let It Go (feat. What What)
14 jakesbackache
15 The Missing Suitcase
16 Starlight (feat. Roots Manuva)

2xLP Tracklisting:
A1 Intro
A2 Who's The Realest?
A3 When I Shine (feat. Bahamadia)
A4 Moon Sequence
B1 Mission Improbable (feat. What What)
B2 Goldrush
B3 Mind In The Frame (feat. Blade)
C1 Shattered Soul
C2 Road of Many Signs (feat. The Dream Warriors)
C3 The Sensual Woman
D1 Let It Go (feat. What What)
D2 The Missing Suitcase
D3 Starlight (feat. Roots Manuva)

LP Artwork:

CD Artwork:
Djouls

Author: Djouls

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