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Scholars of old-school hip-hop Ollie Teeba and Jake Wherry demonstrate their abstract beat experiments as the Herbaliser, one of the most respected names on the Ninja Tune roster. Assembling careful samples plucked from America's jazz and Funk heritage over beats inspired by such New York artists as the Sugarhill Gang and the Jungle Brothers, this London-based act's head music settles inside your consciousness like packaged goods sold in an Amsterdam coffee shop. A suave sound-clash of hip-hop and Funk captured on a celluloid strip of cinematic goodness, the Herbaliser's techniques of vinyl manipulation are the perfect addition to any smoke-filled VIP room.
- Melissa Piazza
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