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Released
  
January 1, 2002

Length
  
59:21

Release date
  
1 January 2002

Producers
  
MF Doom, DJ Subroc

Recorded
  
Various dates

Artist
  
MF Doom

Label
  
On The Corner

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Special Herbs, Vol. 2 (2002)
  
Special Herbs, Vol. 3 (2002)

Genres
  
Hip hop music, Alternative hip hop

Similar
  
MF Doom albums, Hip hop music albums

Special Herbs, Vol. 2 is the second album in the Special Herbs series of instrumental works released by Daniel Dumile under the Metal Fingers moniker. As with the previous volume, each track is named after a herb or similar flora, with the possibly ironic exceptions of mass-produced food additives monosodium glutamate and Red #40.

Contents

The album's title is slightly misleading, in that it is not an entirely new volume: the first installment in the Metal Fingers series, Special Herbs, Vol. 1, appears again as the first nine tracks of Vol. 2, and a note on the cover explains that the latter "contains Volumes 1 & 2". For this reason, the album is also commonly known as Special Herbs, Vols. 1 & 2. The difference in record labels on which the two albums were released explains this quirk.

Track listing

  1. "Saffron" – 3:24
  2. Produced by MF DOOM
  3. "Arrow Root" – 3:45
  4. Produced by MF DOOM
  5. "Zatar" – 3:14
  6. Produced by MF DOOM
  7. "Fenugreek" – 3:22
  8. Produced by MF DOOM
  9. "Sumac Berries" – 3:34
  10. Produced by MF DOOM
  11. "Coriander" – 3:03
  12. Produced by MF DOOM
  13. "Shallots" – 4:00
  14. Produced by DJ Subroc
  15. "Charnsuka" – 2:19
  16. Produced by MF DOOM
  17. "Monosodium Glutamate" – 2:40
  18. Produced by MF DOOM
  19. "Red #40" – 3:39
  20. Produced by MF DOOM
  21. "Nettle Leaves" – 3:28
  22. Produced by MF DOOM
  23. "Mullein" – 4:40
  24. Produced by MF DOOM
  25. "Mugwort" – 2:26
  26. Produced by MF DOOM
  27. "All Spice" – 3:00
  28. Produced by MF DOOM
  29. "Lovage" – 3:57
  30. Produced by MF DOOM
  31. "Eucalyptus" – 2:44
  32. Produced by MF DOOM
  33. "Myrrh" – 6:36
  34. Produced by MF DOOM

Other versions

  • "Saffron" is an instrumental version of "Doomsday" by MF Doom, from the album Operation: Doomsday.
  • "Arrow Root" is an instrumental version of "Next Levels" by King Geedorah featuring Scienz of Life, from the album Take Me to Your Leader; it is also used by Spiga and King Caesar on "Ride The Arrow", from the X-Ray Monster Mixes 2 compilation.
  • "Zatar" is an instrumental version of "Foolish" by MF Grimm featuring MF DOOM and Megalon, from the album The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera.
  • "Fenugreek" is an instrumental version of "1,2...1,2" by Monsta Island Czars from the album Escape from Monsta Island!; it is also used by Ghostface Killah featuring the Wu-Tang Clan on "9 Milli Bros.", from the album Fishscale.
  • "Sumac Berries" is an instrumental version of "Scientific Civilization" by Monsta Island Czars from Escape from Monsta Island!. It is also used by The John Robinson Project for "Indy 102", and by Ghostface Killah featuring Trife on "Jellyfish", from Fishscale.
  • "Coriander" is an instrumental version of "Mic Line" by King Geedorah, from Escape from Monsta Island!.
  • "Shallots" is an instrumental version of "Hands of Doom" by MF DOOM, from Operation: Doomsday.
  • "Charnsuka" is an instrumental version of "?" by MF DOOM featuring Kurious, from the same album. An alternative cut was also included on Special Herbs, Vols. 9 & 0 under the name "Podina".
  • "Monosodium Glutamate" is an instrumental version of "Rhymes Like Dimes" by MF DOOM featuring DJ Cucumber Slice, from the same album.
  • "Red #40" is an instrumental version of "Make It Squash! (Got a Roc)" by Kong, Megalon, King Caesar and Rodan, from Escape from Monsta Island!. It is also used on "Bottle Rocket" by MF Grimm, from the MF DOOM collaboration album Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1.
  • "Nettle Leaves" is an instrumental version of "Who You Think I Am?" by MF DOOM featuring King Caesar, Rodan, Megalon, Kamackeris and Kong, from Operation: Doomsday.
  • "Mullein" is an instrumental version of "Live Wirez" by Gigan, from the X-Ray Monster Mixes 1 compilation. Sampled from Dragon Ball Z.
  • "Mugwort" is an instrumental version of "Fastlane" by King Geedorah featuring Kurious, from Take Me to Your Leader. It is also used on "Shifting Lanes" by MF Grimm featuring Kurious, from Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1.
  • "All Spice" is an instrumental version of "Kon Karne" by MF DOOM, from the album Mm.. Food. It was also to be used on "My Love" by MF Grimm from his triple album set American Hunger, but owing to their recent disagreements Grimm substituted a different beat.
  • "Lovage" is an instrumental version of "Guinnesses" by MF DOOM featuring Angelika and 4ize, from MM..Food?.
  • "Eucalyptus" is an instrumental version of "I.B.'s" by MF Grimm, from The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera.
  • "Myrrh" is an instrumental version of "Deep Fried Frenz" by MF DOOM, from MM..Food?.
  • "Metal Flowers", the hidden track after "Myrrh", is an instrumental version of "Beef Rapp" from the same album; later renamed "Vervain", it was also included on Special Herbs, Vols. 9 & 0.

    • Songs

    1Saffron3:24
    2Arrow Root3:46
    3Zatar3:15

    References

    Special Herbs, Vol. 2 Wikipedia
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