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Special Herbs, Vol. 1

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Released
  
2001

Artist
  
MF Doom

Label
  
Female Fun Records

Length
  
29:21

Release date
  
2001

Producers
  
MF Doom, DJ Subroc

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Special Herbs, Vol. 1 (2001)
  
Special Herbs, Vol. 2 (2002)

Genres
  
Hip hop music, Underground hip hop, Alternative hip hop

Similar
  
MF Doom albums, Hip hop music albums

Special Herbs, Vol. 1 is the first album in the Special Herbs series of instrumental works released by MF Doom under the Metal Fingers moniker on various independent hip hop labels. Establishing the trend for later albums in the series, each track is named after a herb or similar flora (with the possible ironic exception of mass-produced flavour enhancer monosodium glutamate).

Contents

Because the Special Herbs albums were released on various labels, the nine tracks of Vol. 1 appear again as the first nine tracks on the following album, Special Herbs, Vol. 2.

Track listing

  1. "Saffron" – 3:24
  2. Produced by Metal Fingers
  3. "Arrow Root" – 3:45
  4. Produced by Metal Fingers
  5. "Zatar" – 3:14
  6. Produced by Metal Fingers
  7. "Fenugreek" – 3:22
  8. Produced by Metal Fingers
  9. "Sumac Berries" – 3:34
  10. Produced by Metal Fingers
  11. "Coriander" – 3:03
  12. Produced by Metal Fingers
  13. "Shallots" – 4:00
  14. Produced by DJ Subroc
  15. "Charnsuka" – 2:19
  16. Produced by Metal Fingers
  17. "Monosodium Glutamate" – 2:40
  18. Produced by Metal Fingers

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.
  • "Monosodium Glutamate" is an instrumental version of "Rhymes Like Dimes" by MF DOOM featuring DJ Cucumber Slice, from the same album.
  • Songs

    1Saffron3:24
    2Arrow Root3:45
    3Zatar3:14

    References

    Special Herbs, Vol. 1 Wikipedia