FABRIC LIVE 26 (2006)

Product Summary Label: Caroline Distribution UPC: 00802560005224 Release Date: 3/14/2006 Buy.com Sku: 202169266 Item#: M2U3QE Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Dogz N Sledgez - (with Million Dan) ~ The Herbaliser 2. Southern Lady - (with J-Sands) ~ The Herbaliser 3. Ghostwriter / Ground Zero - (with RJD2/Dynamic Syncopation, featuring Mass Influence) ~ The Herbaliser 4. Alphabet Man - (with Blufoot, featuring Yungun) ~ The Herbaliser 5. I Got an Attitude - (with Hurby's Machine, featuring Antoinette) ~ The Herbaliser 6. Surprize - (with Harry Love, featuring Verb/Yungun/Mystro) ~ The Herbaliser 7. None Other / 3 Feet Deep (Instrumental) - (with DJ Format, featuring Cappo/Abdominal/D-Sisive) ~ The Herbaliser 8. Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing - (with James Brown) ~ The Herbaliser 9. Welly Wanging - (with Lefties Soul Connection) ~ The Herbaliser 10. Play This (One) - (with J-Rocc) ~ The Herbaliser 11. Paid in Full (Seven Minutes of Madness--The Coldcut Remix) - (with Eric B. & Rakim) ~ The Herbaliser 12. Glimity Glimity - (with Demon Boyz) ~ The Herbaliser 13. I.D.S.T. - (with Cappo) ~ The Herbaliser 14. Spin It Round - (with The Nextmen, featuring Dynamite MC) ~ The Herbaliser 15. It's Great to Be Here - (with The Jackson 5) ~ The Herbaliser 16. Family Rap - (with Breakestra, featuring Chali 2NA/Soup/Double K/Wolf/Munyungo Jackson) ~ The Herbaliser 17. It Takes a Seven Nation Army to Hold Us Back - (with Apathy, featuring Emilio Lopez) ~ The Herbaliser 18. Gadget Funk ~ The Herbaliser 19. Mr. Matatwe (Keep It up) - (with Flying Fish) ~ The Herbaliser 20. Keeping It Real? - (with Hero No. 7) ~ The Herbaliser 21. Boom! - (with The Roots) ~ The Herbaliser 22. Just Give The DJ A Break - (12" club version, with Dynamix 2) ~ The Herbaliser 23. Newsflash - (with Diplo) ~ The Herbaliser 24. Booty la La - (with Bugz In The Attic) ~ The Herbaliser   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info DJ: The Herbaliser. The Fabriclive series has suffered few misses -- nearly every volume has featured high-class DJs mixing more dangerously and adventurously than they would anywhere else, with better results than appear on any other commercial releases. Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba of the Herbaliser certainly haven't lacked for opportunities to host freewheeling mix albums -- they do record for Ninja Tune, after all -- but another chance is always welcome. Fabriclive.26 is equal to their 2003 mix Herbal Blend for the Solid Steel sessions, and that's heavy praise. Differences, though, are apparent, beginning with an indication that the Herbaliser is less willing to dredge the vagaries of pop culture than on Herbal Blend. This is a straight hip-hop mix for all practical purposes, with only a few choice funk nuggets strategically placed when necessary. And for energy, it's unmatched by any recent hip-hop releases, beginning with the opener, "Dogsz N Sledgez," where Million Dan punctuates his dancehall raps with interjecting growls and whistles. An up-to-the-minute track from Blufoot with Yungun moves into a golden-age classic from Hurby Luv Bug and Antoinette without pausing a beat (or sounding like they're reaching for material). Most of the transitions are quick cuts that fit the mood perfectly, even when they drop their own "None Other" (featuring Cappo) in the middle of the mix. British rap specifically, and underground rap in general, never get enough exposure (and don't think the grime fad solved anything), but with any luck, hip-hop fans will be hearing a lot more of British producer Blufoot and 7L & Esoteric disciple Apathy (who might get an album out on Atlantic if the White Stripes don't mind the sample). ~ John Bush Musical Guests Mass Influence Yungun Antoinette Mystro Verb Abdominal D-Sisive Cappo Dynamite MC Double K Munyungo Jackson Soup Wolf Chali 2NA Emilio Lopez   Compilation Appearances Cold Cut/Dj Krush-Cold Krush C Ninja Cuts 3-Funkungfusion Tektonics Dj Kicks Xen Cuts Zen Zen Remixes Music To Make Love By Revive The Soul On The Wheels Of Solid Steel (w/ Bonus DVD) Essential Lounge Habitat Collection:fireside Electro Jazz Divas 2 (fra) Orchestral Files You Don't Know:ninja Cuts   Associated Artists and Works Herbaliser Band (The) Session 1 & 2 ~ Herbaliser Band (The)   Technical Info Release Date : 05/10/2006 Original Release Date : 2006 Catalog ID : 52 Label : Fabric Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Live Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00802560005224