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Metal Fingers Presents: Special Herbs Volumes 1 & 2,MF Doom

- Metal Fingers Presents: Special Herbs Volumes 1 & 2
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MF Doom
Released 2002

Eucalyptus With Big Jim
02:44
989 plays

All Spice
03:00
965 plays

Nettle Leaves (With Mister Fantastic)
03:28
900 plays

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songs

- 1
- Saffron
- 03:24
- 4,281 plays

- 2
- Arrow Root
- 03:45
- 4,454 plays

- 3
- Zatar
- 03:14
- 2,799 plays

- 4
- Fenugreek (With DJ Pocket)
- 03:22
- 2,683 plays

- 5
- Sumac Berries (With Jon Doe)
- 03:34
- 2,638 plays

- 6
- Coriander (With DJ Spinna)
- 03:03
- 2,083 plays

- 7
- Shallots (With DJ Subroc)
- 04:00
- 2,240 plays

- 8
- Charnsuka
- 02:19
- 2,923 plays

- 9
- Monosodium Glutamate (With DJ Cucumber Slice)
- 02:40
- 2,485 plays

- 10
- Red #40 (With DJ Cucumber Slice)
- 03:39
- 1,078 plays

- 11
- Nettle Leaves (With Mister Fantastic)
- 03:28
- 900 plays

- 12
- Mullein
- 04:40
- 793 plays

- 13
- Mugwort (With Big Jim)
- 02:26
- 857 plays

- 14
- All Spice
- 03:00
- 965 plays

- 15
- Lovage (With DJ Pocket)
- 03:57
- 802 plays

- 16
- Eucalyptus With Big Jim
- 02:44
- 989 plays

- 17
- Myrrh (With Metal Flowers)
- 06:36
- 795 plays

- 10
- Red #40
- 03:39
- 547 plays

- 11
- Nettle Leaves
- 03:28
- 486 plays

- 12
- Mullein
- 04:40
- 1,162 plays

- 13
- Mugwort.
- 02:26
- 405 plays

- 14
- All Spice
- 03:00
- 659 plays

- 15
- Lovage
- 03:57
- 543 plays

- 16
- Eucalyptus
- 02:43
- 1,861 plays

- 17
- Myrrh
- 06:36
- 2,493 plays

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album review

Containing instrumental versions of previously released vocal tracks (everything from MF Doom's Operation: Doomsday to his work with K.M.D. and Monster Island Czars is represented here), a handful of previously vinyl-only cuts and some borrowed guest tracks from the likes of DJ Spinna, DJ Cucumber Slice, and Doom's long-lamented little brother DJ Sub-Roc, Special Herbs, Vol. 1 & 2 is a mish-mash of prog-inflected beats and crackpot schematics that wavers between being a little overlong and flirting with divine inspiration. Longtime fans shouldn't be fooled by the seemingly fresh track titles, though -- in keeping with the album's theme, even the most familiar beats have been renamed. In spite of MF Doom's signature production, which casts prog music's liquid tones on a variety of organic instruments, a few of these recycled cuts ("Arrow Root," "Mullein") suffer from repetition when unveiled in instrumental form. Sandwiched between some of the more trying loops, however, are some dazzlingly inventive offerings, namely the '70s cop-drama squeal of "Coriander," the rolling crush of "Fenugreek," the wiffly flutes of "Nettle Leaves," and the plush, liquid soul of "Monosodium Glutamate." Even the much-maligned low-budget game show cheese of "Zatar" deserves a nod, if nothing else than for its sheer imagination. ~ Mark Pytlik, All Music Guide