The Herbaliser - Herbal Tonic (Best Of)

The Herbaliser - Herbal Tonic (Best Of)Welcome please, the Herbaliser. One of the key acts, if not the key act of the middle ten years of Ninja Tunes two decade journey, from 1995s debut 'Remedies' until their last album for Ninja, 2005s 'Take London', Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba used their time with Ninja Tune to effortlessly combine their love of hip hop, funk, jazz and sixties film soundtracks into a widescreen, musical approach to the beat that was as raw as it was intelligent. From

where you can just enjoy the craft of making a song

who invited him on tour

reflective of the dissonance that accompanies life in the city

to double guitar and vocal duties

South Africa sessions:

the group exploded onto the scene in 2006 with an acclaimed remix of Coldcut’s ‘Everything Is Under Control’

"Box/Iceman" signifies The Bug's intent to indelibly mash up the dance again and again

but when he moved back into his newly renovated room and listened back to the music

the album hit #5 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart in the US

And then I got into the songs

allowing the world to reveal itself in unusual ways spontaneously

but the finished record is a meticulously assembled collage of new composition and various demos and sound recordings