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After KMD and Daniel Dumile's return to music as MF Doom in 1998, Doom started the Special Herbs project as Metal Fingers. 'Special Herbs Vol. 1 and 2' was released in two parts in 2001 and 2002, part 1 released on Female Fun records and parts 1 and 2 released on one disc on High Times Records. This post will cover the tracks and sample sources of 'Special Herbs Vol. 1 and 2'.
Dumile's track 'Saffron' samples 'Hogin' Machine' from Les Baxter's 1969 motorcycle exploitation soundtrack 'Hell's Belles'. 'Hell's Belles' is a highly sought after soundtrack that has been sampled numerous times and has been repressed by a handful of shady companies, be on the lookout for legit copies. 'Zatar' samples Anita Baker's 'Been So Long' from her 1986 album 'Rapture' to some pleasant results. This may cause some comment ruckus, but I'm not a fan of Quincy Jones' 1979 album 'The Dude', but Doom used 'One Hundred Ways' on 'Monosodium Glutamate' very well. Finally, one of the essential early breaks, 'Rocket in the Pocket' by Cerrone is used on Metal Fingers' 'Red #40'.
Check back for our second look at Metal Fingers' 'Special Herbs Vol. 1 and 2' produced by MF Doom.
The Lowdown:
Metal Fingers 'Saffron', 'Zatar', 'Monosodium Glutamate', and 'Red #40'
from 'Special Herbs Vol. 1 and 2' (2002) (MP3/CD)
Les Baxter 'Hogin' Machine'
from 'Hell's Belles' (1969) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Anita Baker 'Been So Long'
from 'Rapture' (1986) (MP3/CD)
Quincy Jones 'One Hundred Ways'
from 'The Dude' (1979) (MP3/CD)
Cerrone 'Rocket in the Pocket'
from 'Cerrone IV - The Golden Touch' (1978) (MP3 not available/Import CD)
Bonus Cut:
Both Doom and Dilla were tapped for beats by Ghostface Killah for his album 'Fishscale' (full review soon). Ghost used some older beats by both producers, including a few from Doom's 'Special Herbs' series. One of those beats is 'Monosodium Glutamate' which was used as the backing for Ghostface Killah's 'Clipse of Doom'.
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