Rewind: Metal Fingers 'Special Herbs Vol. 4, 5, and 6'

It's no secret that MF Doom has a vast catalog of beats, so another look at his beats should not come as a surprise to readers. This post will cover the beats and samples from MF Doom's 'Special Herbs Vol. 4, 5, and 6' as Metal Fingers.

The Metal Fingers track 'Galangal Root' samples the huge breakbeat track 'Walk on By' from Isaac Hayes and the 1987 pop / R&B track 'Always' by Atlantic Starr from their album 'All in the Name of Love'. The beat was previously used by MF Doom on his track 'Gas Drawls' from 1999's 'Operation Doomsday'. 'Spikenard' from the album uses a sample from the Spinners' 1973 album 'Mighty Love': the track 'Ain't No Price on Happiness'. This track also appeared on 'Operation Doomsday' as the song 'Go with the Flow'. Doom samples Galt MacDermot on the track 'Cinquefoil', using the track 'Space' from his sought after 1969 album 'Woman is Sweeter'. The cut 'Valerian Root' samples New Birth's 'Do it Again' from 1974's 'Comin' from All Ends'. Finally, Isaac Hayes is sampled by Doom again for Metal Fingers' 'Patchouly Leaves' which uses Isaac's 'Our Day Will Come'. The instrumental backed 'Operation: Doomsday''s 'Operation: Greenbacks'.

Check back for further looks at MF Doom's discography.

The Lowdown:
Metal Fingers 'Galangal Root', 'Spikenard', 'Cinquefoil', 'Valerian Root', and 'Patchouly Leaves'
from 'Special Herbs Vol. 4, 5, and 6' (2003) (MP3/CD not available)
Isaac Hayes 'Walk on By'
from 'Hot Buttered Soul' (1969) (MP3/CD)
Atlantic Starr 'Always'
from 'All in the Name of Love' (1987) (MP3/CD)
MF Doom 'Gas Drawls', 'Go with the Flow', and 'Operation: Greenbacks'
from 'Operation: Doomsday' (1999) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
The Spinners 'Ain't No Price on Happiness'
from 'Mighty Love' (1973) (MP3/CD)
Galt MacDermot 'Space'
from 'Woman is Sweeter' (1969) (MP3/CD not available)
New Birth 'Do it Again'
from 'Comin' from All Ends' (1974) (MP3 not available/CD)
Isaac Hayes 'Our Day Will Come'
from '...To Be Continued' (1969) (MP3/CD)

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Rewind: Madvillain 'Madvillainy' (Part 1)

In 2004, Madlib and MF Doom's two year project 'Madvillainy' was released on the indie hip-hop label Stones Throw. The album was mostly produced by Madlib (excluding one track) and features mostly MF Doom on vocals. In this two part arc, we will cover Madlib's deep crate breaks used for the tracks in 'Madvillainy'.

The opening track titled 'The Illest Villains' samples 'Beach Trip' by Morton Stevens and His Orchestra from the soundtrack to the television show 'Hawaii Five-O' in addition to the classic b-boy break 'Jam on the Groove' by Ralph MacDonald. 'Accordian' samples fellow blunted hip-hop SoCal artist Daedelus by using elements from the track 'Experience' from his 2002 album 'Invention'. Madlib flips the often used 'I Keep Forgettin'' by Michael McDonald on the Madvillain track 'Bistro', which also features a sample of 'Second to None' by Atlantic Starr. For the boastfully titled 'America's Most Blunted', MF Doom, Madlib and Quasimoto rhyme over a melange of Fever Tree's psych-rock song 'Ninety Nine and a Half (Won't Do)' and the Dramatics' 'In the Rain'. On 'Rainbows', Madlib samples two tracks from exploitation director Russ Meyer's 60s movies. The track samples 'Psycho Brahmin' from 1965's 'Motor Psycho' and 'Kelly' from 1968's 'Finders Keepers Lovers Weepers'.

Check back for part 2 of our look at 'Madvillainy'.

The Lowdown:
Madvillain 'The Illest Villains', 'Accordian', 'Bistro', 'America's Most Blunted', and 'Rainbows'
from 'Madvillainy' (2004) (MP3/CD)
Morton Stevens and His Orchestra 'Beach Trip'
from 'Hawaii Five-O' (1970) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Ralph MacDonald 'Jam on the Groove'
from 'Jam on the Groove' 12" (1977) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Daedelus 'Experience'
from 'Invention' (2002) (MP3/CD not available)
Michael McDonald 'I Keep Forgettin''
from 'If That's What it Takes' (1981) (MP3/CD)
Atlantic Starr 'Second to None'
from 'Yours Forever' (1983) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Fever Tree 'Ninety Nine and a Half (Won't Do)'
from 'Fever Tree' (1968) (MP3 not available/CD)
The Dramatics 'In the Rain'
from 'Whatcha See in Whatcha Get' (1971) (MP3/CD)
Paul Sawtell and Bert Shefter 'Psycho Brahmin'
from 'Motor Psycho' (1965) (MP3 not available/CD)
Marvin Elling, William Loose, and Stu Phillips 'Kelly'
from 'Finders Keepers Lovers Weepers' (1968) (MP3 not available/CD)

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