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Same as It Never Was
by: The Herbaliser

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0730003722622
Label: K7
Manufacturer: K7
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: K7
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Studio: K7
Sales Rank: 10402
MPN: 37226

Disc 1:

- Same As It Never Was02- On Your Knees (feat Jessica Darling)03- Just Won't Stop (feat Yungun Aka Essa)04- The Next Spot05- Can't Help This Feeling (feat Jessica Darling)06- Amores Bongo07- Street Karma (A Cautionary Tale) (feat Jean Grae)08- You're Not all That (feat Jessica Darling)09- Blackwater Drive10- Game Set &Match (feat More Or Les)11- Clap Your Hands (feat Jessica Darling)12- Stranded on Earth (feat Jessica Darling)

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Album Description:
With their debut for !K7 Records out at the end of May, it's clear that The Herbaliser's evolution is still in progress. As the title suggests, Same As It Never Was sees The Herbaliser employing more of a live band sound (indicative of their transition from a duo to a five piece), showing that they can produce scratchy funk to rival groups like the Dap Kings and El Michaels Affair. With guest vocalists including Jean Grae of the Okayplayer camp and their signature knack for reflective songs that still bump, it's clear that more than ten years into their history, The Herbaliser's sonic trajectory is still picking up steam.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Hip soundtrack to a Blaxploitation movie that never was!!
The Herbaliser are a Jazz/Funk/Hip Hop duo from the UK, and listening to their new CD "Same as it never was" is like stepping back into the seventies to some Blaxploitation movie. Loads of horns, groovy basslines and funky beats.

Opening is the title track which is largely a funky instrumental with darting horns, organ and an incredible bassline. There are 3 other instrumentals; "The next spot" (with an almost Afrobeat feel), the awesome "Amores Bongo" (a delightful guitar/horn/percussion mix that sounds like it should be some movie soundtrack), and the more mellow "Blackwater drive".

Five songs feature vocalist Jessica Darling, "On your knees", "Can't help this feeling", "You're not all that", "Clap your hands" (these four are retro funk ditties James Brown/Sly & ... Read More

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- Headphone Commute Review
So what exactly prompted The Herbaliser to release Same As It Never Was on the infamous Studio !K7? After all, their deep discography is tied almost exclusively to Ninja Tune [if anyone knows the answer, drop me a line]. Since 1995, Ollie Teeba and Jake Wherry have released five studio albums and two live mixes on Fabric (see my previous review of Fabric.26), not to mention a dozen singles, appearances and remixes. The group has also grown from an original duo into a full 5-piece band - you have to check out the amazing Session One album (Department H., 2000). Same As It Never Was indeed sounds a bit more funky, as the group is attempting to trace the hip-hop roots and bring back the elements of jazz, r&b, and soul. This time they are also joined by the London based "22-year soul diva" Jessica ... Read More

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- Almost There...
I have been interested in The Herbaliser for a couple of years, having been introduced to some of their intrumental tracks on internet radio stations. I could never bring myself to buy one of their CD's because, outside of these great intrumentals, the music is rap, and I don't like rap.

In this latest release, The Herbaliser is moving away from rap. There are only three rap tracks on the CD and they are bearable. The rest of the album is all excellent, with great instrumentals and vocal tracks.

The formula is an energetic and upbeat mix of hip-hop and funk, with a lot of inspiration/sampling from seventies film music and fifties big band sound.

Yes, this time I bought it. Highly recommended.

Here's hoping that for their next release, The Herbaliser ... Read More

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