Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6
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Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6 is an album of instrumental works released by Daniel Dumile
under the Metal Fingers moniker. As with the other installments of the Special Herbs series, each track is named for a herb or similar flora
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This album, aside from the bonus tracks, also forms the last thirteen tracks of the Metal Fingers series' previous volume, Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6
, due to the different record labels the various albums in the series were released on. This is the last volume of the series with such track listing overlaps.
Daniel Dumile
Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
under the Metal Fingers moniker. As with the other installments of the Special Herbs series, each track is named for a herb or similar flora
Flora
Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...
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This album, aside from the bonus tracks, also forms the last thirteen tracks of the Metal Fingers series' previous volume, Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6
Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6
Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6 is an album of instrumental works released by Daniel Dumile under the Metal Fingers moniker. As with the other installments of the Special Herbs series, each track is named for a herb or herbal preparation, with the exception of "Coffin Nails" which could refer either...
, due to the different record labels the various albums in the series were released on. This is the last volume of the series with such track listing overlaps.
Track listing
- "PennyroyalPennyroyalPennyroyal refers to two plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. For the American species, see American pennyroyal. The European pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium, , is a plant in the mint genus, within the family Lamiaceae. Crushed Pennyroyal leaves exhibit a very strong fragrance similar to spearmint...
" – 3:11- Produced by Metal Fingers
- Contains a sample from "Cathedral" by Galt MacDermotGalt MacDermotGalt MacDermot is a Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre. He won a Grammy Award for the song African Waltz in 1960. His most successful musicals have been Hair and Two Gentlemen of Verona...
. - Contains sound effects from the classic Doom game are used in the background.
- "LavenderLavenderThe lavenders are a genus of 39 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. An Old World genus, distributed from Macaronesia across Africa, the Mediterranean, South-West Asia, Arabia, Western Iran and South-East India...
Buds" – 3:05- Produced by Metal Fingers
- "White WillowWhite WillowSalix alba is a species of willow native to Europe and western and central Asia. The name derives from the white tone to the undersides of the leaves....
Bark" – 4:24- Produced by Metal Fingers
- "OrangeOrange (fruit)An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world....
Blossoms" – 1:59- Produced by Metal Fingers
- "Coffin Nails" – 2:56
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- "Kava Kava RootKavaKava or kava-kava is a crop of the western Pacific....
" – 4:07- Produced by Metal Fingers
- "Valerian RootValerian (plant)Valerian is a hardy perennial flowering plant, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers which bloom in the summer months. Valerian flower extracts were used as a perfume in the sixteenth century....
" – 4:53- Produced by Metal Fingers
- Contains a sample from "Do It Again" by New BirthNew Birth (band)New Birth is an American funk and R&B group, originally conceived in Detroit, Michigan by former Motown songwriter/producer and veteran musician Vernon Bullock, and co-founded in Louisville, Kentucky by Vernon, with former Motown songwriter/producer Harvey Fuqua, and music industry veterans, Tony...
, from the album Comin from All Ends.
- "JasmineJasmineJasminum , commonly known as jasmines, is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family . It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World...
Blossoms" – 2:58- Produced by Metal Fingers
- Contains a sample from "Sweet Love" by Anita BakerAnita BakerAnita Baker is an American R&B/soul jazz singer-songwriter. To date, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards, and has four platinum albums and two gold albums to her credit....
- "Black Snake RootCimicifuga racemosaActaea racemosa is a plant of the buttercup family . It is native to eastern North America from the extreme south of Ontario to central Georgia, and west to Missouri and Arkansas...
" – 3:44- Produced by Metal Fingers
- Contains a sample from "Lowdown" by Boz Scaggs
- "HorehoundHorehoundHorehound or hoarhound is a common name applied to two related genera of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae:*Ballota*MarrubiumSpecifically, it may refer to the following species:*White Horehound or Common Horehound...
" – 3:07 Contains samples from the end credits of 1970's Sesame Street theme- Produced by Metal Fingers
- "Dragons BloodDragon's bloodDragon's blood is a bright red resin that is obtained from different species of a number of distinct plant genera: Croton, Dracaena, Daemonorops, Calamus rotang and Pterocarpus. The red resin was used in ancient times as varnish, medicine, incense, and dye...
" – 4:07- Produced by Metal Fingers
- "Myrtle Leaf" – 5:16
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- "Patchouly LeavesPatchouliPatchouli is a species from the genus Pogostemon and a bushy herb of the mint family, with erect stems, reaching two or three feet in height and bearing small, pale pink-white flowers...
" – 3:46- Produced by Metal Fingers
- Contains a sample from "Our Day Will Come" by Isaac HayesIsaac HayesIsaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...
, from the album ...To Be Continued...To Be Continued...To Be Continued is a studio album by American soul musician Isaac Hayes, issued in 1970 on Stax Records' Enterprise label. The LP includes Hayes' cover of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David composition "The Look of Love", which was issued as a single in an edited form, peaking at #79 on the Billboard...
- "My Favorite Ladies" (bonus track)
- "All Outta Ale (live)" (bonus multimediaMultimediaMultimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
track) - "Special Blends DJ Set (live)" (bonus multimedia track)
- MF DoomMF DoomDaniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
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- "Orange Blossoms" is an instrumental version of "The Instructor" by B.I., from the Spark the Sound split 7" with Chris Craft featuring MF DOOMMF DoomDaniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
. It was also used on "Underwater" by Ghostface KillahGhostface KillahDennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...
, from the album FishscaleFishscaleFishScale is the fifth studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, released March 28, 2006 on Def Jam in the United States. The album features guest appearances from every member of the Wu-Tang Clan, as well as Ghostface Killah's Theodore Unit...
. - "Kava Kava Root" is an instrumental version of "Anarchist Bookstore Pt. 1" by MC Paul BarmanMC Paul BarmanPaul Nathaniel Barman better known as MC Paul Barman is a Jewish- American emcee from Ridgewood, New Jersey, who attended Brown University....
, from the album Paullelujah!Paullelujah!Paullelujah! is MC Paul Barman's first full length album, released in 2002. It featured production from artists MF Doom, Prince Paul, MikeTheMusicGuy and Phofo.-Track listing:...
. It is also used on "Stress Box" by MF GrimmGM GrimmPercy Carey , also known by the stage names MF Grimm and originally Build and Destroy, is an American underground rapper, music producer and Eisner Award-nominated comic book writer from New York City.-Early life:...
, from the MF DOOM collaboration album Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1Special Herbs + Spices Vol. 1 is the third collaboration album released between American rappers MF DOOM and MF Grimm, released in 2004 on Grimm's own Day By Day Entertainment label. Unlike their previous works, this CD is solely focused on MF Grimm's rhyming over MF DOOM's production...
. - "Valerian Root" is an instrumental version of "Anarchist Bookstore Pt. 2" by MC Paul Barman, from Paullelujah! .
- "Coffin Nails" is an instrumental version of "Rapp Snitch Knishes (Rap Snitches)" by MF DOOM featuring Mr. Fantastik, from the album MM..Food?MM..Food?Mm.. Food is an album by American hip hop artist Daniel Dumile, his second full-length under the MF DOOM moniker. It was released on November 16, 2004 on Rhymesayers Entertainment.-Overview:...
. - "Horehound" is an instrumental version of "Kookies" by MF DOOM, from the same album. It is also used on "Tonight's Show" by MF Grimm featuring Invisible Man and Lord Smog, from Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1.
- "Dragon's Blood" is an instrumental version of "Fig Leaf Bi-Carbonate" by MF DOOM from MM..Food?. It is also used on "1000 Degrees" by MF Grimm, from Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1. It is also used on "Guns N' Razors" by Ghostface KillahGhostface KillahDennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...
from More FishMore FishMore Fish is the sixth studio album by rapper Ghostface Killah, released on December 12, 2006 through the Def Jam label.The album's name derives from Ghostface's earlier 2006 release, Fishscale. The track "Good", featuring Ghostface's fellow Theodore Unit member Trife Da God and Mr. Maygreen, and...
. - "Myrtle Leaf" is an instrumental version of "Monster Zero" by King Geedorah, from the album Take Me to Your LeaderTake Me to Your Leader (King Geedorah album)Take Me to Your Leader is the first full-length album released by Daniel Dumile under the alias 'King Geedorah'. Regarding the album, Dumile says,...
. - "Patchouly Leaves" is an instrumental version of "Operation: Greenbacks" by MF DOOM featuring Megalon, from Operation: Doomsday.