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Something Wicked This Way Comes
Hip-Hop · 2002 · 13 tracks

Something Wicked This Way Comes

The Herbaliser

A cinematic collision of gritty London boom-bap and lush orchestral jazz. Dusty, mysterious, and perfectly tuned for the city after dark.

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It's like a 70s heist movie soundtrack if the getaway driver was a world-class turntablist.

A sophisticated, mysterious blend of urban grit and cinematic elegance.

Something Wicked This Way Comes · vs · The Herbaliser
Storytelling+1.0σ

The writing leans notably further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
Something Wicked
5:11
02
Verbal Animé
3:47
03
Time 2 Build
3:24
04
24 Carat Blag
4:08
05
Mr Holmes
7:18
06
Good Girl Gone Bad
4:08
07
The Hard Stuff
2:01
08
Distinguished Jamaican English
3:33
09
Worldwide Connected
5:06
10
The Turnaround
3:16
11
Battle of Bongo Hill
4:52
12
It Ain’t Nuttin’
2:47
13
Unsungsong
4:53
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the title track builds from a creeping bassline into a full-blown orchestral noir theme
The sharp, rhythmic interplay between the live horn section and Ollie Teeba's precision scratching on Verbal Animé
The seven-minute slow burn of Mr Holmes that feels like a lost detective film score
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