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Very Mercenary
Hip-Hop · 1999 · 16 tracks

Very Mercenary

The Herbaliser

A cinematic collision of 1960s spy-funk and gritty London hip-hop. Sophisticated horn arrangements meet dusty turntable scratches in a smoke-filled urban noir.

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It's like a 1960s heist movie soundtrack remixed by a London hip-hop head in a basement.

A sophisticated, nocturnal blend of cinematic tension and street-level cool.

Very Mercenary · vs · The Herbaliser
Storytelling+1.0σ

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

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Intro
1:04
02
Mission Improbable
3:11
03
Who's the Realest?
4:46
04
When I Shine
3:57
05
Goldrush
6:12
06
Moon Sequence
6:22
07
Mind in the Frame
5:13
08
Funny?
0:55
09
Shattered Soul
5:18
10
Road of Many Signs
4:56
11
Wall Crawling Giant Insect Breaks
5:42
12
The Sensual Woman
5:02
13
Let It Go
5:28
14
Jake's Backache
0:24
15
The Missing Suitcase
5:36
16
Starlight
5:08
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the tense intro into the brassy, cinematic swagger of Mission Improbable.
The way the vibraphone lines on Starlight create a weightless, ballroom-dance feeling under the vocals.
The seamless blend of live seven-piece band instrumentation and gritty turntable scratches on Goldrush.
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