Session 2

Herbaliser | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 11, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: K7
• ASIN: B002ALRVJK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #460,323 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The inimitable HERBALISER band give a new session of live studio recordings, drawn from 6 albums of material - from the underground beats and breaks of their 1997 album Blow Your Headphones to the more lush, soulful grooves of Same As It Never Was. It is another Herbaliser classic, the sound of an ever-evolving band at the peak of their powers. Forget the old Hollywood rule: sometimes a sequel can be just as good as the original. Killer jams!

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Herbaliser Band - Session 2, November 14, 2011

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scoundrel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Session 2 (Audio CD)

For SESSION 2, The Herbaliser Band returns to the upbeat groove of "Mr. Chombee Has Flaw," replete with scratches and wild piano flailing, but it's "Geddim!" that piles on the funk. The shadowy "Another Mother," the slinky "Blackwater Drive," or the suggestions on Latin jazz on "Amores Bongo" shows them playing at other moods too, but they excel at the funk here, as with the almost archaic tones and steady bass of "Moon Sequence" (yes, despite the hackneyed samples). The horns on "Theme From Control Centre" reinforce this, but the slow, loping beats of "Stranded On Earth" do sound quite nice in its extended groove. Not as impressive as SESSION 1, which got many of the choice cuts from the back catalogue, but strong in its own right.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ultra bad instrumental funk, January 30, 2010

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Dan Bergevin (danbergevin dot com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Session 1 & 2 (Audio CD)

Attention fans of The Budos Band, The Keystones, Tommy Guerrero, Chris Joss, and The Beastie Boys - The Herbaliser has always been a strong contender for baddest contemporary funk band, but with their continuous stream of primarily vocal albums, this talent has been largely underrated.

Now, the lost and almost forgotten Herbaliser Band Session 1 can be purchased together with Session 2 in one unforgettably nasty package. It's a party in a box, albeit a fairly short party, but this can be fixed by supplementing it with the tunage from the musicians listed above.

All instrumental, all funk. Like Budos Band with a strong DJ influence, or Chris Joss with a more organic, live feel.

Get it. You'll love it. And no, it is not available in vinyl. But we can always hope...