Special Herbs, Vols. 7 & 8

Special Herbs, Vols. 7 & 8
Studio album by Metal Fingers
Released	2004
Recorded	Various dates
Genre	Alternative hip hop, underground hip hop
Length	44:40
Label	Shaman Works
Producer	Metal Fingers
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Metal Fingers chronology
Special Herbs, Vols. 5 & 6 (2004) Special Herbs, Vols. 7 & 8 (2004) Special Herbs, Vols. 9 & 0 (2005)

Special Herbs, Vols. 7 & 8 is an instrumental album released by Daniel Dumile under the moniker Metal Fingers. As with all volumes of Special Herbs released by Metal Fingers, each track is named after a herb or similar flora. Although being an instrumental album, some tracks contain sampled speech.

Track listing

1. "Safed Musli" – 3:15
   • Contains a sample from "The Klan" by L.A. Carnival
2. "Emblica Officinalis" – 4:50
3. "Licorice" – 3:05
   • Contains a sample from "All I Ask" by The Blackbyrds
4. "Sarsaparilla" – 3:39
   • Contains a sample from "Message from a Black Man" by The Whatnauts
5. "Fo Ti" – 2:49
6. "Camphor" – 1:50
7. "High John" – 4:31
8. "Mandrake" – 2:34
   • Contains sample from "What a Fool Believes" by Michael McDonald
9. "Devil's Shoestring" – 4:25
   • Contains sample from "Passion Play" by Sugar Hill Gang
10. "Wormwood" – 3:19
11. "Cedar" – 3:35
    • Contains sample from "Brothers on the Slide" by Cymande
12. "Buckeyes" – 3:04
13. "Chrysanthemum Flowers" – 3:54

Other versions

• "Emblica Officinalis" is an instrumental version of a section of "Anarchist Bookstore Pt. 2" by MC Paul Barman, from the album Paullelujah!
• "Licorice" is an instrumental version of "Sorcerers" by KMD, from the Shaman Works label compilation Shaman Work: Family Files.
• "Sarsaparilla" is an instrumental version of "Anti-Matter" by King Geedorah featuring MF DOOM and Mr. Fantastik, from the album Take Me to Your Leader.
• "Camphor" is an instrumental version of "Intro_outside perspective" by John Robinson from the album Who Is This Man?
• "Wormwood" is an instrumental version of "Lockjaw" by King Geedorah featuring Trunks, and of "One Smart Nigger" by King Geedorah, both from the same album.
• "Cedar" is an instrumental version of "The Replenish" by John Robinson of the album Who Is This Man?
• "Buckeyes" is an instrumental version of "Fazers" by King Geedorah, from the same album.
• "Chrysanthemum Flowers" is an instrumental version of MF DOOM's "Outro" to the compilation Spitkicker Presents: The Next Spit Vol. 3 as well as being an instrumental version of "Expression feat. Tiffany Paige" by John Robinson from the album Who Is This Man?.

External links

• Special herbs guide