Welcome please, the Herbaliser. One of the key acts if not the key act of the middle ten years of Ninja Tune's two decade journey, Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba have used their time with Ninja Tune to effortlessly combine their love of hip hop, funk, jazz and sixties film soundtracks into a widescreen, musical approach to the beat that was as raw as it was intelligent. "Herbal Tonic" shows the musical mastery that a pair of hip hop heads from South West London developed.  Their choice of musical collaborators also shows their love for and understanding of the craft of rapping. From Jean Grae to the likes of MF Doom and Roots Manuva (long before either was a cool name to drop), all of the Herbaliser's choices show a love for a characterful, distinctive voice as well as rock solid technique.

Tracklist:
01 Gadget Funk
02 Nah' Mean Nah'm Sayin' (ft Jean Grae)
03 The Missing Suitcase
04 The Blend (ft Jean Grae)
05 Starlight (ft. Roots Manuva)
06 Song For Mary
07 Mr Chombee Has The Flaw
08 Something Wicked (ft Seaming To)
09 Mrs Chombee Takes The Plunge (Dj Food Rebake)
10 The Sensual Woman
11 It Ain't Nuttin' (ft MF Doom)
12 8pt Agenda (ft Latryx)
13 Tea & Beer (ft Jean Grae)
14 Ginger Jumps The Fence
15 March of the Dead Things
16 Stranded on Earth (ft Jessica Darling)