Special Herbs, Vol. 4

Special Herbs, Vol. 4 is an album of instrumental works released by Daniel Dumile under the Metal Fingers moniker, the fourth part of his Special Herbs series. Following the pattern set by previous installments of the series, each track is named for a herb or similar flora.

The album's title is slightly misleading, in that it is not an entirely new volume: the third installment in the Metal Fingers series, Special Herbs, Vol. 3, appears again here as the first eight tracks of Vol. 4. For this reason, the album is also commonly known as Special Herbs, Vols. 3 & 4. The difference in record labels on which the two albums were released explains this quirk, similar to the earlier inclusion of Vol. 1 as the first part of Vol. 2.

[edit] Track listing

"Agrimony" – 2:06
- Produced by Metal Fingers
"Arabic Gum" – 2:50
- Produced by Metal Fingers
"Benzoin Gum" – 2:47
- Produced by Metal Fingers
"Bergamot Wild" – 3:25
- Produced by Metal Fingers
"Calamus Root" – 3:49
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- Contains a sample from "Walk on By" by Isaac Hayes, from the album Hot Buttered Soul.
"Dragon's Blood Resin" – 3:38
- Produced by Metal Fingers
"Elder Blossoms" – 2:46
- Produced by Metal Fingers
"Styrax Gum" – 2:32
- Produced by Metal Fingers
"Blood Root" – 3:00
- Produced by Metal Fingers
"Star Anis" – 3:28
- Produced by Metal Fingers
"Lemon Grass" – 4:21
- Produced by Metal Fingers
"Four Thieves Vinegar" – 3:34
- Produced by Metal Fingers
"Galangal Root" – 2:33
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- Contains a sample from "Black Cow" by Steely Dan, from the album Aja.
"Spikenard" – 3:33
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- Contains a sample from "Ain't No Price on Happiness" by The Spinners, from the album Mighty Love.
"Cinquefoil" – 2:59
- Produced by Metal Fingers
"Hyssop" – 2:33
- Produced by Metal Fingers

[edit] Other versions

"Agrimony" is an instrumental version of "I Hear Voices" by MF DOOM featuring MF Grimm, the bonus track on the album Operation: Doomsday.
"Arabic Gum" is an instrumental version of "No Snakes Alive Pt. 3" by MF Grimm, from the collaboration EP with MF DOOM, the MF EP. It is also used on an updated version, "No Snakes Alive", by King Geedorah featuring MF Grimm and Rodan, from the album Take Me to Your Leader.
"Benzoin Gum" is an instrumental version of "Krazy World" by King Geedorah featuring Gigan, from the same album.
"Bergamot Wild" is an instrumental version of "Rain Blood" by MF Grimm featuring Megalon, from the album The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera. It is also used on "Rain Blood Pt. 2" by MF Grimm, from the album Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1; and also on "Clipse of Doom" by Ghostface Killah featuring Trife, from the album Fishscale.
"Calamus Root" is an instrumental version of "Dead Bent" by MF DOOM, from Operation: Doomsday. It is also used on "Superhero" by MF Grimm, from Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1.
"Dragon's Blood Resin" is an instrumental version of "Popcorn" by KMD, from the Black Bastards Ruffs & Rares EP.
"Elder Blossoms" is an instrumental version of "Sumpthin's Gotta Give" by Prophetix, from the album High Risk.
"Styrax Gum" is an instrumental version of "The Final Hour" by King Geedorah featuring MF DOOM, from Take Me to Your Leader. It is also used on "Tick Tick Pt. 2" by MF Grimm, from Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1.
"Star Anis" is an instrumental version of "Space Tech Banana Clip" by Babbletron, from the album Mechanical Royalty.
"Four Thieves Vinegar" is an instrumental version of "Escape From Monsta Isle" by Rodan, Megalon, Kong, & Spiega, from the Monsta Island Czars album Escape from Monsta Island!.
"Galangal Root" is an instrumental version of "Gas Drawls" by MF DOOM, from Operation: Doomsday.
"Spikenard" is an instrumental version of "Go With The Flow" by MF DOOM, from the same album.
"Blood Root" is an instrumental version of "I Hear Voices" by MF DOOM and MF GRIMM from I Hear Voices (12" LP)