I was pleased to see The Herbaliser perform live at Le National years ago.
I have known about The Herbaliser for years, but not familiar enough with their music for my own liking. I had known of their production, their reputation for good music and seen their releases along my travels.
Prior to the concert, I listened to a podcast of one of my favorite East Village Radio shows and found out the guest on that show was DJ Ollie Teeba. He talked about the changes within the group. He mentioned that Herbaliser basically increased to nearly half a dozen members, added a female vocalist named Jessica Greenfield and became more instrument-based.
True to word, six members of The Herbaliser took the stage. I recognized a few of the tracks they performed from the podcast mainly because they were the ones Greenfield sang on. Other than that, I was experiencing the new Herbaliser sound for the first time.
A special note has to be made about DJ Ollie Teeba. From an aspiring DJ point of view, it was particularly interesting to see him perform with the group. His technical prowess on the turntables fit perfectly with the musicians. During some tracks, he used the turntables as an instrument. The scratching and tricks gave an added flavor to the live instrumental performances. I hope to be as skilled as Ollie Teeba on the turntables one day.
The Herbaliser have released a new album with the interesting title, There Were Seven.
Check out the video for one of the new singles below.
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