FabricLive 26
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Eric B. & Rakim’s “Paid in Full” gets an affectionate 20th-anniversary nod on the Herbaliser’s FabricLive offering, in a summer scorcher track list that favors clamorous Brit hip-hop and U.S. MCs rather than comedown beats. Other than a hyped snippet of “Gadget Funk,” the smoky, jazz-lounge workouts that characterized a lot of The Herbaliser’s Take London last year have no place on the duo’s picks for FabricLive 26. The mix’s relatively hostile party vibe ensures a sticky morning after, as beers will be spilled or thrown during the Farfisa-spiked ragga of the Million Dan sendoff, an RJD2/Dynamic Syncopation mashup that fits real snug-like. There’s even a Jackson 5 track. Nottingham, England’s, Cappo (an Herbaliser fave), rides hard, stinging breaks on a surprisingly three-year-old “I.D.S.T.,” while the tinty licks of “It’s Great To Be Here” from the Jackson boys also guarantee splintered pint glasses. The furniture will be in disrepair, man.
This article appears in Apr 12-18, 2006.