THE HERBALISER BAND

Kings of the sample, The Herbaliser Band come to Future Yard on Saturday 11th October.

Reforming last year, beatmakers are back with one hell of a live ensemble, with original members Ralph Lamb (trumpet/flugelhorn), Andrew Ross (tenor/baritone sax-flute), Micah Moody (drums), Patrick Dawes (percussion) with James Morton (Alto Sax), Oliver Parfitt (keyboards), Conor Cotterill (bass) & of course DJ Ollie Teeba on the turntables, coming to town this Autumn to showcase their most iconic and well- known material, from the 10 years recording with Ninja Tune (1995- 2005).

Tickets on sale Friday 2nd May.

Back in September 1995, The Herbaliser, a sample-based beatmaking duo (Ollie Teeba & Jake Wherry), released their debut LP, ‘Remedies’, on UK label Ninja Tune. Ollie, a hip hop head and obsessive break hunter and Jake, a lover of all things funky, would dig for samples in diverse crates and had a particular taste for old movie soundtracks, which would become a particular characteristic of their production sound. In no time, they established themselves, as one of the main features of the expanding Ninja Tune crew.

The following year, as they were recording their second full length release, ‘Blow Your Headphones’, they expanded their performances to include an 8 piece live band. The live show toured internationally, to great reception from audiences and would become a regular feature at a multitude of electronic, dance, dub and jazz festivals worldwide for the next 2 decades or so. Subsequently, The Herbaliser releases, which, prior to 3rd LP ’Very Mercenary’, were almost entirely made from samples, would begin to incorporate more of the band’s talents, to bring the sound of the studio recordings and the onstage performances closer together.