The Herd are back with their second major release and the development of this aptly named collective (9 members in the group) is remarkable. An Elefant Never Forgets begins with some of slickest Australian hip-hop released...ever. But The Herd's many members all dabble on this disc, contributing eclectic compositions that swing from dubbed-up electronica to f**ked-up electro with more than one example of mind-altering off-beats. In fact, Missy Elliot would have a tough time rappin' to Urban Lady Saloon. The bass starts getting extra-dirty mid-way through the selection when Hunter's Theme provides criminally low subs, which had the old Whammo headphones sliding off my ears. When The After-Party Brigade arrived I knew I was dealing with a progressive team of experimentalists; dyslexic electro blending my brain cells. The Herd are politically edgy on An Elefant Never Forgets and their intelligent quips are a real slap in the face for the morons doing such slack job of running the globe's countries; especially Australia. The Tampa controversy and the pending illegal invasion of Iraq are condemned on the album, making it a highly topical release. When you hear a song like Burn Down the Parliament there can be no doubt about the sentiments blasting from your speakers. This is the best collection of beats and wisdom in recent memory. Don't let it pass you by.

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Tracklisting
1 The Plunderers
2 States of Transit
3 Burn down teh Parliament
4 Superweeds
5 Urban Lady Saloon
6 77%
7 Hunter' Theme
8 The After Party Brigade
9 The World Keep Turning
10 Hell
11 When you thought nothing was Happening
12 Croissant para zwei na c'vrtek
13 High Seas
14 LG
15 taki Taki
16 Ray of Sun

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