Roots Tonic / Roots Tonic Meets Bill Laswell
| Album: | Roots Tonic Meets Bill Laswell | Collection: | Reggae | |
| Artist: | Roots Tonic | Added: | May 2006 | |
| Label: | Roir | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2006-05-28 | Pull Date: | 2006-07-30 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 30 | Jul 23 | Jul 16 | Jul 2 | Jun 25 | Jun 18 | Jun 11 | Jun 4 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 28, 2006: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
Clean Escape (The Crew Is Here) |
4. | Jul 18, 2006: | New World Disorder
Clean Escape (The Crew Is Here) |
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| 2. | Jul 27, 2006: | Impeach Bush for tellin lies
Employees Must Wash Your Hands |
5. | Jul 17, 2006: | Plastic Fantastic Lover
Akademikus Du Umbeigu |
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| 3. | Jul 25, 2006: | New World Disorder
Road To Axum |
6. | Jul 11, 2006: | New World Disorder
Clean Escape (The Crew Is Here) |
Album Review
Sadie O.
Reviewed 2006-05-24
Reviewed 2006-05-24
Roots Tonic – Roots Tonic Meets Bill Laswell (ROIR)
Reviewed by Sadie O., 5/246/06
Attn: Dub lovers! DIS IS DA SHIT! Roots rock dub instrumentals with electronica from Matisyahu’s band and producer. Gets more electronica-laden as it goes along. All tracks at least 5 minutes long, and all tracks are godlike (although track 6 has so much electronica it gave me a bit of a headache!)
No FCC. I guess I like 3 and 5 best, but it’s really all good.
1. 5:34 slightly downtempo, dubby and meaty but spare. Solid beat and odd noises.
2. 5:23 slightly uptempo – starts with sucking on a bong. Rather more energetic and full sound.
3. 5:10 bright and march-y dance-y, great riddim.
4. 6:35 slow, a bit swingy and a bit scary, somehow.
5. 6:10 extremely spare, midtempo, cowbells and chimes and… insect noises? Oh, there’s the beat. Fun!
6. 6:29 somewhat uptempo, driving drumbeat, lots of electronica.
7. 5:48 a bit downtempo, squeepy, some nice drum bits towards the end.
8. 6:09 uptempo with a bit of crazed electric guitar, nice riddim.
Reviewed by Sadie O., 5/246/06
Attn: Dub lovers! DIS IS DA SHIT! Roots rock dub instrumentals with electronica from Matisyahu’s band and producer. Gets more electronica-laden as it goes along. All tracks at least 5 minutes long, and all tracks are godlike (although track 6 has so much electronica it gave me a bit of a headache!)
No FCC. I guess I like 3 and 5 best, but it’s really all good.
1. 5:34 slightly downtempo, dubby and meaty but spare. Solid beat and odd noises.
2. 5:23 slightly uptempo – starts with sucking on a bong. Rather more energetic and full sound.
3. 5:10 bright and march-y dance-y, great riddim.
4. 6:35 slow, a bit swingy and a bit scary, somehow.
5. 6:10 extremely spare, midtempo, cowbells and chimes and… insect noises? Oh, there’s the beat. Fun!
6. 6:29 somewhat uptempo, driving drumbeat, lots of electronica.
7. 5:48 a bit downtempo, squeepy, some nice drum bits towards the end.
8. 6:09 uptempo with a bit of crazed electric guitar, nice riddim.
Track Listing
| 1. | Road To Axum | 5. | Employees Must Wash Your Hands | |||
| 2. | Concrete Sunrise | 6. | Instrument Of The Trinity | |||
| 3. | Akademikus Du Umbeigu | 7. | Healing Of The Nations | |||
| 4. | JD3 | 8. | Clean Escape (The Crew Is Here) |