Οι ROOTZ UNDERGROUND είναι το κορυφαίο roots reggae συγκρότημα που βγήκε τα τελευταία χρόνια από τη Jamaica. Οι κριτικές για το πρώτο τους album ήταν διθυραμβικές και όσοι τυχεροί έχουν δει κάποια συναυλία τους μιλάνε για μια απίστευτη ενέργεια επί σκηνής. Με αφορμή το δεύτερο album τους, “ALIVE”, οι ROOZ UNDERGROUND θα μας επισκεφθούν για δύο συναυλίες στην Αθήνα και στη Θεσσαλονίκη.
Πέμπτη 15 Απριλίου, Κύτταρο, Αθήνα.
Παρασκεύη 16 Απριλίου, Block33, Θεσσαλονίκη.
Περισότερρες πληροφορίες σύντομα.
Και έρχεται και ο Gentleman τον Ιούνιο…σε λίγο τα νέα!
Στο μεταξύ μπορείτε να κατεβάζετε ΔΩΡΕΑΝ και για περιορισμένο χρονικό διάστημα, το “ALIVE” από τη σελίδα τους:
http://www.rootzunderground.com/store/
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Here are some of the recent press quotes:
“Movement is a promising beginning from a seriously talented band; it boasts a strong, dry sound that recalls the early Mango albums of Steel Pulse.” -Billboard.com
While most of Jamaica’s music scene looks to hip-hop for inspiration, a new breed of reggae acts sounds more like rock and punk in comparison. Kingston’s Rootz Underground is the most impressive of this bunch, an incredibly tight (and young) six-piece outfit that has been together for eight years. While the band revives roots reggae of the late 1970s and early 1980s, don’t label it a nostalgia act: Movement might recall the Meditations, but everything here feels contemporary, like “Hammer,” a slice of conscious reggae broad enough to sound new in the 21st century. Like American jam bands, Rootz prides itself on stellar live performances (not surprisingly, Stephen Newland’s charismatic singing here is surpassed only by killer grooves). In this respect, the band is poised for greatness. Go see them live. Now.
Playboy June 2008
?There?s little irony that Movement, one of the best albums to come out in recent
times, is not driven by airwave-dominated dancehall, but instead taps into a rootsy vibe that hits with nostalgia as much as modernity, even in the band?s homeland.?
Global Rhythms Magazine July 2008
?With a skank and demeanor similar to that of Reggae Icon Bob Marley, it’s evident Rootz Underground front man Stephen Newland, with the help of his band, has major plans to secure a spot in the history of the reggae Movement.?
Jamaica Observer, May 19th
“While this Kingston, Jamaica-based collective may be termed “reggae rock,” they take the best elements of both to compile what is arguably one of the most impressive debuts of recent times.”- Conscious Choice Magazine
?Consequently the group has the potential to do something no Jamaican band has fully achieved since Bob Marley’s Exodus album, cross into the mainstream.? ?Riddim Magazine (Germany)
“I wanted to run and wake the town and tell the people that Reggae music?real reggae music, the kind that is a throwback to reggae ambassadors such as Tosh, Marley and Burning Spear, lives on in this six-member band”. ? Where Itz At Magazine
" Kingston’s six-man outfit Rootz Underground is eager to help lead its beloved genre forward, not backward, toward a time of spirituality. The group’s music thumps with rebel bass lines and thought-provoking lyrics, not just of yesteryear, but rather it transcends time, a key ingredient of the sound they’ve been creating in the eight years since the band first formed."- The Broward County New Times (Florida)
“Retrospective tracks fuse with Introspective singles to form a myriad of diverse sounds and topics that anyone with half a brain can appreciate”…“Rootz Underground’s ‘Movement’ will make reggae aficionados out of the occasional reggae listener” ? Right On! Magazine
“Kingston’s Rootz Underground album is leading the latest development in the ongoing roots reggae revival-the return of the self sufficient band”- Jamrock Magazine
“The band delivers a well crafted balance of easy skanking and reverent passion that’s well worth the wait” ? Global Rhythm magazine