a r t i s t : Root 70
t i t l e : Heaps Dub
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Nonplace
c a t : NON20CD
s o u r c e : CDDA
g e n r e : Jazz+Funk
r l s. d a t e : Jun/2006
t r a c k s : 10
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 69,6 MB
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The creative quadrangle of Nils Wogram, Jochen Rueckert, Matt
Penman and Hayden Chisholm, Root 70 are a jazz quartet whose
loose-limbed style has seen them taming trad-jazz, reggae,
dub, latin jazz and tender acoustica to produce a sound that
is instantly recognizable and utterly irresistible. In a move
that could easily have been interpreted as aurally political,
Root 70 have taken the music of Flanger and Burnt Friedman &
The Nu Dub Players and soused them clean of any electronic
detritus to expose an organic heart beneath the more digitally
motivated aspects of Friedman's work. Whilst this has never
manifested itself as bleeps and beats, Friedman nonetheless
used a silicon scalpel to retool his work to make it sound
more natural - a policy Root 70 have extended by
"re-naturalising" the selected pieces on offer. Comprising
four dub tunes, four latin-jazz songs as well as a spoken word
collage and a silky smooth jazz track, 'Heaps Dub' is
idiosyncratic to the last -with each piece lasting exactly
five minutes and managing to pack more freewheeling
instrumentation into those 300 seconds than many similar
outfits manage over an entire album. Intricate, clever and
(most importantly!) fun, 'Heaps Dub' is the sound of musicians
in love with their craft. Root down!
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01-Get Things Straight [05:00]
02-Designer Groove [05:00]
03-Five Star Group Travel [05:00]
04-Destination Unknown [05:00]
05-Revivitator [tongs of Love] Feat Black Sifichi [05:00]
06-Escape the Night [05:00]
07-Life is Worth [05:00]
08-It Aint Rocket Science [05:00]
09-Bosco's Disposable Driver [05:00]
10-Nightbeat [05:00]
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50:00 min