The Rootsman - player of instruments, production and mixdown. Various guests and collaborators included Sugar Minott, Horace Andy, Michael Prophet, Cutty Ranks, Johnny Clarke, Triston Palma, Jah Mason, Winston McAnuff, Junior Cat, Courtney Melody. The Disciples, Muslimgauze, Celtarabia
Influences
Scientist, King Tubbys, Augustus Pablo, Lee Perry, Jah Shaka Sound System, Aisha Kandisha’s Jarring Effects, Arabic Music, RZA, Dr Dre, Rai, Ragga Jungle, Muslimgauze, Deep Southern Soul, Raina Rai, Kroke, Killah Priest, Radio Tarifa, Soulfly, Bill Laswell, Mahmoud Ahmed.
The Rootsman was one of the leading figures to emerge from the ground-breaking UK dub and roots scene in the early 1990s. From his first releases in 1994 he produced some of the most original and creative dub-based music from the UK. Utilising samples and influences from across the globe as well as modern hip hop, jungle and electronic beats, his music stood apart from the rest. Middle Eastern, Turkish and Arabian samples were a common feature of his highly individual sound.
Rootsman produced many big name reggae artists like Horace Andy, Sugar Minott, Michael Prophet, Earl 16, Johnny Clarke, Admiral Bailey, Jah Mason, Triston Palmer, Daddy Freddy, Ranking Joe and U Brown. His remixing skills were also put to great use with works produced for Dub Syndicate, Dub War, Black Star Liner and heavyweight thrash metal giants Soulfly from Brazil.
Now retired from music production, Rootsman continues to be an influence on a wide-ranging number of acts, including Eugene Hutz of gypsy punks Gogol Bordello who said of him "your music speaks so much to me and sounds ahead of its time."
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