Roots Manuva Video Interview
We recently caught up with Rodney Smith at Ninja Tune HQ in London. We talked about the new album "Slime and Reason", first single "Buff Nuff" and brand new single "Again and Again" as well as how this new record came together as well as Rodney's work on the 2005 Gorillaz album "Demon Days".
Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva is back with his fourth album and Rodney's musical vision is as cutting and fresh as it has ever been.
Rodney Smith's inspiration for Slime and Reason has come from looking back to his roots, the music that moved him even before he heard hip hop.
"With this record I was trying to tune into that old Channel One, Studio One aesthetic. Lord knows what they were drinking, smoking or eating or what they were doing or what was on their mind but to me that was a special period in music. Today, with the technology that's available it's pretty easy to make generic music, music that sounds like everything else. But to tap into a unique aesthetic, to make a long player that is of its own world is a harder job. How do we make it have an individual sound?"
As is usual with Roots Manuva "Slime & Reason" isn't lacking in individuality. While it's a record that some press sources are comparing to his very successful "Run Come Save Me" for its depth and impact. "Slime & Reason" is as utterly unique as the mind of the man who created it.
Catch Roots Manuva on tour:
ROOTS MANUVA UK TOUR
Sat 04-Oct-08 oxford academy UK
Sun 05-Oct-08 norwich waterfront UK
Tue 07-Oct-08 gateshead the sage 2 uk
Wed 08-Oct-08 edinburgh liquid room uk
Thu 09-Oct-08 glasgow arches uk
Sat 11-Oct-08 manchester Warehouse uk
Sun 12-Oct-08 nottingham rock city uk
Wed 15-Oct-08 preston club53 uk
Thu 16-Oct-08 sheffield plug uk
Fri 17-Oct-08 birmingham accad 2 uk
Sat 18-Oct-08 london shepherds bush empire uk
Tue 21-Oct-08 brighton concorde uk
Wed 22-Oct-08 cambridge junction uk
Thu 23-Oct-08 bristol anson rooms uk
Fri 24-Oct-08 exeter lemon grove uk
Sat 25-Oct-08 plymouth uni uk
Sat 01-Nov dublin academy uk
Site - http://www.rootsmanuva.co.uk
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Beautiful
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Fast Girls
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Hey Sexy Lady
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Sexy Boy
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Tired As F***
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Blurred Lines (Unrated Version)
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Six (Live)
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Boof Baf
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Sax [Live]
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