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Awakening belongs to the tightest
reggaebands from the United States, which
they definitly prove on their CD "Roots
Tonic", avalaible from the MP3.com
Digital Automated Music label. The group has
played as backing band for the legendary
Jamaican reggae singers The Congo's and have
a regular appearance in the MP3.com Reggae
Charts. Roots Tonic is a selection of ten
tracks, of whom three are really good worked
out Dub versions. the nice thing with this
band anyway is that they incorporate a lot
of dubwise in their authentic roots music
which increases the listening pleasure
extensively! A full instrumentation, backing
vocals, and heavy rhythms that are
guaranteed to make you move your dancing
feet. The sound is rough and heavy and the
drum and bass rock hard. I like most of the
tracks, Take the Time plus Dub being my
favorite one on this album. But actually, I
like them all but one. There is one
love-song on the album too which I don't
really see as the best reggae ever created,
but I'm not such a lovers-rock fan anyway.
Lucky for me it's only one track hehehe.
Many reggae bands have a tendencee of
putting too much complex parts in their
music, Root Awakening is also not afraid of
doing that, but not in the usual, almost
disturbing manner.
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