| Reggae
Music originated and was further developed
mainly in Jamaican Studio's. In these
Studio's, the Studio Bands played one riddim
after another into the multi track recorders
of the engineer.
Although the music
was played by real musicians in real bands,
Reggae Music was very much unlike the
mainstream musical styles in the west. Take
Rock Music where the standard is set by
bands who have their own singers and their
own reportoire as an example.
Most "Reggae
Bands" were "simply" Studio
Bands. The Roots Radics and the
Revolutionaires at Channel One, the
Upsetters at Black Ark, and the list can go
on.
However, there are
also Reggae Bands that do have their own
singers and repertoire. Third World and the
Inner Circle in Jamaica, and in the UK you
had Steel Pulse and... Misty in Roots.
Misty in Roots may
not be that known to everyone. They could
very well be called one of Reggae's biggest
secrets.
But still, the UK
based band has made quite a name with their
incredible live performances. Their live
album "Live at the Counter
Eurovision" has reached a classic
status among those who can appricilove the
better Roots Reggae. There
are two tracks from this classic late 1970's
album on "Roots Controller".
"The Music Of
Our Art Is Roots", they say. And their
music is indeed a deep, deep form of Roots
Music. Their dreadly combination of
consciousness and freedom sounds form a
welcome addition to every serious Reggae
collection.
"Roots
Controller" captures the heartical and
spiritual atmosphere of Misty in Roots. It's
a great album that can introduce a great
band to a wider audience. It's even the only
Misty In Roots album currently in print at
the time of this writing (feb 2006)!
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