Slime & Reason

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:54:29
Personnel: Roots Manuva (vocals); Mr Versatile, Mister Versatile, Ricky Ranking (vocals); Hylton Rodney (viola); Theo Gordon (saxophone, tenor horn, synthesizer); Jonny Boy (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bob Earland (synthesizer); Waggerman (bass instrument); Amaziree (background vocals); Gordon G. Audio Mixers: Ross Orton; Bob Earland. Recording information: Alaska Studios, London, England; Kenwood Studios; On The Cut Studios; Shackwell Lane, E8; The Neo Bedroom. Photographer: Pelle Crepin. Arranger: Theo Gordon. Rodey Smith, aka Roots Manuva, has been a pioneer in the U.K. hip-hop scene for more than a decade, and SLIME & REASON finds him keeping step with of-the-moment contemporaries like the Streets and Dizzee Rascal, while tapping into something more laid back, musical, and global in its influence. "Kick Up Ya Foot" could be lifted from a mid-'90s Busta Rhymes session, but it's kept grounded with Manuva's Guru-esque, mega-chill flow. Elsewhere, on "2 Much 2 Soon," he lets his delivery take on more of a cockney swagger, but juxtaposes it against a spare snare loop with occasional emphatic horn flourishes. And on bangers like "I'm A New Man," Manuva goes for broke with chaotic, El-P-worthy production, bringing the album toward a close with a definitive reaffirmation of his legacy.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)