Roots Manuva - Bleeds - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Not only one of Britain's greatest musical artists, but one of the greatest lyricists full stop, Roots Manuva is back with a dazzling new album, 'Bleeds'. Past collaborations with everyone from Gorillaz to the Maccabees to Leftfield to Coldcut to the Cinematic Orchestra, Rodney Smith's influence can be heard right across the musical landscape. Now, with his sixth studio album, he has made his most concise and focused record to date, his most emotionally affecting and powerful since his breakthrough, 'Run Come Save Me.' Drawing upon production assistance from young British producer, Fred, together with musical heavyweights Four Tet, Adrian Sherwood and Switch's new production team, With You, the title of the record is, in the man's own words, an Inchegocentric jest of daring to do things in the tradition of Jesus I'm ready to bleed for the artform.Inch It is, of course, also a reference to the way in which genres, in the sonic world of Roots Manuva, have a tendency to bleed into one another, so that hip hop, reggae, techno, funk, neo-classical, all blend together to create Inchliquid soul, the blood, the bleeds that paint infinite sacred wonders in our dreams and unfold in our day-to-day.Inch

On October 11th Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva will a brand new studio album, '4everevolution,' via Big Dada/Banana Klan. The album is just a few seconds under an hour long, consists of seventeen tracks and covers every style from wonky reggae through pop-funk, street spitting, straight up hip hop, sung ballads and epic death-disco. It deepens much of what Mr Manuva has already achieved over a glorious decade of innovation, but also throws in enough new ideas and adventures to last most creative artists a lifetime. We think it's his very best work since InchRun Come Save Me.Inch We're wondering (whisper it) whether it might be his best album ever.

The undisputed king of the UK hip-hop scene returns to reclaim the rightful title that some newcomers would like to call their own. Includes 51 new minutes of Manuava dub-wise hip-hop style. This time around he has made the best record of his career entitled AWFULLY DEEP.