Roots Manuva - Slime & Reason reviews
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| Guardian |
 Here's a rare experience: You listen to the new album by one of your favourite artists, and you realise it's their best so far and a work of genius... and you feel disappointed. In the case of the fourth album proper by Roots Manuva, aka Rodney Smith, the feeling doesn't stem from any lack of quality, or any whiff of artistic compromise. In fact, it's precisely the opposite, because, at first, you think this is going to be Smith's great, danceable, ebullient pop album, a record to lift the listener's spirits and give Smith a chance of reaching urban kids who'd be far better off worshipping his Jamaican-Brit wit and squelchy electro-funk than the bling 'n' bluster of American hip hop. But the second half of this 14-track, 54-minute album reverts to Roots Manuva type - a journey into the troubled soul of a man who struggles to deal with the realities of life....full text |
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| Musicomh |
With his fourth album, Rodney Smith continues the expansion of his aural horizons. Where Awfully Deep was just that - and featured an intense bout of soul searching bordering on the macabre - Slime & Reason takes in a broader spectrum of emotions, the rapper by turns funny, touching, insightful and thoughtful.
Mind you, it doesn't sound like a new record, and that's not a criticism - merely an observation that the Roots Manuva sound, as it is now, lives and breathes in an analogue state that brings freshness and a little vulnerability. It's Me Oh Lord, for instance, is a deep song that takes place over an older synthesizer sound, Manuva in confessional mode as he looks to the skies, at times crying out while elsewhere murmuring almost inaudibly....full text |
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| Rapreviews |
| It's been a little while since Roots Manuva last blessed the album circuit - and his return is a solid as ever. Essentially a fans' favourite (without them knowing it yet), he has distilled pretty much everything he has ever done into his new opus "Slime and Reason." So if anything seems familiar, it is simply because he doesn't stray far from his well-trodden path - although what is immediately noticeable is the relentless barrage of melodies. On every track, you're looking at least three separate winning melodic hooks, and the result is a densely-packed sonic soundscape that takes a few listens to crack, all without seeming like hard work. We're looking at hip hop, dub, bashment, everything rolled into one - it flows together flawlessly, and Roots himself blends perfectly into each track....full text |
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