'An Excellent Album' Steve Lamacq BBC Radio 2
'Very Entertaining' Alex Lester BBC Radio 2
'A Great Voice' Jerry Dammers (The Specials)
'Quality Old School' Neville Staple (The Specials).
Take proper old school dirty Reggae, classic British song writing and a vocal with echoes of Billy Bragg and you’ve got something truly unique.
‘ A Life In Minutes’ is the debut reggae album from songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ed Rome. As well as being tour support for the 'Easy Star All Stars' (Radiodread/Dub side of the moon) countless live sessions around the world for artists such as ‘The Beat’, ‘Lee Perry’ and members of ‘The Specials’ has secured his reputation on the Reggae/Ska Scene.
However, Eds talents are not confined to Reggae. He has completed 9 albums in a wide range of genres from Roots and Blues to Folk and Ska.
In the past Ed’s song writing has enabled Ska Band ‘The Big’ to become a key feature on the Ska/Reggae scene. Touring and playing festivals all over Europe culminated in being asked to play the legendary Glastonbury festival.
All this experience is captured in this new release ‘A Life in Minutes’. Infectious bass lines, dirty organ, innovative guitar, Caribbean brass and funky drumming make ‘A Life in Minutes’ an album you can’t stop listening to. Authentic reggae with 21st century edge.