Music:
Member Since: 3/2/2006
Band Website: theurbanroots.com
Band Members: We will continue to update our myspace place with different riddims and free MP3 downloads from time to time, so do check back for us. SEE OFFICIAL WEBSITE ABOVE for all the latest news and further info, as well as all the latest offerings from the Roots Reality stable with fellow collaborators, including..... BRINSLEY FORDE, MIKEY DREAD, NEVILLE STAPLE, PROFESSOR FRISKY, BRAVEHEART, BARRINGTON TURNER, DENNIS D RANKS and RAS IGEL to name a few.
Influences: Everything and Everyone.....
Every little action - Cause a reaction.....
From Jones Town Kingston & Ocho JA, and amid bouts of being illegal aliens in Miami U.S of Bleedin' A, from Monto Dublin and the West coast of Ireland to Brixton London England, then back to our country retreat away from all the hustle & bustle, its fair to say we have had our fair share of fun & runnins' amongst trials and tribulations.... and from this we draw upon our experiences to express ourselves musically.
Whilst on the journey we tuned into a soundtrack from artists who continue to inspire and uplift us still.... The Specials, The Clash, SLF, The Ruts, Aswad, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Joe Higgs, Black Uhuru, Mikey Dread, Barrington Levy, Eek-a-Mouse, Gregory Isaacs, Tenor Saw, Half Pint, Lee Scratch Perry, King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, Bunny Lee, Joe Gibbs, Jack Ruby, Harry Mudie, King Jammy, Henry Junjo Lawes, Gussie Clarke, Winston Rodney, Dr Alimantado, Yabby U, Michael Prophet, Sly & Robbie, Steely & Cleevie, Mafia & Fluxy, Soul II Soul, Stereo MC's, King Sunny Ade, The Cuban Allstars, Ray Charles, James Brown, Etta James, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield, Marlena Shaw and a whole heap of Northern Soul & Rare Groove, The Meters, Gil Scott Heron, The Who, The Jam, The Beat, The Selector, UB40, Madness, Bad Manners, Davey Graham, Christy Moore, Planxty, Nick Drake, Richie Havens, Dylan, The Pogues, Dreadzone, The Cuban Brothers, Radical Dance Faction and not forgetting Daddy Kools & the Dub Vendor for some serious vinyl over the years.
GIVE THANKS & NUFF RESPECTS TO ALL WHO HAVE INSPIRED ALONG THE WAY...
Malcolm X, Dr Martin Luther King, Bobby Seale, Marcus Garvey, John Lennon, Biko, Nelson Mandela. Rosa Parks, Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Lee Evans, Noam Chomsky, Che Guevara, Pele, Michael Eavis, Pete Loveday, Richard Parry, Theodorus Bafaloukos and Patrick Hulsey, Chris Blackwell, Dickie Jobson, Alex Hailey, John B Keane, Wilfred Owen, Danny Boyle, Roody Doyle, Justin Kerrigan, Noel Dyer, Levi Tafari, Jerry Dammers, Joe Strummer, Adrian Sherwood, John Peel, Howard Marks, Paul Kaye, Richard Prior, John Bishop, Mike Leigh, Shane Meadows, Guy Richie, Sean Langan, Alby Mangel, Bruce Parry, our old spar from the Sound System days Anthony Judge, Ian Hamilton, Dave Stooke, Nige Cox and Dominic Cahill. Nuff respects to one and all...
Finally, have to mention Shankly, Paisley, Dalglish, Heighway, Barnes, Fowler, Carragher, Stevie G, Torres and the Mighty Reds of LFC who have given us some of the greatest days of our lives..... of the glory round the Fields of Anfield Road!
If you are tempted by a bit of old skool Space Invaders or is it myspace invaders, there is no off button, so if you get bored after 4 seconds or so, you just need to die three times.
Sounds Like: The dogs bollocks - The Guardian
Record Label: Roots Reality Music
Type of Label: Indie
