ABOUT THIS ITEM

After the somewhat dark and claustrophobic "Awfully Deep", Roots Manuva returns to his, ahem, roots with "Slime And Reason", looking back to the music that moved him even before he heard hip hop - reggae, soul and funk. Smith's own productions range from the skanking carnival anthem "Again & Again", through the melancholy funk of "CRUFF", the electro-Bach rhythms of "Kick Up Ya Foot", the lof-fi gospel of "A Man's Talk", the roots stylings of "The Show Must Go On" and the analog-synth attack of "It's Me Oh Lord". But as a vocalist, Roots has also been reinvigorated working with young producers Toddla T and Metronomy. There are three Toddla tracks here (including monster single "Buff Nuff") and they represent some of the funniest, most loose-limbed music Rodney has produced in years. In addition, Metronomy's "Let The Spirit" is one of the standouts of the record – a gorgeous piece of blue-eyed electro-funk which will be soundtracking our lives for a long time to come.