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And yea it came to pass that Big Dada and The Banana Klan did release 'Duppy Writer' and yea, it was f**king wonderful... Picking up great reviews all over the shop, full of fun, perfect for trying to catch the last of summer with, we think that anyone who has ever liked a bit of Roots Manuva is going to love this. Far be it from us to advocate the use of illegal drugs, but get some smoke in, crank up the system and feel the magic.
iTunes have a special bonus track 'Rebel Art' (not available anywhere else).
Early CD or LP orders from Ninjashop will get a free poster signed by Roots Manuva himself.
Press for Duppy Writer:
"A heady concoction that pulsates with good vibes" - Dazed & Confused
"Irresistible... approachable yet with real substance... Outstanding" - Q
"The sounds here always convince... Roots Manuva's deft, already reggae-leaning rhyming achieves a perfect fit with Wrongtom's bang-on use of rhythm, bass and sound effects." - Mojo
"Revives memories of Brixton during the era of Aswad and riots while never being content to just pastiche the originals. The result is Roots Manuva's most purely pleasurable long-player" - Uncut
"The results are a revelation... a timeless joy" - Time Out
"Impressive... witty and insightful" - The Sunday Times
"Supreme toasting skills... at once more upbeat and laid-back" - Metro
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News direct from the mouth of Mr Manuva: "Come and meet the Ghost writer behind all the Roots Manuva Classics. Rodney's dead twin from Duppy Land will be haunting East London 2-6pm. Can't stay long he has to get back to being dead." Or to put it another way, Roots and friends will be celebrating the release of the record by taking over the shop Pelicans & Parrots at 40 Stoke Newington Road, Dalston, N16 7XJ; 2-6pm; Monday 6th September!.
A mixture of instore, pop-up shop and chaotic mess, come through, listen, smile, buy something and get it signed. Should be fun...
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The good people at FACT are giving away a track, 'Round & Round' from Big Dada's new signing, Offshore. Grab it quick!
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Tilt presents Spoken Word Quarter: the marketplace of words, beats and sounds
Mike Ladd, Juice Aleem, Stacy Makishi, Salena Godden, The Spaceape in association with the Southbank Centre.
Sat 23 October
Purcell Room, 7.45pm, £10
Bookings via www.southbankcentre.co.uk or Ticket Office 0844 875 0073
Leading poets, MCs and performance artists create a spoken word communal party experience of multi-genre influences. The event forms part of Tilt's Something I Said? a weekend of playful and provoking spoken word curated by award-winning arts entrepreneur Melanie Abrahams. The ten events between 22 - 24 October present writers, raconteurs and thinkers who explore the pleasure to be had in words – in the saying of them - and through ways of telling.
Festival runs 22 – 24 October 2010
Full info on http://www.ontilt.org at end August
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