STEPPIN' ROOTS WITH DON GOLIATH
DUBROOM ARTIST REVIEW AND INTERVIEW
WWW,
June 2014 - Do not call it Dub Step, don't
even call it "Dub Steppish", and
especially not when the term sounds like a
cuss to you. Call it Roots Step, for that is
the name of the unique sound captured in no
less than twenty-four chapters of the "Rootsstep
To The World" series released by Don
Goliath from his Berlin-based studio. With
the help of elders like U Roy, Trinity and
many others, his "Rootsstep Division
Recordings" label is ready to bring the
Roots Vibration to a brand new generation.
Are we? Time for an in-depth listen and talk
with the don himself.
Dubstep. Just saying
the word can get you into a long discussion
or even debate. Every one has an opinion,
every two disagree about everything two can
possibly disagree over. And, as with all
Dub/Reggae derivates, it can be kind of
really difficult to discover any Roots.
Dubstep. Not really something to check and
not really something to disagree over,
either. It's just not relevant.
Or
is it?
Apparently it is. We have Mad
Professor's Ariwa Sound releasing
"Roots of Dubstep", an obvious
description of (DUB) Reggae. An obvious
statement as well from someone who actually
stood at the roots of UK DUB.
And
now we have "Rootsstep" music
straight from Berlin, in a rather large
quantity and consistent quality. Many
well-known vocalists have contributed, some
are so well-known that their contribution is
obviously voluntarily. We're talking names
like U Roy, Jazzbo, Kojak, Lone Ranger,
Trinity, Dillinger. They have all stood
before the microphone and voiced especially
for Don Goliath and his Rootsstep riddims.
Voicing like they have done for decades,
without any compromise in word or sound or
power.
So, what is Rootsstep? What drove
these Founding Fathers of Reggae to
contribute to Don Goliath's sound? Mind you,
these are people that you do not tell what
to do. When they do something for you, it is
the result of their decision to do so. They
really can be considered as Elders for they
are.
The best way to start is to listen
for yourself. However, it it is very
difficult to find reviews or articles about
the Don and his Rootsstep Sound. Just only
recently, the ORIGINAL DUB GATHERING Net
Label picked up some of Don Goliath's work
and a German blog wrote a review in German
but that's about it. So, chances are that
your discovery of this unique sound starts
by CLICKING
HERE (ZIP FILE) for an MP3 mix
featuring Kojak and Trinity straight from
Don Goliath's WEBSITE
or (if your browser lets you) check out the
tune below:
Yes, this is the sound of Rootsstep. It's
a sound that has all the musicological
elements of Roots Reggae while the overall
vibe has nothing out-dated or
"historical" if you will. This
could very well be described as 21st Century
Roots, Cyber Roots, or simply Conscious Contemporary
Reggae. This is more than merely a style by
a sound, this is a sound by itself. So why
not call it Rootsstep?
Listening to
the conscious message of Rastafari,
skillfully delivered by voices too familiar
to not take serious, the music instantly
drops you into today's vibes dominated by
modern digital recording and mixing
technologies. In itself, once again it is
shown how Rastafari and Consciousness in
general transcends times and places as it
contains a universal message from the
Creator Himself. Who feels it, definitely
knows it.
Unlike the Biblical giant, this
one Goliath comes with an uplifting message.
A message of righteousness and with songs of
praises to the Almighty. Just like all
conscious Reggae, that is. However, it is
the sound that is intriguing. This is a
sound that will appeal to an audience that
may not necessarily be drawn to your
Steppers Reggae or (DUB) Reggae in general.
This is a sound that seamlessly fits into
today's spectrum of electronic styles while
in the same time distinguishing itself from
the slackness and plain vanity or emptiness
"present" in too much productions
these days (including Reggae!).
Don
Goliath started releasing his new sound
through a series of albums called
"Rootsstep To The World". At this
time, in June 2014, chapter 24 is released.
You don't have to make the math to see that
something is going on here and the fact that
so little is written about it all makes you
wonder. It makes you wonder so much that you
want to find out more about Don Goliath and
his Roots Steppin' sounds.
Time to
go to the Don and ask him some thing. This:
What Is Rootsstep and how did you come
up with this unique sound?
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