How it works:
Artists are proud of their music and hope that people hear it. The musician, manager, publicist, or fan may walk up to another artist, tap them on the shoulder and say “This is my friends band, you have to check it out, it sounds like you guys mixed with XXX, but with a little more reverb”.… Read More
Rootfire 004 – The Road To California (Mixed by Alific) by Rootfire on Mixcloud
Mixtape 004 – The Road To California curated and mixed by Alific
(0:00) The Beautiful Girls – Weight Of The World iTunes
(0:13) Seeed – Wonderful Life iTunes
(3:35) Led Zeppelin – Going To California iTunes
(3:30) Nightmares On Wax – 70’s-80’s iTunes
(8:59) Saadi – Below The Waist iTunes
(10:46) Bushman – N2 *Unreleased iTunes
(14:11) John Brown’s Body – Old John Brown iTunes
(19:29) 10 Ft.… Read More
Before departing for a tour in Europe, I gave The Black Seeds Rootfire t-shirts as farewell gifts. A few weeks later a student in Germany saw one of the band members wearing the shirt in Munich and wrote me an email asking if I would send him one.… Read More
“The reggae/rock genre has been encouraging of my [photography] efforts, and my level of comfort with many bands has reached the point where I consider many my big brothers. My time with them has enabled me to build a hearty
photography portfolio, which has led to other artistic opportunities including a spot on the Warped Tour (2011-2013)”. … Read More
The music video for the single Push On Thru features a 1993 Saab 900 cruising on snowy rural roads in the New Zealand countryside. Listen to album + watch.
I could relate to the way the video showed winter’s sky, farm animals on dirt roads, and music blasting out rolled down windows down with the heat turned up.… Read More
Canadian producer iLL Gates gives an inspiring talk about how to start and finish your recording projects. He shares his thoughts on productive habits including journal writing, drinking coffee, and why you should ditch the latest software in favor of a pen, piece of paper, and pair of scissors. … Read More
I was in love with Saadi’s EP Take It Easy way half way through the second song.
I first heard Saadi during a Rootmusic training video showcasing promotional features for the popular facebook bandpage.
A few days later Erin (my girlfriend, roommate, lover) and I invited friends to our apartment for a listening party.… Read More
Last June I listened to this 2001 album from the German band SEEED for 3 hours straight while driving home from Bonnaroo. I am happy to present ‘New Dubby Conquerors’ from SEEED as our #ThrowbackThursday album of the week.
…. could it get much better than this?… Read More
Night Drops is the debut album by Italian mysterious producer Indian Wells. Tennis aesthetic with nocturne electronic sounds. Listen to the full album below.
Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister receive credit as being the pioneers of Downtempo music.
In 1996, as part of its ongoing DJ-Kicks series, Berlin based label !K7 put out what was to become one of their best known albums- DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister.… Read More
In 2007 I was working on a new website for John Brown’s Body. While meeting with a designer in NYC, we spoke of merchandise storefront options for the band. He suggested that I reach out to Merchline, and showed me a storefront that they had created for ISO50.… Read More
I discovered Reggae Regular’s 1984 album Ghetto Rock at Deep Groove in Richmond, VA.
Ghetto Rock features everything that I enjoy about UK reggae- vocal harmonies, the occasional synth stab, and a deep riddim section. With the exception of Marco Benevento’s, Between the Needles and Nightfall I have listened to this LP more than any other album this summer.… Read More
