Rodney Roach
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Shifting Water Shifting Water
Psychedelic guitar, sax, & vox fueled by d&b and hip hop kit ryhthms and a heavy bass with a worldfusion view
Blown Away Blown Away
Just one of those flings in time where perspective shifts to a new resonance.
Words That Must Be Told Words That Must Be Told
A combo of reggae, ska, and rock that has been described as David Bryne meets the Rastafari. This is about being what we have always been - woven in the quantum core of creation. .
Judgement Road Judgement Road
Like David Bryne meets the Rastafari. Foundational one drop with a bit of Austin flavor. Suburbs, the outstretched hands of Babylon helping blight the earth, are where a futile flight from reality begins in this tune. Ruff mix version.
It's Comin' Down(Better Find Your Backbone) It's Comin' Down(Better Find Your Backbone)
Take a little funk, a swirl of afropop with a pinch of reggae, a rock attitude, a spoken style verse with an r&b nod in the chorus and we end up here.
Oceans Of Your Heart Oceans Of Your Heart
Early version of love song with a style reminiscent of Brazil. I do so want to swim in those crystal depths.
NuDantz NuDantz
Romantic d&b, for times of softer edges and mysterious blended shadows. Guitar & 2nd sax part added June 2008.
Life's A Spiral Life's A Spiral
Yet another very early and very jammed version of an afropop influenced dance tune.
Omnificent Omnificent
Rhythmic pulsations with a bit of dance, bit of club chill, little bit of tribal.
The Irie Sky The Irie Sky
One droppin' that rootsy reggae, early arrangement - instrumental(where'd I file those *#* words?). Using the sax & guitar in call & response type roles rather than strict section work.
Houston, Fogbound Houston, Fogbound
Song is all improvisation - keys, sax, & bass. Seemed too laid back & riff(with variations) oriented to put in smooth jazz. But it is definitely smooth.
Saxisfaction Saxisfaction
Instrumental one drop with a bit of a sticky dub core. Sax, organ, and synth weave their tales here.
Earthly Earthly
One drop reggae with an early dancehall riddim for the chorus. This was popular at Austin live shows of 'Seventh Sinse', one of numerous reggae bands I have worked in.
Projected Response Projected Response
I guess it would be euro/chill/house/d&b type of music. A combination of loops and played instruments.
Paragram #9 Paragram #9
Old(70s) crowd favorite excursion in jazz fusion with ostinato bass gets a new arrangement and goes orchestral and a bit ambient. Originally written for and performed on Rhodes electric piano.
Luv Jammin' Luv Jammin'
New Orleans funk meets Texas homegrown bayou funk. It's a studio jam with a conga track added.
Buzzska Buzzska
A instrumental ska offering to kick it into a higher gear. Instrument sounds are from 'classic' gear of the '80s. From an old band arrangements/copyright cassette.
LoopDown LoopDown
just for fun, a little bit of loopiness subtly infused with house with a tonal trace of trance. All baked in a hearty d&b sauce lightly spiced with bongo madness.
Synthemation Synthemation
short d&b idea from a projected collab cd with DJRJ that didn't make the twists of fate.
