The Rootsman

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The Rootsman (* 1965 in Brighton , Sussex ) is a musician and DJ from Bradford , Great Britain . His musical career began in Edinburgh , Scotland in 1978 at the age of 13 . There he founded his first punk band "State Oppression". He went to Bradford (Central England) in 1983 and worked there in the local Roots Record Shop, where he became known as the "Rootsman". In 1985 he started his first local sound system and played as a radio DJ on university radio and local pirate stations. The Rootsman is one of the most important English neo-dub / steppers producers. In the mid-1990s he founded his own label called "Third Eye Music".

Discography (selection)

  • Let the Music Play - Wads Music (1992)
  • In Dub We Trust - Third Eye (1995)
  • International Language of Dub (The Rootsman Remixed) - Third Eye (1995)
  • Into the Light - Third Eye (1996)
  • Out of the Darkness: The Rootsman Remixed - Third Eye Music (1997)
  • 52 Days to Timbuktu - Third Eye Music (1998)
  • The Final Frontier: The Rootsman Remixed - Third Eye (1998)
  • Return to the City of Djinn - Third Eye (1999)
  • Realms of the Unseen - Third Eye Music (1999)
  • Roots Bloody Rootsman - Third Eye Music (2001)
  • Listen Now! New Testament - Select Cuts (2002)
  • Tales From The Hood - Third Eye Music (2004)

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personal data
SURNAME The Rootsman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rootsman (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British musician and DJ
DATE OF BIRTH 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Brighton , Sussex