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Artist / Title :
Ziggi - Need To Tell You This / Teka - iLove Version Label : Rootdown Records / Blessed Love - www.finetunes.net Format : 7" single - digital download Riddim : iLove Date : February 18, 2008 Rating : (1 to 5 stars) 
Artist / Title :
Natural Black - Be Careful (Of Your Enemies) / Nosliw, Mono & Nikitaman, Nattyflo and Maxim (a.k.a. Rootdown Allstars) - Komm Zu Uns Label : Rootdown Records / Blessed Love - www.finetunes.net Format : 7" single - digital download Riddim : iLove Date : February 18, 2008 Rating : (1 to 5 stars)
Artist / Title :
Luciano - Jah Deliver Us From All Evil / Natty King - Slew You In The Open Label : Rootdown Records / Blessed Love - www.finetunes.net Format : 7" single - digital download Riddim : iLove Date : February 18, 2008 Rating : (1 to 5 stars)
Artist / Title :
Anthony B - Can't Stop The Fire / Ginjah - Society So Mess Up Label : Rootdown Records / Blessed Love - www.finetunes.net Format : 7" single - digital download Riddim : iLove Date : February 18, 2008 Rating : (1 to 5 stars)
Artist / Title :
Million Stylez - Oh Jah Jah / Jah Mason - Yours Forever Label : Rootdown Records / Blessed Love - www.finetunes.net Format : 7" single - digital download Riddim : iLove Date : February 18, 2008 Rating : (1 to 5 stars)
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After the success of Rootdown Records' labelboss
and producer Thilo 'Teka' Jocks with his
2003 'Crystal
Woman' and 2002 'Musik'
riddims in 2005 and the excellent 'Let
Go'-riddim near the end of 2006, a next riddim selection has now been
released on 7" (distributed by Blessed Love Jamaica and as digital
download through www.finetunes.net. And walking in the
footsteps of such a great riddim as 'Let Go' might have been hard for some,
but when you hear these tunes on 'iLove' you'll be suprised by the fact
that Teka could even top what was to me one of THE roots riddims of
2006. This smashing roots riddim with the nice accents laid by Teka himself on guitar gets a brilliant vocal rootsy lovers treatment by Dutch reggae talent Ziggi, the tunes he has recorded since the release in 2006 of his debut album "So Much Reasons" become stronger and stronger and this tune "Need To Tell You This" is a real standout in his oeuvre so far, as well in this selection where it is paired with the magnificent clean version of the "iLove-Riddim" before Guyanese singjay Natural Black impresses with his strong conscious "Be Careful (Of Your Enemies)" with the great cut by German Rootdown Records artists Nosliw, Mono & Nikitaman, Nattyflo and Maxim a.k.a. Rootdown Allstars following in which they pay tribute to their recordlabel with "Komm Zu Uns" on the excellent flipside. Rootsy riddims like these always seem to be made to be voiced by the Messenger, Luciano, who delivers the great "Jah Deliver Us From All Evil" across it combined with Natty King contributing great sufferers-reality lyrics in very fine style as well on "Slew You In The Open", before Anthony B lives up to his self-proclaimed 'Original Fireman'-title with the anthemic "Can't Stop The Fire" backed with former Beres Hammond protégé Ginjah once more sounding great across a riddim by Teka on the despite its sweet sound harsh "Society So Mess Up". The last single feature Swedish singjay Million Stylez whose "Oh Jah Jah" is truly very well sung and as if to prove that these 7"s don't have an A and B side but are real double A-siders, Jah Mason is on the other side of this 45 with his great lovers tune "Yours Forever". Do visit Rootdown Records @ youtube to listen to the iLove-riddim 08:15 Megamix and convince yourself that this is yet another absolutely must have Rootdown 7" selection for every soundsystem selector and every other 7"-buyer, CD buyers can opt for the digital downloads now and just keep hoping this selection will be combined with the 'Let Go'-riddim for a two riddim CD as you can't go wrong with this 'iLove'-riddim that has everything in it to be one of THE roots riddims of 2008, an exceptionally great follow-up to 'Crystal Woman', 'Musik' and 'Let Go'. Souljah |
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