Matisyahu - Youth *

Artist:

Matisyahu

See Also:

Leftover Salmon Blues Traveler Widespread Panic

Description:

Personnel: Matisyahu (vocals); Roots Tonic.
Recording information: Orange Sound, West Orange, New Jersey.
Following up his much-heralded live album and a prominent guest appearance on P.O.D.`s TESTIFY, Hasidic reggae singer Matisyahu unveiled his major-label studio debut, YOUTH, in early 2006. Primarily produced by Bill Laswell (something of an avant-garde equivalent to Rick Rubin), this 2006 outing finds Matisyahu backed by his LIVE AT STUBBS ensemble (here dubbed Roots Tonic), which can turn on a dime from dancehall to heavy rock. Although labeled by some as a novelty act, Matisyahu presents his unusual musical hybrid with passion, whether charging through the fierce, Bad Brains-like title track or plaintively crooning on the acoustic "What I`m Fighting For" (which strongly recalls Bob Marley`s "Redemption Song"), proving that his attempts to reach out and transcend musical and cultural boundaries are, if nothing else, genuine.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Fire of Heaven/Altar of Earth
2. Youth
3. Time of Your Song
4. Dispatch the Troops
5. Indestructable
6. What I`m Fighting For
7. Jerusalem - (Patois)
8. WP
9. Shalom/Saalam
10. Late Night in Zion
11. Unique Is My Dove
12. Ancient Lullaby
13. King Without a Crown

Album Information

Release Date:

03/07/2006

Type:

Performer

Genre:

International

Label:

Epic (USA)

Producer:

Bill Laswell

Catalog Number:

97695

Original Release Year:

2006

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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