The new album by The Roots will appear in the US in time for the 16th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots, which were sparked in the death of Rodney King and the fact that the accused police officers were released. It is a political statement. One of many on the album Rising Down ".
Unrest is the right word to describe this atmospherically dense and offensive drive of the Roots. It is full of breathless word salvos against power relations, dependence, poverty and the inevitable nihilism.
The Roots and feature guests from Talib Kweli Mos Def over to Common but do not expire in mere denunciation, but make their songs to passionately painted pictures of urban reality.
The true musical feat of Rising Down "is to create with nothing but raw rhythms and voice already an intense atmosphere. This backbone is usually accentuated effectively with just a few electronic sounds. Less would be almost nothing.
The Roots Rising Down with give not only a political statement to the unmodified hardness social injustices in America from, but at the same time make it clear that the intensity of a panel lies in its expression, not in an expensive production.
