Five Jamaican steampunk robots, one irie transmission. Brass-knuckle bass lines, clockwork one-drop, and lyrics soldered straight from the heart of the machine.
The latest singles from the forthcoming album Roots, Robot, Reggae! Streaming links point to CD Baby distribution — if your favorite platform is missing, give it a minute; the bots are still routing wires.
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RoboRoots hands the mic to the next generation: his son Little Ska Bot makes his debut on a horn-stacked duet about talking big — and backing it up. Out now on YouTube; streaming arrives June 16.
Two flavors: fun subtitles has playful captions burned into the video (embedded above); Traditional CC opens YouTube with standard closed captions turned on automatically. The single releases on Spotify and Apple Music June 16; until then those buttons open the RoboRoots artist pages.
A love-letter to sound-system culture from a robot who, quite literally, needs a speaker. Out now everywhere you stream.
A pharmaceutical send-up in skank time. Video out on YouTube; wider streaming release is loading into the dub chamber.
Two flavors: fun subtitles has playful captions burned into the video (embedded above); Traditional CC opens YouTube with standard closed captions turned on automatically.
A dancehall-flavored take on the small awkward math at the bottom of every receipt. Video out on YouTube; wider streaming release is loading into the dub chamber.
Two flavors: fun subtitles has playful captions burned into the video (embedded above); Traditional CC opens YouTube with standard closed captions turned on automatically.
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Recorded in an abandoned foundry turned studio just outside Kingston, Roots, Robot, Reggae! is the debut album from RoboRoots — five bots, built by hand, wired for dub. Think vintage valve warmth with a brass chassis, one-drop rhythms you could set a watch to, and harmonies that ring like gears falling into place.
The singles Need a Speaker, Ask Your Doctor, and Tipping Problems (Dancehall Cut) are out now, with Bumble Braggin' — featuring RoboRoots' son Little Ska Bot — fresh on YouTube and hitting streaming June 16. The rest of the album drops when the solder cools.
For bookings, licensing, interviews, or parts requisitions, send a transmission to hello@roborootsmusic.com.
