Alpha Roots, J. Minstrel, J.Rhind, J.Beckenstein, D.Danahy, Bitzone, CK, R.Sinfield - Red Earth Clay by Couch King Presents published on 2019-05-08T13:48:57Z I feel blessed to be able to keep Alpha Roots’ vibe shining bright for the SoundCloud community to continue to enjoy. Alpha Roots sent me these reggae bass and rhythm guitar stem a long time ago, maybe even three years ago in 2016 (bad couch, bad couch)! I originally planned on having Evelyn (of the Reiki Run Rampant tracks on my page) sing over the rhythm but then I moved from Santa Cruz to Portland and she moved from the Pacific Northwest to Santa Cruz, bummer! So the stems sat in my hard drive until new inspiration arrived in the form of Johnny Minstrel, one of favorite song writers on SoundCloud, agreeing to write lyrics and sing over the track. Once Johnny added his deep felt lyrics and magical vocal chords to the mix, the rest of the song came together pretty quickly for me, lol! I often try to put together virtual bands for my tracks and I knew I had to have Jamie Rhind on the track since he worked with Alphio on multiple songs and a reunion was due. I always wanted to work with Jonathan Beckenstein, whose sensitive and thoughtful guitar work is always sublime. Darren and Russ came naturally. My original drum production work was based on an old Sly Dunbar sample (I like to include the essence of some of my favorite artists in the tracks I work on) but the quality of the drums just wasn’t up to Russ’ standards, hahaha, so we brought Bitzone on board to lay down some drums and voila, roots reggae magic! Big thanks to the band for coming together on this in fine fashion! Big ups to the SoundCloud community and the spirit of collaboration. Keep on digging! And massive thanks to Wou-Wou to bringing his visual arts talent to the project! My goal is to eventually put together a reggae album (possibly a double album which will also include some reggae collaborations between Alpha Roots and friends including Jamie Rhind and Russ Sinfield) with all profits going to the Cancer Research Institute. Be on the look out for a possible dub version of Red Earth Clay as well!!! Johnny Minstrel: Lyrics and Vocals https://soundcloud.com/johnny-minstrel Alpha Roots: Bass and Rhythm Guitar https://soundcloud.com/alpha-roots Jamie Rhind: Steel Drum https://soundcloud.com/jamie-rhind Jonathan Beckenstein: Lead Guitar https://soundcloud.com/jonathan_beckenstein D. D. Danahy: Keyboard https://soundcloud.com/darren-d-danahy Bitzone: Drums and Additional Background Vocals https://soundcloud.com/bitzone Couch King: Background Vocals and Arrangement Russell Sinfield: Mixing, Mastering, and Knobs https://soundcloud.com/russell-sinfield Wou-Wou & the Wormling: Art https://soundcloud.com/wouwouandthewormling Lyrics: Hold you tongue don’t wag that finger Just shine a light on me my friend Too much fuss will only hinder All the good things the spirit sends We were made of dust and fire Born beneath a brooding sky On the stairs of Babel we climb higher To sights not seen by human eye And now I dig, dig deep into the Red Earth Clay Dig, dig deep And I toil for no pay I dig, dig deep into the Red Earth Clay Down to the root I’ll find my way Some have called democracy into question Saying we like sheep have gone astray That it’s been the rich man’s intention To steel by night and rule by day I washed your feet with my tears I wiped them dry with my hair Can a hungry mouth still offer prayers Or are they whispers of despair And now I dig, dig deep into the Red Earth Clay Dig, dig deep And I toil for no pay I dig, dig deep into the Red Earth Clay Down to the root I’ll find my way I dig, dig deep into the Red Earth Clay Dig, dig deep And I toil for no pay I dig, dig deep into the Red Earth Clay Down to the root I’ll find my way Genre Reggae Comment by Ingo Bremenkamp 🫠🤤🤤 2023-05-24T12:10:53Z Comment by arse-myth diggin this so much! 2023-05-10T16:56:40Z Comment by lil' spaceman what a wonderful song. prav sounds fantastic. 2022-10-05T18:11:57Z Comment by ThePOOR Love it!:) Miki💫 2021-12-05T14:43:40Z Comment by SANDERS Outstanding piece-really enjoyable listening 👍👍👍 2021-12-05T09:46:55Z Comment by Davor's Music Absolutely brilliant work by all, so smooth, great vibes. 2021-12-04T08:39:13Z Comment by idematoa Beautiful piece 😍 🙏 🍀 🎶 🎧 2021-10-06T02:45:21Z Comment by Jamie Rhind keeping Alpha Roots' vibe shining bright 2021-06-29T12:26:50Z Comment by Mind Watching Your Elbow that island vibe damn baby sooo smooth soooo dank soooo vibe i love you!!!!! i bow <3 2021-06-02T15:26:54Z Comment by Alldaynightshift Dope work g! 2021-04-20T08:32:50Z Comment by Frans Beelaard Very nice reggae groove Jamie! love the way this tune turned out! captivating vocals..great stuff! 2021-03-31T05:12:31Z Comment by Dyslexic Soul These lyrics are strong! Righteous collab! 2021-01-16T04:19:48Z Comment by Fullyard found out, too much stuff i didnt repost so far.... better late than never :) 2021-01-14T15:31:42Z Comment by music lover Fantastic track!! 2020-11-10T23:41:56Z Comment by Rippin Rhymes Superb track and feel 2020-11-10T23:28:24Z Comment by Mrs Rhymes Love the reggae feel to this one. Got my head noddin away ^_^ 2020-11-10T23:21:22Z Comment by Natt Brus excellent 2020-09-19T22:37:10Z Comment by Fullyard so many different styles youre doing. thats soooo dope 2020-08-28T08:34:58Z Comment by LINIR OR fantastic !!! 2020-08-16T14:08:24Z Comment by LINIR OR great intro !!! 2020-08-16T14:07:06Z Comment by reverend coldheart Brings back memories of ...”‘...ere” !!! Love it !!! 2020-08-16T05:25:22Z Comment by ॐ ★ HIZAQ ★ ॐOutside studio★ॐ Cool love it ! 2020-07-30T06:34:01Z Comment by Tea R. Sea Loving the vocal track on this one too! 2020-07-20T15:58:00Z Comment by Phil McWalter Reposts Pass the mountain rum... 2020-07-08T23:52:05Z Comment by nameless in springe yeah, you've got the rhythm, cool, greetings nameless in springe 2020-06-29T15:48:02Z Comment by Solar Kama Sutra so chill B-) very cool vibes ~ 2020-06-27T03:59:18Z Comment by blanco🍃🖤 😭if only I had weed 2020-06-18T17:43:46Z Comment by Arsène Magnard Powerful! Some magic in it 2020-06-18T01:18:56Z Comment by L.U.M. Peace... ♥ 2020-05-16T13:31:15Z Comment by Hverheij Everything to like - chill sound, good music, great clarity of mix! 2020-04-30T07:13:40Z