82. Roots Manuva - Run Come Save Me (2001)
To label Roots Manuva 'UK Rap' would be to do him a disservice. To dub him a dub artist would be equally narrow-minded, Rodney Smith is his own brew and is more intoxicating than "ten pints of bitter." He's managed to shake the shackles of Dizzee, Wiley, Lethal Bizzle and the rest: "I'm a one man -powerhouse, succeeding within the scene" he asserts on 'Dreamy Days," without being aggressive and that's refreshing! So, 'Run Come Save Me' is his second record of four (so far) and finds him trying lots of different things. Jazz, electronica, dub and loads of reflection are all in the mix, as well as the classic Manuva wit as per 'Join The Dots:'
"I melt your order like sugar and seltzer water
Whoever felt the horror but knows that their chance vague
Surround your sound like a spandex pants leg"
All his albums are great, and while this isn't his tightest as such, I feel its appeal grows in its disorder. Boy all over the shop!
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