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Biography

The Rootsman


John Bolloten, also known as The Rootsman, is a musician and DJ based in Bradford, England.[1][not in citation given]

In 2000 Rootsman and The Bug set up a label called Razor X, featuring dancehall music. Aphex Twin's Rephlex Recordshas now released a full album of these collaborations called "Killing Sound".


Live performances


Rootsman has played sound system clashes against Kaly Weed (Italy), Downbeat (USA) and Heartical (France). As a DJ, his main MC is D.Bo General. In May 2006, Rootsman and Eugene Hutz of Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello performed two shows in Kiev, Ukraine.

As well as playing as a DJ all over the UK, Rootsman has also played in Tofo (Mozambique); Kiev (Ukraine - 2 times); Tel Aviv (Israel); Istanbul (Turkey); Paris (13),Marseille, Rennes, Lyon, Toulon, Orléans, Périgueux, Troyes, Montpellier, Le Mans, Morlaix and Lille (France); Rome (4), Milan (5), Bologna, Pescara, Salento, Jesi (2), Lecce (2), Naples, Grosseto, Bergamo, Grosseto, Osoppo and Bari (4) (Italy); Berlin (10), Hamburg (5), Frankfurt (5), Koln (3), Flensburg (3), Wuppertal (3), Greifswald (4), Dortmund (2), Munich (3), Stuttgart (2), Chiemsee (3), Nurnberg (2), Tübingen (3), Dresden (3), Leipzig (2), Ingolstadt, Muritz (3), Jena, Bremen, Augsburg (3), Reutlingen, Herzberg, Saarbrücken and Oberhausen (Germany); Brussels, Liege, Gierle, Kortrijk and Gent (Belgium); Warsaw (6), Poznań (6), Wrocław (4), Szczecin (2), Gdańsk, Łódź, Katowice, Kraków, Sopot, Białystok, Opole (3), Knurów, Cieszyn, Zielona Gora, Pila and Zgorzelec (2) (Poland);Lisbon (Portugal) (2); Zagreb (3) (Croatia); Tallinn (Estonia), Ljubljana (2) (Slovenia); Belgrade, Novi Sad (2), Subotica (Yugoslavia); Vienna (Austria); Amsterdam(2), Leiden, Arnhem (Netherlands); La Chaux-De-Fonds (Switzerland); Helsinki (Finland); and Prague (2) and Litomerice (Czech Republic). In April 1999, Rootsman supported Max Cavalera's tribal metal band Soulfly in Paris, in front of 2500 people.

Other projects[edit]

Rootsman has provided remixes for Soulfly (ex-Sepultura), Glen Brown, Blue, The Woodshed, Treponem Pal, Dub War, Black Star Liner, Dub Syndicate,Muslimgauze, Grounation, Celtarabia, Primitive, G2, Systemwide, Banned X, Rosapaeda, Submission, Rasboras Inc, Dubblestandart, Lion's Den Dub Shower, Banned-X, Strongpoint and Oochi.

He has also provided the soundtracks to "Surfing in Indonesia", "Kranked 3: Ride Against The Machine", "Deviant Rhythms" and "Fashion World", a French CD-Rom fashion encyclopedia.[citation needed]

Discography[edit]

  • City Rockers EP - 1994
  • Koyaanisqatsi - 1994
  • In Dub We Trust - 1995
  • International Language Of Dub: The Rootsman Remixed - 1995
  • Natural Born Thrillers EP - 1995
  • Authorised Versions - 1996
  • Mother Of Nature EP - 1996
  • Pass The Chalice EP - 1996
  • Into the Light - 1996
  • City Of Djinn (with Muslimgauze) - 1997
  • Out Of The Darkness: The Rootsman Remixed - 1997
  • Rebirth - 1997
  • Third Eye Dimensions - 1997
  • 52 Days To Timbuktu - 1998
  • The Final Frontier - The Rootsman Remixed - 1998
  • Union Of Souls - 1998
  • We Come Rough EP - 1998
  • Imitator EP - 1999
  • Realms Of The Unseen - 1999
  • Return To The City Of Djinn (with Muslimgauze) - 1999
  • Versions Of The Unseen EP - 1999
  • Old School New School (with Daddy Freddy) - 2000
  • Roots Bloody Rootsman - 2001
  • Al Aqsa Intifada - 2002
  • New Testament - 2002
  • Joy And Sorrow EP - 2003
  • Showcase EP - 2003
  • Walk With Jah - 2003
  • Intifada, Intifada Dub b/w (with Celtarabia) Valley of the Kings, Valley of Dub - Partial Records 10" PRTL1003 2014
  • Fittest of the Fittest, When the Eye Opens b/w Only Jah, Exodus (Vibronics Remix) - Partial Records 10" PRTL10007 2015