I've just been listening to Roots Tonic meets Bill Laswell, Josh has got some killer lines down, the kind of thing that sounds so good it scares me a little!
Top notch production work by Laswell to boot, and yea, the bass thunders. The track JD3 is particularly awesome.
the bassplayer interview you mention is now online:
http://www.bassplayer.com/article/jo...r/jul-06/21326
This is what he says about his influences "For me, it’s an homage to players like Flabba Holt [Gregory Isaacs, Israel Vibration], Robbie Shakespeare [Black Uhuru, Sly & Robbie], and "Family Man" Barrett [Bob Marley & the Wailers]. A lot of people get into reggae because they hear bands like No Doubt or Matisyahu. I just hope they’ll also check out where that stuff comes from."
http://www.amazon.com/Roots-Tonic-Me.../dp/B000F9TCHI
