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Rootwater was a Polish nu metal band, formed in Warsaw in 2002[2] by Sebastian Zusin, Tomasz "Yońca" Jońca and Paweł Jurkowski. Soon, Maciej Taff has joined the band as a vocalist. In their music there are many hardcore, thrash, folk and punk, and even ambient influences clearly audible. The name of the band comes from a Magic: The Gathering card captioned "Rootwater Commando". The band is famous for their psychedelic album covers. Many critics are comparing Rootwater's music to System of a Down's music, which is probably caused by a similar use of native "folkish" melodies by both groups. Rootwater's vocalist, Maciej Taff usually sings in English, but some songs refer to Hebrew (Hava Nagila),[3] or are sung in traditional Roma language (Caje Sukarije), Polish, or French (Climchoque).
Rootwater | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Warsaw, Poland |
Genres | |
Years active | 2002–2010[1] |
Labels | Fonografika, Mystic Production |
Members | Maciej Taff Sebastian Zusin Filip "Heinrich" Hałucha Marcin "Valeo" Walenczykowski Grzegorz "Oleynik" Olejnik |
Past members | Paweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz Tomasz "Yońca" Jońca Paweł Jurkowski Przemysław Bieliński Michał Truong Artur Rowiński |
Website | rootwater |
Members
edit- Last line-up
- Maciej Taff – vocalist (2002–2010)
- Sebastian Zusin – guitar (2002–2010)
- Filip "Heinrich" Hałucha – bass guitar (2004–2010)
- Marcin "Valeo" Walenczykowski – guitar (2009–2010; died 2018)
- Grzegorz "Gregor" Olejnik – drums (2009–2010)
- Former members
- Paweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz – drums (2008)
- Michał Truong – guitar (2004–2009)
- Artur Rowiński – drums (2004–2008)
- Tomasz "Yońca" Jońca – guitar (2002–2004)
- Paweł Jurkowski – drums (2002–2004)
- Przemysław Bieliński – bass guitar (2002–2004)
Discography
editStudio albums
editTitle | Album details |
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The Legends of Hava Nagila (EP) |
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Limbic System | |
Visionism |
Music videos
editYear | Title | Directed | Album |
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2004 | "Hava Nagila" | —
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2010 | "Living in the Cage" | Mania Studio[8] | Visionism |
References
edit- ^ [1] Archived 15 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Root Water Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ^ "Rootwater – Hava Nagila". YouTube. 29 July 2006. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Rootwater – Limbic System – Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Limbic System by Rootwater". Itunes.apple.com. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Rootwater – Visionism – Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Visionism by Rootwater". Itunes.apple.com. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Aktualności – ROOTWATER u Lynch'a – Wytwórnia płytowa – Mystic Production". Mystic.pl. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
External links
edit- Media related to Rootwater at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website