Rootwater

Rootwater
During concert in Mega Club in Katowice, 2007
During concert in Mega Club in Katowice, 2007
Background information
OriginWarsaw, Poland
Genres
Years active2002–2010[1]
LabelsFonografika, Mystic Production
MembersMaciej Taff
Sebastian Zusin
Filip "Heinrich" Hałucha
Marcin "Valeo" Walenczykowski
Grzegorz "Oleynik" Olejnik
Past membersPaweł "Paul" Jaroszewicz
Tomasz "Yońca" Jońca
Paweł Jurkowski
Przemysław Bieliński
Michał Truong
Artur Rowiński
Websiterootwater.pl

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).

Members

Last line-up
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

Studio albums

Title Album details
Under
  • Released: 27 April 2004
  • Label: Fonografika
  • Formats: CD
The Legends of Hava Nagila (EP)
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Fonografika
  • Formats: CD
Limbic System
  • Released: 1 March 2007[4]
  • Label: Mystic Production
  • Formats: CD, digital download[5]
Visionism
  • Released: 15 June 2009[6]
  • Label: Mystic Production
  • Formats: CD, digital download[7]

Music videos

Year Title Directed Album
2004 "Hava Nagila"
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 Under
2010 "Living in the Cage" Mania Studio[8] Visionism

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 15 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Root Water Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Rootwater – Hava Nagila". YouTube. 29 July 2006. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Rootwater – Limbic System – Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  5. ^ "iTunes – Music – Limbic System by Rootwater". Itunes.apple.com. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Rootwater – Visionism – Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  7. ^ "iTunes – Music – Visionism by Rootwater". Itunes.apple.com. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Aktualności – ROOTWATER u Lynch'a – Wytwórnia płytowa – Mystic Production". Mystic.pl. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2015.