1) Almost devoid of vocals, Dub tracks are manipulated by isolating and then processing each instrument’s audio signal through various electronic filters, echoes, and reverb effects. The results are hypnotic and emotionally evocative. The Dub sound has strongly influenced both punk rock and electronic dance music since its origins in Jamaica in the 1960’s, not to mention continuing to inform today’s dancehall and roots reggae. More recently, a scattered musical movement of sorts has gradually emerged around the world, as younger players of various genres pay tribute to Jamaican Dub through their production style and mood.

With its self-titled release, Roly forges new directions in Dub that evoke the best traditions of subterranean dancehall and roots music.

Some people call them pill bugs, others call them sow bugs; but in the Midwest, we take some delight in calling them roly poly’s. A few years ago, while jamming for fun in the basement, we stumbled upon a pokey groove that reminded us in some odd way of the roly poly. Before long, we were playing under that name on stages all around St. Louis. We soon shortened our name to just “Roly,” and decided to make a CD. Some months later, it has finally been mixed and is now in your hands. If you've shaken your butt to Roly before, we hope that this recording lives up to any fond memories. If we’re new to you, we hope that at least one of our songs makes it onto your next make-out mix!

Roly is Andrew Cheek on Drums, Drew Freiberger on Bass, Eric Post on Keyboards, Teddy Presberg on Guitar, and Nathan Frost on Percussion. Also featured is David “T-Bone” Scott on Horns, as well as an array of other guests.

2) Roly, also known as RM, is a Urban Latin artist. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.