Levi Roots - So Out Of My Mind (+Remixes)

Levi Roots ‘So Out of My Mind’

Levi Roots (that’s right it is the Reggae Reggae sauce guy) is back and is bringing summer kicking and screaming with him whether you like it or not via his new single ‘So out of my Mind’ taken from his forthcoming album Red Hot. The single is a cover of John Holts ‘Stoned out of my Mind’ and is basically a carbon copy, bar the drug reference. The track tells the story of heart break and betrayal and combines it with Shakespeare and a standard reggae pop beat with added synth fresh from the Crazy Frog. ‘So out of my Mind’ aims to be a laid back summer tune, unfortunately it’s a few months too late and the melody nor Roots vocals are strong enough. If you weren’t a big fan of calypso reggae pop before, this probably isn’t going to sway you.

For fans of: Shaggy, Ziggy Marley, Inner Circle, John Holt


Levi Roots ‘So out of my Mind’ Remixes

Levi Roots attempt at being ‘down with the kids’ starts with two remixes of his new single ‘So out of my Mind’ by 96 Bulls and Alaye. The 96 Bulls remix starts off similarly to the Fedde le Grand summer anthem ‘Put your hands up for Detroit’; however the remix seems to have taken the worst aspects of the dance and electro genre, making the remix extremely repetitive and seem far longer than it is, which is never a good sign. The Alaye remix in contrast to the 96 Bulls remix fares a lot better, showing contrasts within the song and focuses on the lyrics, that being said the Alaye’s remix is nothing special, especially when compared to other remixes of songs out there at the moment e.g. Skream’s remix of La Roux’s ‘In for the Kill’. Overall neither remix takes anything away from the original but neither adds anything either.

Reviews by Martin Cheung