2006 (Youth)

In 2006, Matisyahu released Youth and Youth Dub.  Both works were released on March 7, 2006 through JDub Records and Epic.  Matisyahu's backing band Roots Tonic, released an instrumental dub album with Youth producer, Bill Laswell, titled Roots Tonic Meets Bill Laswell.  This Roots Tonic album was released on May 9, 2006 through ROIR.

Youth

1. Fire of Heaven/Altar of Earth – 3:59
2. Youth – 4:18
3. Time of Your Song - 4:27
4. Dispatch the Troops - 4:05
5. Indestructible - 4:09
6. What I'm Fighting For - 2:11
7. Jerusalem - 4:00
8. WP - 3:58
9. Shalom/Saalam - 1:06
10. Late Night in Zion - 3:13
11. Unique is My Dove - 3:24
12. Ancient Lullaby - 4:18
13. King Without a Crown - 3:42

Notes:
*The title track Youth and King Without a Crown were released as singles and both studio tracks had music videos.
*Certified Gold record
*Additional studio tracks also recorded during the Youth sessions were Warrior and Chop 'Em Down.  Warrior was released as an online single, however, did not end up on the final tracklisting.  These two tracks would later appear on Matisyahu's No Place to Be CD/DVD.
*Clip of Youth EPK (Electronic Press Kit), which features behind the scenes of the making of the album Youth, (which was apparently recorded in New Jersey) as well as the  Youth music video (which was apparently recorded at the music club CBGB's).  Courtesy of Yahoo! Music  (Click to play)
*Behind the Scenes of Youth music video courtesy of mtvU.  Jonah David: "We must have played that song 30-40 times" (click to play)

For more information, visit the following link:
Youth Wikipedia page


Youth Dub

1. Youth Dub
2. Fire & Dub
3. Spark Seekers
4. Dub Warrior
5. WP Dub
6. Daughters Dub
7. One Woman
8. Fire of Heaven Dub
9. Chop 'Em Down Dub
10. Nigun

Notes:
*Also produced by Bill Laswell, this remixed dub album appeared with a select number of copies of Youth, as well as a stand-alone release.
*Some physical versions feature five tracks, and others feature ten tracks.

For more information, visit the following link:
Youth Dub Wikipedia page


Roots Tonic meets Bill Laswell
(by Roots Tonic)

1. Road to Axum - 5:34
2. Concrete Sunrise - 5:23
3. Akademikus du Umbeigu - 5:10
4. JD3 - 6:35
5. Employees Must Wash Your Hands - 6:10
6. Instrument of the Trinity - 6:29
7. Healing of the Nations - 5:48
8. Clean Escape (The Crew Is Here) - 6:09

Notes:
*Matisyahu's backing band Roots Tonic, released an instrumental dub album with Youth producer, Bill Laswell, titled Roots Tonic Meets Bill Laswell.  Recorded after the Youth and Youth Dub sessions.  This album does not feature Matisyahu
*Roots Tonic, as Matisyahu's backing band, were soon disbanded in 2007, leaving Aaron Dugan with Matisyahu on guitar, until January 2010.
*Bill Laswell and Josh Werner produced Lee "Scratch" Perry's 2011 release Rise Again.  Select tracks also feature Aaron Dugan on guitar.  Lee "Scratch" Perry is regarded as one of main creators of dub music.

For more information, visit the following links:
Roots Tonic Wikipedia page
Roots Tonic meets Bill Laswell allmusic page

Live At Austin City Limits Music Festival 2006 - EP

1. Lord Raise Me Up (live) - 7:55
2. Time of Your Song (live) - 5:03
3. Jerusalem (Out of Darkness Comes Light) (live) - 4:25

Notes:
*Found on iTunes
*Released on November 7, 2006

Other Appearances


AOL Sessions

1. Ancient Lullabye (click to play)
2. Beatbox (click to play)
3. King Without A Crown (click to play)
4. Youth (click to play)
5. Close My Eyes (click to play)
6. Exaltation (click to play)

Notes:
*Posted February 8, 2006
*Live audio/video in-studio performance by Matisyahu
*Band is: Matisyahu, Josh Werner, Jonah David, Aaron Dugan

For more information, visit this link:
Matisyahu Videos, AOL page




Yahoo! Music


Message In a Bottle (click to play)
Youth (click to play)
Old City Beatbox (click to play)

Notes:
*Message in a Bottle and Youth are live audio/video in-studio performances by Matisyahu
*Band is: Matisyahu, Josh Werner, Jonah David, Aaron Dugan
*Old City Beatbox is a clip taken from the No Place to Be DVD


For more information, visit this link:
Matisyahu Videos, Yahoo! Music page




WNYC Performance & Interview


1. Interview
2. Jerusalem (acoustic)
3. Interview


Click to play

Notes:
*Celebrating Hannukah and promoting the release of No Place to Be
*The host and Matisyahu seem to be irritated by eachother, haha




Testify

Matisyahu appeared on P.O.D.'s 2006 album Testify.  Featured vocals on tracks Roots in Stereo and Strength of My Life.

For more information, visit this link:
Testify Wikipedia page

Other

Klezmer Tribute to Matisyahu

For more information, visit this link:
Klezmer Tribute to Matisyahu CD Universe page

*This page is subject to revision and updates