Aroop Roy is an artist and producer of many dimensions. Aroop's eclectic work as a producer has been supported worldwide by numerous tastemakers including Bugz In The Attic, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Patrick Forge and Laurent Garnier. In 2006, he even had the chance to work with legendary Motown producers The Mizell Brothers.In 2009, his compilation absolute!!:Sounds From Tokyo was released to critical acclaim and he was invited to do a guest mix on Gilles Peterson's legendary Worldwide BBC Radio 1 show.
Currently based in London, he is constantly traveling across the globe. During his time in Japan, as a DJ and event organiser, he took Tokyo by storm building up a firm reputation as one of the most forward thinking people in the scene. His events absolute!!, Exposure and Culture all enjoyed immense success whilst opening people's ears to a wider range of music than ever before. He is also resident DJ at Geneva's long running superclub La SIP.
Nomadic Soul includes collaborations with much in demand Toronto diva Sacha Williamson whose sultry voice graces the huge dancefloor anthem The Lonely Years. London soul artist Lyric L the voice behind the broken beat hit Loose Lips brings her contagious flow to bruk house club banger Step Back. The melancholic rap and soul of Barcelona based vocalist Sara G is featured on the dark and jazzy techno number Ain't That Sweet. Highly respected US poet and rapper Replife skillfully navigates the twisted syncopated hip hop beats of Stand Up whilst UK Jazz singer Sarah Winton brings the album to a close with an angelic performance on the beautiful Lilly.
Reviews: "An album that will stand the test of time.Getting constant rinses here." - (Moonstar)
"Thank you so much for this. Ive been playing it on repeat ever since. I absolutely love this!" - www.samurai.fm (Dr Bob Jones)
"A nice bit broken to mend your ways!" - Radio Reverb (DJ Kappa)
"wicked wicked release!" - Radio Active (DJ Nikki Lucas)
"Damn! One of the best broken beats / neo soul albums Ive heard for years. This is absolutely my matter of taste! This is like balm for my soul!" - Radio Corax 95.9fm (Markus Milz)
"Aroop Roy comes armed with some wicked cuts; some I've heard before, but some other new bits shows his progression. Nice to hear proper broken beat again, but he's also capable of dishing out other styles too. A big "right on!" for this one." - Urban Landscapes Radio (Velanche)
"Proper dance-floor business - ouch!" - Starpoint Radio (Phil Levene)
"Top notch production on all tracks! This album is for those looking for a fresh sound and some new beats. Good work! My favorites: Too Long and Clickstrodinaire" - www.powerfm.org (DJ Nelson)
"Dope!" - MuchoSoul (Ket Shah)
"Music for a 21st century soulboy like me. I Will be playing this on my drive time show and podcast." - Jazz 919 fm Atlanta (Jamal Ahmad)