Alternately Deep

Alternately Deep is a compilation album of remixes, b-sides and unreleased songs from the Awfully Deep sessions by British rapper and record producer Roots Manuva. It was released on 13 March 2006 via Big Dada Recordings. Beside Manuva himself, it was also produced by The Easy Access Orchestra, Colossus and Wayne "Lotek" Bennett, with additional production by Steve Dub. It features contributions from Ricky Ranking and Hazel Sim. Composed of twelve tracks, the album includes previously released song "Double Drat", which was available only via Roots Manuva's website since 2004, and an alternate version of Colossus' own track "You a Grown Man Now" (retitled as "Grown Man"). The song "No Love" appeared in video games Need for Speed: Carbon and Test Drive Unlimited. The album peaked at number 8 on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart and number 13 on the Official Independent Albums Chart in the United Kingdom.

2006 compilation album by Roots Manuva

Alternately Deep
Compilation album by Roots Manuva
Released	March 13, 2006 (2006-03-13)
Studio	Dada Studios Waterloo Bridge Studios Unit L Studios The Garden Ceasefire Studios Rhythm Station (Brixton) Plan B Studios
Genre	UK rap
Length	45:50
Label	Big Dada
Producer	Colossus Lotek Roots Manuva Steve Dub (add.) The Easy Access Orchestra
Roots Manuva chronology
Back to Mine: Roots Manuva (2005) Alternately Deep (2006) Slime & Reason (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Gigwise	[2]
musicOMH	[3]
Now	[4]
Prefix	6/10[5]

Alternately Deep is a compilation album of remixes, b-sides and unreleased songs from the Awfully Deep sessions by British rapper and record producer Roots Manuva. It was released on 13 March 2006 via Big Dada Recordings. Beside Manuva himself, it was also produced by The Easy Access Orchestra, Colossus and Wayne "Lotek" Bennett, with additional production by Steve Dub. It features contributions from Ricky Ranking and Hazel Sim.

Composed of twelve tracks, the album includes previously released song "Double Drat", which was available only via Roots Manuva's website since 2004, and an alternate version of Colossus' own track "You a Grown Man Now" (retitled as "Grown Man"). The song "No Love" appeared in video games Need for Speed: Carbon and Test Drive Unlimited.

The album peaked at number 8 on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart and number 13 on the Official Independent Albums Chart in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"No Love"	Rodney Hylton Smith	Roots Manuva Steve Dub (add.)	3:53
2.	"Seat Yourself (Miami Mix)" (featuring Ricky Ranking)	Smith Ricardo McKenzie	Roots Manuva	4:00
3.	"Double Drat"	Smith	Roots Manuva Steve Dub (add.)	3:40
4.	"Nobody's Dancing"	Smith Ralph Lamb Andrew Michael Ross	Roots Manuva The Easy Access Orchestra	3:58
5.	"Things We Do"	Smith Lamb Ross	The Easy Access Orchestra Roots Manuva (add.) Steve Dub (add.)	3:17
6.	"Check It (Remix)"	Smith	Roots Manuva Steve Dub (add.)	4:15
7.	"Get U High"	Smith	Roots Manuva Steve Dub (add.)	3:24
8.	"Colossal Insight (Jammer Remix & Revox)"	Smith		3:08
9.	"Mean Street"	Smith	Roots Manuva Steve Dub (add.)	5:07
10.	"Pep My Game"	Smith	Roots Manuva	2:52
11.	"This World Is Mine (Plan B Studio Version)"	Smith Wayne Bennett	Roots Manuva Lotek	4:15
12.	"Grown Man"	Smith Charlie Tate	Colossus	4:01
Total length:				45:50

Charts

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Chart (2006)	Peak position
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[6]	8
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[7]	13

References

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1. ^ Bush, John. "Alternately Deep - Roots Manuva | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
2. ^ Condron, Neil (21 February 2006). "Roots Manuva - 'Alternately Deep' (Big Dada) Released 13/03/06". Gigwise. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
3. ^ Lee, Darren (13 March 2006). "Roots Manuva - Alternately Deep | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
4. ^ Richards, Jason (20 April 2006). "ROOTS MANUVA - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Vol. 25, no. 34. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
5. ^ Solomon, Eric (10 April 2006). "Roots Manuva . Alternately Deep [prefixmag review]". Prefix. Retrieved 20 December 2006 – via Wayback Machine.
6. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart on 19/3/2006 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
7. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 19/3/2006 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2025.

External links

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• Roots Manuva – Alternately Deep at Discogs (list of releases)