Social Living Sounds

The group consists of Mattias Lager aka "Matthew Woods" and Alexander Martyris aka "A.L.X". Both with a background in the Hip Hop culture since early eighties.

Both got introduced to Reggae music in the mid-nineties,

inspiering eachother to explore the sounds of traditional Reggae music, which led more and more to the spiritual sounds of deep Roots and Dub Music.



Matthew Woods is a self thaught player of the melodica, inspiered greatly by his father who is a dedicated singer-song writer.



A.L.X is more the sound egineer/technician-type with long experience working as a producer at different commercial radio stations. He started his musical career producing Hip Hop beats for different rap acts in Sweden. He got into producing Dub in 2000, and is now strictly dedicated to the "Art Of Dub".



The combination of M. Woods musical talent,

and the technical side of A.L.X , makes the ideal fusion to create the harmonic,

but yet ruff sound of Social Living Sounds.



Releases:



A LP/Album (vinyl) called "Social Living Sounds meets Gary Dub" (2005). then on a cd compilation called "Dub Royal" (2005) both on the german Dub Flash Label.



On the english Tanty Records label they appear on 2 compilations. And those are "Roots of Dub Funk 4" (2004). and "Roots of dub funk 5" (2006).



Through the Reggae Galore Magazine (1) compilation (mp3 download album) the song "Cool Meditation" (Dub Version) Feat B.E. Mann (april 2009)



On the MadMac Dubplatestyle label in a limited edition (12inch vinyl) with the legendary Rod Taylor "Make it Work" and with one of Swedens most promising roots singers: Jah Zebi "Power of The Trinity" (june 2009).



On the label Downbeat Sounds Roots Recordings a (7inch vinyl) single Feat Jah Zebi "Blood And Fire" (april 2010).