Niney

Roots reggae producer Winston Holness 'nickname "Niney" stems from an unfortunate accident in a workshop where he lost his thumb.

! Exclaim.ca - News 2009

Roots reggae producer Winston Holness 'nickname "Niney" stems from an unfortunate accident in a workshop where he lost his thumb.

! Exclaim.ca - News 2009

Roots reggae producer Winston Holness 'nickname "Niney" stems from an unfortunate accident in a workshop where he lost his thumb.

! Exclaim.ca - News 2009

Roots reggae producer Winston Holness 'nickname "Niney" stems from an unfortunate accident in a workshop where he lost his thumb.

! Exclaim.ca - News 2009

Roots reggae producer Winston Holness 'nickname "Niney" stems from an unfortunate accident in a workshop where he lost his thumb.

! Exclaim.ca - News 2009

Roots reggae producer Winston Holness 'nickname "Niney" stems from an unfortunate accident in a workshop where he lost his thumb.

! Exclaim.ca - News 2009

Roots reggae producer Winston Holness 'nickname "Niney" stems from an unfortunate accident in a workshop where he lost his thumb.

! Exclaim.ca - News 2009

But the album's one questionable move is the skank of "Written on the Forehead" – it interpolates "Blood and Fire", a roots reggae tune by Niney the Observer, in a way that feels a touch tokenistic.

PJ Harvey: Let England Shake – review 2011

These are warmblooded, frequently up-tempo, bluesy alt-rock tracks propelled by curious devices: an omnipresent Autoharp; a sampling of Niney the Observer's reggae obscurity "Blood and Fire" on "Written on the Forehead".

Album review: PJ Harvey, "Let England Shake" Allison Stewart 2011

These are warmblooded, frequently up-tempo, bluesy alt-rock tracks propelled by curious devices: an omnipresent Autoharp; a sampling of Niney the Observer's reggae obscurity "Blood and Fire" on "Written on the Forehead".

Album review: P.J. Harvey's "Let England Shake" Post 2011