Album
Island Vibes
single
Limited Edition
Easy Star Records
UPC: 0884385001746
Cat: TGR-LP-2018-090
2.8K loves
#
Title
Artist
About this album
A landmark release showcasing the artistry behind Island Vibes.
The album concept
Born out of a year on the road — half the songs here were written in soundcheck. The producer insisted we cut them in the same loose, conversational state we played them live. That decision shaped everything else.
Liner notes
We made this record because we couldn't shake the feeling that something was being lost — not just in our music but in the way music is made now. The old studios that taught generations are closing one by one. The engineers who knew which tape machine to use for which song are retiring.
So we went back. Back to Kingston, back to the rooms where this music was born, back to the players who built it. What you're hearing is half tradition, half conversation between past and present.
Thank you to everyone who said yes when we asked.
Production
- Executive producer
- Sly Dunbar
- Producer
- Cleveland "Clevie" Browne
Engineering
- Mixed by
- Sly Dunbar
- Mastered by
- Niney the Observer
- Mastering studio
- Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
Visuals
- Art direction
- Sasha Reyes
- Cover photography
- Brian Jahn
Averaged across all tracks on this release. Higher values = more present.
Energy
53%
Danceability
78%
Positivity
68%
Acoustic
49%
Instrumental
27%
Live feel
28%
Speechy
20%
Chart positions
Caribbean Music Chart · 2021
Peak
#2
Press
"★★★★½This is what reggae sounds like when made by people who love the music more than the genre conventions. "Island Vibes" matters.
"★★★★½This is what reggae sounds like when made by people who love the music more than the genre conventions. "Island Vibes" matters.
"★★★★A grown-up record that balances reverence for the foundation with a confident contemporary touch. "Island Vibes" rewards full-album listening.
- Release type
- Single
- Format / edition
- Limited Edition
- UPC
- 0884385001746
- Catalog number
- TGR-LP-2018-090
- Label
- Easy Star Records
- Publisher
- SunSka Music Publishing
- Recording studio
- Studio One, Kingston, Jamaica
- Recording dates
- January – March 2024
- ℗ line
- ℗ 2018 Easy Star Records
- © line
- © 2018 SunSka Music Publishing
