Vibration Lab have been on an amazing journey, a true labour of love. It all started back, last summer when we played at the One Love Festival in the U.K. We found out that one of our all-time heroes Linval Thompson (The voice behind such hits as: ” I Love Marijuana” “Don’t Cut Off Your Dreadlocks” “Jah Jah The Conqueror” “Dreader Than Dread” ”Ride On Dreadlocks” “Mr. Bossman” and too may more to mention) was going to be playing as well. By chance, we bumped into him back stage and talked of a collaboration. The next Monday we met him to voice on one of our tracks at the famous Stingray Studio in London. On the walls of the studio were photos of visits from the likes of Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Freddie Mcgregor and nearly every other important figure in Reggae music for the past 20 years. Working with Linval was an honour and he was a very humble and gracious person who hasn’t seemed to age much over the years. His voice is as strong as it ever was and we recorded two songs that day. It was a great experience for us. When it came time to figure out who we wanted to remix this project two names came to mind. First, RSD aka Rob Smith aka Smith & Mighty, who was an original inspiration for our sound and whose records like “Kingfisher” “Forward Youth” and “Jah Way” showed us the possibilities. The other was an artist named Radikal Guru, who was also an early influence for Vibration Lab with tracks like “Rudeboy Skank/Kingston Town” and “Strong Dub”. We really felt blessed when they both agreed to do it and the results blew our mind! The significant thing about this project is that all the mixes have their own unique sound and all our outstanding! Next we found two Dub Stars of the future, Riddim Tuffa who have been blazing up the the scene with their special Digi-Dub style and fashion and the incredible Adam Prescott who has been remixing the likes of Mungos Hi-Fi and making dubs with Brother Culture and Daddy Freddy.
Following his hugely successful Roots Manuva re-rub album ‘Duppy Writer’ (Big Dada), sought-after producer/DJ Wrongtom had the urge to make something original, whilst maintaining that nod to vintage dub and dancehall, and he knew that long-time friend, occasional collaborator, legendary livewire and stalwart jungle MC Deemas J was the go-to man. The result is this essential reggae, dancehall and dub fuelled LP, with a deep, fresh and bouncing vibe rooted in East London that pays homage to the culture and sound that first got them both hooked back in the ‘80s.
Johnny Clarke's amazing output of Bunny Lee-produced roots music in the 1970's deserves at least one dub album. You'll recognize almost every rhythm however the mixes are different (these are mostly stripped down, heavy-duty drum and bass versions). Very good dub!
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