The second album by the Italian reggae band De Strangers, launched by La Tempesta Dub, is a venture that explores the numerous shades of reggae and dub, whereas additionally delving into deeper feelings and reflections by way of meticulous writing and manufacturing. Timeless Bond, born from the extreme collaboration between the Italian group, artist Galas, and dubmaster Buriman, is a timeless sonic journey. An album that celebrates the synergy amongst three artists and their shared imaginative and prescient of uniting forces to create music that transcends borders, stirs feelings, and speaks to listeners with a message that is aware of neither time nor place.
In keeping with Elia Pozzi (vocals, drums) and Emiliano Vegro (keyboards), the band’s most important objective in creating Timeless Bond was clear: “We needed to create an album that wasn’t only a tribute to reggae tradition, however a full musical expertise, able to immersing the listener within the style’s varied sides, from traditional to extra trendy and experimental sounds. The band performed with rhythms and harmonies, providing a wealthy and complicated overview of reggae’s numerous nuances, all held collectively by the unifying presence of Galas. His voice and lyrical model, mixing reflections on the current, echoes of the previous, and a powerful critique of energy buildings, give the venture a cohesive and deeply narrative dimension.”
All the album, which additionally options preparations by Nicolas Biscione (guitar) and Alessandro Luppi (saxophone), was recorded and combined at Studio La Sabbia, the De Strangers’ headquarters in Milan. Tracks like Candy Reminiscences and Raise Up Your Head provide moments of introspection, rooted in themes of consciousness and contemplation of the trendy world. In the meantime, songs similar to What’s Flawed, whereas sustaining robust social critique, discover extra digital sounds with synth basslines and a stepper reggae rhythm. One other standout function of Timeless Bond is the collaboration with Jules I, bassist of the internationally acclaimed reggae band Mellow Temper. On the observe Tea Effervescent, he provides his private contact. The music presents itself as a roots-infused stepper, with lyrics by each singers that play on the assembly of their voices, buying and selling strains and alternating within the choruses.
To finish the venture, De Strangers enlisted Buriman, a famend dubmaster within the worldwide reggae scene, to convey the album to its ultimate kind—true to reggae-dub tradition. His meticulous and exact manufacturing method reworked the work, creating an ideal steadiness between the band’s authentic reggae music and his distinctive dub interpretation. Every of the 5 vocal tracks is paired with a dub model, providing a twin listening expertise.
Timeless Bond is greater than only a music venture, it’s a gathering of inventive and private visions, united by the will to create one thing lasting and significant. A venture that not solely celebrates reggae and dub tradition, but in addition invitations listeners to replicate and immerse themselves in a wealthy world of emotion and experimentation.
Timeless Bond is out there on vinyl and digital platforms.
