Artist: Chris Coco & George Solar
Title: Island Vibrations 
Format: Vinyl LP
Label: Disappear
Catalogue Number: DSPPR060
Release Date: 18 August 2023


The story:

Balearic DJs Chris Coco and George Solar started making tunes together a couple of years ago after a chance meeting at Ibiza Sonica radio followed by some deep chats about dub and the future of chill out music.
After a string of singles they decided to make an album based (loosely) around various rhythms for the basic inspiration. George, who is also an accomplished percussionist, made a list - Nyabinghi, Guaguanco, One Drop etc - and Chris added one of their own - Algaroba. 
The basic rhythm tracks were recorded in Ibiza, mostly drums and percussion, naturally, with a little added bass from Fly, who also, fortuitously, is the sign writer who made the cover image.
Various elements were added in Ibiza, Buenos Aires and London, and, after some digital wrangling an album of beautifully organic downtempo delights finally took shape.



Basic rhythm section tracks recorded by Michael Alcaras at Spaceship Studio S’Argantera/Ibiza 2021

Basic demo recordings for LEO RISING and NA BAIA at Palmtree Bubble, San Joan/Ibiza

Leo Silcan Charango tracks recorded in Buenos Aires/ARG (gracias Fernando Sanchez/Jin Yerei)

Main mixing facility & add. recordings: Light House, London/UK, engineered by Chris Coco

Produced somewhere between Chris Coco & George Solar
Mastered for Vinyl by Danilo Braca in Brooklyn, United States
Cut by Henry at VP in London

George Solar uses Volt Shakers & Meinl Percussion.
Chris Coco wears mañana jumpers.
Ibiza is a beautiful island.
The universe is ever expanding.



Vinyl running order & credits
SIDE 1

01 GUAGUANCOCO

Leo Silcan - Charango
Nick Cornu - Guitar
Mike Alcaras - Drums
CC: Keys
GS: Percussion

02 RUMBA SOLAR

Antonio Blakstad - Keys
Mike Alcaras - Drums
Fly Harper: Bass
CC: add. Keys, add. Bass
GS: Percussion & sonics

03 NA BAIA

Leo Silcan - Charango
Mike Alcaras - Drums, Synth treats
CC: Keys, Bass, Timpani
GS: Percussion & sonics

04 HOLY RISING

Louis Vann Johnson - Vocals
Samantha Whates - Backing Vox
Mike Alcaras - Drums
CC: Keys, Bass, Guitars
GS: Percussion

SIDE 2

01 ALGAROBA


Nick Cornu - Guitars
Mike Alcaras - Drums
CC: Bass, Keys, Vox
GS: Percussion

02 COMO EL SOL

Carlatwiin - Vox
Nick Cornu - Guitar
Fly Harper - Bass
Mike Alcaras - Drums
CC: Keys, Claps
GS: Percussion, Vox

03 HOOK & LINE

Mike Alcaras - Drums
CC: Bass, Keys, Synbass
GS: Percussion

04 PINK SUN

Nick Cornu - Guitars
Mike Alcaras - Drums
Fly Harper - Bass
CC: Keys & Synths
GS: Percussion

Chris Coco & George Solar - Island Vibrations

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DC Promo Tracks #1273: "Because I Love You" by Tell is part of the release "Various Artists, Vol. 2" on Noire & Blanche  @noireblanche

Buy: https://noire-et-blanche.bandcamp.com/album/various-artists-vol-2 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ziDRJLPTb8
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I played a fantastic festival called Cascadia this past weekend. So many talented, amazing, beautiful, generous, and far out heads gathered up in the mountains above Granite Falls, Washington and connected. I don't really have words to describe how amazing it was, but swimming in the river, the mud pool, the swimming hole, the perfect sound systems, the wonderful music, the delicious food, the stars, the rain, the sun, and the dancing! The dancing may have been the best.

I hosted a Play Live! Seminar and then brought my things over to the Forest stage backstage area with Tait, and we walked in on Megan having an awkward moment with the fabric meant to stretch around the table for my spaceship to play live on.
She was worried about a section of the fabric which was the other way around - shiny side up. We smiled, and assured her it wasn't important.
But Megan actually made like she was going to rip up the fabric and flip it around to make it "perfect."
Tait and I stopped her and explained that it was dark, and there was no way anyone would be like "Oh dude, look at the table cloth and that weird shiny patch!"
So we agreed that it was already perfect, and I joked about writing a song called "Shiny Tablecloth" and playing it that night in my set.
I did.
When Tait heard the words I had looped and mangled as they slowly became untangled he laughed so hard he fell out of his chair.
People were all "Dude, are you ok?"
Well... sadly Megan missed this moment. So I spent some of today playing it live into my reel to reel deck until I got a mix I was happy with, and here it is.

This is for you, with love, from me.
Enjoy it, have fun, and don't sweat the things that don't matter at all. "Perfection" is a state of fear... even a diamond is made more beautiful by it's flaws. Perfect is being in the present tense, as often as we can be. Here and now.
I love you.

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contact : chris@chriscoco.com

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