This track was created in appreciation for the many blessings that we should each be thankful for. Waking up in the morning and hearing the birds, eating a fresh fruit, the list is endless. Live in gratitude!

Reggaelia

Gratitude

The debut track on the Singulate album. It is a return to the use of vocals in the chorus, but this is the dub version. It is a celebration of the unique nature of each individual and is consistent with the album title which is a combination of the words innate and singular.

Singulate

I am Myself (Dub)

I Am Myself

A dance riddim based around an addictive drum beat which in turn is based on a Caribbean brake drum pattern

I Like It

This track was inspired by a nighttime view of a city from the hills above. It depicts the frenetic movement of traffic in the arpeggio, contrasted against the slow and steady drum and bass. The melody is reminiscent of the iconic dub master, Augustus Pablo, and hence the track title.

Pablo's City

On the surface, this track is a play on words. The classic Nyabinghi Kette drum beat is a constant for the entire track. It is combined with a fretless bassline, hence the "nuh fret" part of the title. On a deeper level, it is a reference to the enduring resilience and simplicity and optimism of an existence in harmony with the earth, as a foundation for more modern and complex layers often imposed by life.

Kette_Nuh_Fret

Crossings is once again a play on 2 levels of meaning. It was written and developed on a trip covering the west coast of the USA, the east coast of the USA, and the Caribbean. It crossed time zones and vibes, and cultures. It also crosses traditional instrumentation boundaries with a Cello and staccato strings, a lead guitar, but with a strong Reggae piano skank as well as drum and bass. This makes it ideal for an album title which combines the words singular and innate.

Crossings

Hold Dis is the result of a speaker rattling bass line reminiscent of the mid 1970s sound system "Sessions" that travelled around Jamaica at the time.  You would feel the bass as much as hear it, and the duration of the hypnotic dub plate was as long as the wax would permit....

Hold Dis

This track was inspired by a concert called Havana meets Kingston where music from both islands were combined. Besides neighboring Cuba, Jamaica was once colonized by Spain, and many place names in Jamaica are spanish in origin such as Ocho Rios and the onetime capital Spanish Town which was formerly named Villa De La Vega. My favorite such place is Orocabessa (Oro Cabeza), which forms the track title. It is an expression of where Montuno meets Dub. 

Oro Cabeza

Hopeton is a reflection on your place of origin. In this case, rural Jamaica, but the track is as much about the memories of growing up as it is about the specific place. Those formative experiences and the everpresent sense of exploration and discovery ultimately blend physical space and time with emotion and memory. The innocence and purity of the choir is progressively blended with the rythmic structure of the drums and the solid foundation of the bass. Guitar and strings and synth contribute to the harmonious whole, but in the end, it is the choral refrain that is most magnetic. 

Hopeton

Wranglinism started out as a hammond organ riff, but it was soon combined with a jazz guitar(ish) melody. The whole vibe sounded something like a nod to the legendary Ernest Ranglin, and hence the track name...

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