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Already dubbed as "South Florida reggae legends" by the Miami Herald.
In the past they have performed at the world-acclaimed Reggae Sunsplash, toured internationally and shared the stage with artists such as Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, UB40, Mos Def, James Brown, John Mayer and many others.
On may 10 they released their 15 track album Invazion for which they teamed up with Karl Pitterson, the legend who recorded and mixed Time Magazines The Best Album of the 20th Century, Bob Marley and The Wailers Exodus Album, and Steel Pulses first three albums. Immersed in Pittersons studio in South Miami Florida non-stop for over 4 month period, the innovative pairing introduced some new and surprising elements into the band's established reggae sound. Pitterson has put his mark on other records of such artists as Mick Jagger, Peter Tosh, Steel Pulse, The Skatalites, Robert Palmer and Grace Jones and brought that same vibe and passion to Fourth Dimensions new album, Invazion.
As rastafarian vocalist/bassist Jah Steve divulges, "In a sense we were trying to create a progressive reggae album while keeping the authentic reggae sound. This concept is precisely why we chose Karl Pitterson to help us with our vision. On the album we feature our new super-dynamic drummer Joe Grind Fagan and special guest grammy-nominee drummer, Bradley Brown from Sizzla. When writing songs for this album we set out to keep a positive yet rebellious message while staying innovative and fresh..we didnt want the album to sound like any other reggae album Jah Steve has been involved in the reggae scene since an early age and has backed up Jamaican Studio 1 greats such as Derrick Morgan. He names Wailer's bassist Aston "Familyman" and Eric Clapton as his musical role models.
Drummer Joseph "Grind" Fagan was born from Jamaican parents who have instilled the culture in him. He began playing the drums at the age of five and has been inspired by Dennis Chambers, Carlton Barret and Dave Weckle. Joseph studied with Jonathan Joseph, Russ Miller and attended Musicians Institute of Hollywood California. Joseph has toured with Lady Saw, John Holt and many other R&B and reggae acts.
Guitarist and vocalist Strings, who was recently endorsed by Hutchins Guitars (UK guitar company who endorses Saliva and UKs The Kooks) says, It was quite an honor recording some songs on Bob Marleys personal stage guitar amplifier a 1960s Fender Twin. We used several different guitars and guitar amps from vintage to newer models in order to achieve different tonalities.
The lyrics on Invazion reflects themes such as the bands assurance in that positivity and humanitarian beliefs are still alive. With lyrics on the title track that chat, If we all could keep on giving the love that we have, Lets reach a new land. And in Muertos En Vida, one of the two spanish tracks on the album Pierre Arnau Keyboards/Vocals asks, What kind of seeds must we plant to see this world grow?.
Pierre, who had years of classical piano training before moving to the keyboards, relates, reggae music is like medicine, people come to our shows and tell us they are off their medication and its because we helped them with our music. The music on the album Invazion was created on the concept of elevating the spirit, body and soul through word-sound-power, its what we believe the album was meant to be but it is really up to the listeners to interpret it in their own way.
This groundbreaking quartet has played alongside such legendary artists as Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Toots and the Maytals, Maxi Priest, Mos Def, Julian Marley, Stephen "Ragga" Marley, Mother Cedella Marley, Kymani Marley, Steel Pulse, Third World, UB40, Toots and the Maytals, Maxi Priest, Culture, Lucky Dube, Bunny Wailer, Marcia Griffiths, Yellowman, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Shaggy, James Brown, John Mayer, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Beach Boys, The Wailers, Inner Circle, George Clinton, Capleton, Mr. Vegas, Luciano, Freddie McGregor, Burning Spear, Yami Bolo, Uncle Kracker, Russel Malone and Diana King and the Dalai Lama's Buddhist monks.
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Hypercube Records
Carlos Calderon
Fax (610) 535-7887
or E-mail: Bookings@4thdimension.org
Age
34
Country
United States
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