(1) Iration … Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists/bands with the name Iration:
(1) Iration is a rock/reggae band originally from Hawaii but have since relocated to Santa Barbara, CA, US. In 2007, they recorded and released their first full length album "No Time for Rest" at Castaway 7 Studios in Ventura, Ca, which featured one of the last recorded performances by reggae legend Mikey Dread. Their single “Cookie Jar” reached number one in Hawaii on 93.9 DaBeat and was featured on Fuel TV’s Triple Crown of Surfing recap. Their music was also featured on MTV shows Maui Fever and Living Lahaina.
In 2008, they embarked on a US national tour titled “Playboys in Paradise” in support of the band Pepper. They also recently recorded four new songs, two of which were co-written by Grammy Award Winner Charles Brotman. They continue to tour extensively and look forward to bringing their sound to an even larger audience.
Albums:
2006 - New Roots ep
2007 - No Time for Rest album
2008 - Sample This ep
2010 - Time Bomb album
2011 - Fresh Grounds ep
(2) Iration is a roots reggae band composed by three brothers which begins in the heart of the Caribbean and marks the spiritual birth of their musical talent. They arrived on the island of Montserrat in the West Indies in October of 1973 as exiles of the Pinochet government and in 1981 they migrated to the United States of America. Iration was born in early 1983 and their first performance was at Ramapo High School's 1986 Talent Show in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. Iration began playing college circuits in the US such as Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, Upsala College, The Bronx, Fort Lee etc. They frequently played at local pubs wirthin the Tri-State area and a leg of the Reggae Sunsplash in Greensboro, North Carolina on Sept. 21st, 1991 opening up for J.C. Lodge, Mojo Nya, Truth and Rights and Art Awareness Ensemble.
In April of 1992 they landed in Kingston, Jamaica to record their first single titled “The Day After” published by Mission 101 Records. Iration is the first reggae group to have recorded professionally under this name and they performed live at the Midnite Ravers show in NYC & were interviewed at the Hapte Selassie show on WBAI Pacifica Radio FM. The single "The Day After" received extensive airplay throughout the caribbean radio programs in Manhattan, Queens and The Bronx including 1190 AM.
In mid 1993 Iration returned to their native land to promote their single extensively and this visit unexpectedly became a semi-permanent one. It was a time of tension where most who rerturned from exile were called "retornados" and music quickly became the source of inspiration to cope with this short lived social critique. Iration managed to place the single
"The Day After" within the programming of most local radio stations and including as far away as Concepcion in the southern part of Chile. Reggae music was now introduced into the mainstream radio audiences and during this period of time Iration naturally began to compose in spanish. This musical journey took them into an independent run into the Chilean underground cultural scene. Reggae music began to flourish and due to these circumstances in 1996 the "Reggae Report" magazine (USA) provided a pretty in depth look into the local reggae scene in Chile at that time (Vol. 14 # 3) and a brief review of the several emerging groups at that time and this brief summary on the talents of Iration:
"Iration is a completely different story. Three brothers: Mario (keyboards), Patricio (bass), and Gino Zamorano (drums) make up the most experienced band of the force, and perhaps the best as well. They moved with their parents to Montserrat in 1973 as political exiles of the Pinochet government. There they grew up with Reggae and other Caribbean rhythms. They then moved to New York in early 1990. Iration has played on the college circuit in the U.S. and has recorded a single in Jamaica in 1993. Moving to their beloved home country in late '94, they established themselves as the leading rhythm section in the country. Now they are rehearsing material for their debut album to be recorded this summer". Iration became the standard in the sense that they were performing with a full band including a brass section and backing vocals, something not seen asa yet in their country within this genre. At that time being independent was viewed as an ultimate suicide but they took on this challenge, giving many interviews on radio, television (mostly culturally oriented program) exposing the mission of reggae music and even turned down a deal with the transnational conglomerate of Sony Music. Iration was performing what was considered as non commercial music and had no airplay, plus their was the fact of their strong lyrical content, so they worked extensively with community radios and performed at many schools for the youth. Looking at the positive side of their music these conditions ultimately gave them the freedom to speak their minds without any limitations and cemented a strong foundation for the upcoming reggae groups in Chile.
Iration began playing in most local clubs in Santiago such as the Rockola, La Ozz, Subte Discotheque, Caribbean and Boomerang just to name a few. This was another challenge that was conquered within a reasonable amount of time by Iration even though reggae music was not even popular within this geographical area. It was years of hard work that made Iration a unique underground sensation, they eventually met the grand Dennis Stone a.k.a "DreadStone" who opened up Chile's first reggae and apparel store named "Reggae Centro" in which the youths were intimately exposed for the first time to a very broad variety of reggae music.
Dennis Stone has been involved in the REGGAE music biz for over 25 years, started back in the early 80's with his Dreadstone Sound System, NYC (selling his exclusive Dreadstone mixtapes out of VP Records as well as on the streets of manhattan). He later formed BigUp Entertainment with partner Russell Javors in 1990 - managed, produced, promoted artists in Jamaica, US, South America, etc. Dennis has contributed to multiple Gold Record and Grammy nominated Reggae projects including the soundtrack for Disney's "Cool Runnings" film, also co-owned DownUnder Studios in S. Florida with producer Henry K, specializing in Reggae, Hiphop and R&B music. DREADSTONE is also the former manager for Tony Rebel (as well as executive producer for Rebel's acclaimed "Vibes Of The Times" album on Chaos/Columbia). His production team delivered Diana King's demo and first U.S. release "Stir It Up" for Columbia/Sony and assisted in structuring the Stir It Up Tour and the Grammy nominated "Stir It Up" compilation, also for Columbia/Sony. He has been associated with many fine artists such as Prezident Brown, Calton Coffie, Tony Curtis, Jigsy King, Professor Frisky, Nadine Sutherland, Garnet Silk, Uton Green, Ninja Man, Diana King, Bradley Brown, Rythmation, Iration, Gondwana, Roland Alphonso, Fiona, Delly Ranks, Deuteronomy, Natty Remo, Bigga Staar, Magano and many others.
DREADSTONE has worked alongside Sly Dunbar, Bobby Digital, Steven Stanley, Henry K, Donovan Germaine, Barry O'Hare, the Kelly Bros., Philip Smart, Courtney Cole, Clive Chin, Kirk Hedge and many other great Reggae Producers as well as Irie FM's popular Mighty Mike Jones. He established "Reggae Centro" in Santiago, Chile in 1998 and promoted Reggae Thursdays at Boomerang in downtown Santiago, featuring Chile's premier reggae band "Iration".
Currently based in S. FL, producing and promoting talented reggae artists such as singer/songwriter/drummer Bradley Brown, as well as ongoing projects with established artists such as Carlton Coffie (the original JA Bad Boy), and upcoming singjay artist Adam "Teacha" Barnes. Recording and mixing at Vybetribe Studio in S.FL as well as out of Barry O'Hare's World-A-Muzic Studio located in the historic Jack Ruby yard, Ocho Rios, JA with boomshot engineer/producer Kirk Hedge. He is also currently collaborating with riddim-kings Heddrokk Productions in Miami. Sourcing nuff dubplates from the JA young~maestro "YelloKid" himself (BIGUP YELLO!) and assisting House/Electro producer/DJ extraordinaire Austin Leeds with ongoing projects. Continuing to forward great Reggae Music with a focus on Culture/Conscious Vibes.
Iration in 1997 soon followed to pursue the recording of their material and moved to New York City for 3 years. On their return to Chile they became the opening act for groups like Los Pericos, The Wailers, Lauryn Hill, Fabulosos Cadillacs, Auténticos Decadentes and Matisyahu. They were chosen as backing band for the performances of Kymani Marley and Andrew Tosh on their first visit to Chile. In September of 2003 Iration was invited by Isabel Allende to participate in the Tribute to Salvador Allende “El Sueño Existe” sharing the scene with artistes such as Silvio Rodriguez, Shalil Shankar, Vicente Feliú, Gerardo Alfonso, Los Prisioneros, Daniela Mercury, Julieta Venegas, Salvador Ojeda, León Gieco, Gilberto Gil, Daniel Viglietti, Congreso, Quilapayún, César Isella & Pedro Aznar. This was one of their best performances up to date and attendance at this tribute was around 80,000 +. Their message is clear and being an underground sensation definitely helped them stay in the cultural eyes of their people.
By late 2003 Warner Music Chile releases the album “Fusion de Estilos 2“ by the Hip-Hop group “Zaturno & Tapia Rabia” in which Iration composes and performs the first single “Cuando te veo pasar” of the album, the video clip aired on MTV Latino in late September and incorporated the talents of Quique Galdames of the group Illapu. Iration by now had established themselves with enough exposure and basic financing to begin preparations to remix & upgrade addecuately their first album now titled “En Exilio / In Exile” and begin the task of making their first video clip for the song “Chile”, a classic example of their talent and quality of composition.
Iration’s album “En Exilio / In Exile” has musicians from the U.S.A., Cuba and Chile such as Rich Tozzoli, David Brian Ondrick (USA), Lino Borbolla, Jose Ismael Gomez (Cuba), Francisco Martinez, Ruben Salgado, Loretto Canales, Karen Vergara, Damian Bodenhofer, Fabian Cordova and Efrain Rodriguez (Chile) creating a nice blend of different styles within their music. It clearly has a Caribbean flavor with a slight South American touch and their music represents their conviction to spiritually fight for a better tomorrow, leaving clear that the most important value is to be part of the solution by just simply giving "love".
Iration programmed and performed at various venues during the summer of 2008 in the United States, which kicked off at the 1st Annual Budweiser Reggae Summerfest @ RFK Stadium in DC accompanying a line-up of artistes such as Iwayne, Kymani Marley, Turbulence, Beres Hamond, Etana, Chuck Fender and Ruth among others. It is from this platform that they embarked on promoting the worldwide release of their album "En Exilio / In Exile". Also released was the single "Amor Eres Tu" - 2009 and "Instrumental" - Christmas/New Year 2010 which are all available online @ limewirestore, itunes, amazon, rhapsody, napster, emusic, lala, shockhound, imvu, nokia and amiestreet.com
Iration means creation in the patois dialect which is spoken in most of the Caribbean islands where english is the primary language.
For inquiries on booking & available dates: irationmusic@gmail.com
All This Time
Iration Lyrics
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And if you never take control you'll have to let it go
When it was out of my hands I couldn't shape it
But now I'm glad I fell the time has taught me well
All this time I've been waiting
All this time the things I've been saying
All this time but I can feel it changing
Some are gonna grow up fast forget about the past
Some are gonna take it slow but in time they'll grow
When I was trapped in the mold I couldn't break it
But now it's come undone and I can feel the sun
All this time...
The lyrics to Iration's "All This Time" are reflective and introspective, illustrating the concept of taking control and shaping one's own destiny. The opening lines suggest that the singer has experienced disappointment in the past for being too nice and not taking control of their situation. They subsequently advise that to avoid letting opportunities slip away, one needs to take control before it's too late.
The second verse suggests that everyone grows at their own pace and that it's important not to get stuck in a mold or be pressured to conform to societal expectations. This idea is reinforced with a metaphor that likens breaking out of the mold to feeling the sun, indicating that living life authentically brings a sense of warmth and happiness that can't be obtained by conforming.
The chorus, "All this time I've been waiting, all this time, the things I've been saying, all this time but I can feel it changing, the moment's finally come around after all this time," conveys a sense of excitement and hope that change is happening, and the hard work put in to achieve it has finally paid off.
Overall, the lyrics encourage taking control of one's life, breaking free of societal norms, and staying true to oneself to achieve happiness and success.
Line by Line Meaning
Nice guys always finish last I learned it from my past
The singer has learned from past experiences that being too nice or passive can lead to failure or disappointment.
And if you never take control you'll have to let it go
If you don't take control of your own life, you will have to accept whatever happens and let go of any hope for change.
When it was out of my hands I couldn't shape it
The singer couldn't influence or control a situation that was beyond their control.
But now I'm glad I fell the time has taught me well
The artist has come to appreciate the lessons learned from past mistakes and failures.
All this time I've been waiting
The artist has been waiting for something to change or happen for a long time.
All this time the things I've been saying
The singer has been speaking or expressing themselves in a certain way for a long time.
All this time but I can feel it changing
Despite waiting and speaking up for a long time, the singer senses that things are finally starting to shift or improve.
The moment's finally come around after all this time
After a long wait or struggle, the moment the artist has been hoping for has finally arrived.
Some are gonna grow up fast forget about the past
Some people may move on quickly from their past experiences and mistakes, without dwelling or learning from them.
Some are gonna take it slow but in time they'll grow
Others may take longer to change or improve, but eventually they will learn and develop.
When I was trapped in the mold I couldn't break it
In the past, the singer was stuck in a certain way of thinking or behaving and couldn't find a way to break free or change.
But now it's come undone and I can feel the sun
Now, the artist has managed to break free from their old habits or limitations, and they feel a sense of freedom and optimism.
Contributed by Jacob E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
EibonTheWise
This vocalist killed it. They should have made songs like this all this time.
Vinnie Ramos
They have listen
musicmakerxavier
I so relate to this song, after all this time im just now where i need to be in life...... the moments finally come around, after all this time!!! LOVE IT!! THANK YOU REBELUTION RADIO via Pandora
Unicorn Sparkles
i have repeated this song 5 times in a row already, and it just gets better every time you listen to it
kevin r
Irators keep this up. you f'in rock! love the new ep... cant wait for the next kickass album!!!
Gabriela Rosado
i discovered these guys on my sublime/rebelution pandora station. love at first sound. <3
Ryan
Thing i love about iration is how simple but meaningful they are All this time Ive been waiting All this time the things ive been saying All this time but I can feel it changing The moment's finally come around after all this time Some are gonna grow up fast forget about the past Some are gonna take it slow but in time they'll grow When I was trapped in the mold I couldn't break it But now it's come undone and I can feel the sun All this time...
bonnie young
love this song its so chill
traquib515
The theme of my year in Camp Casey Korea (June 2014-June 2015) with Echo Btry, 6-52. Thanks Iration for getting me through it all.
PositiveImprovement
Guys thanks again for all your songs
This one has been one of favorites.
Starting a trial that will may cure my cancer once and for all! After five years of nonstop treatments. I finally was excepted to this state of the art genetic cancer treatment trial in Seattle. Once I make it through the dangerous first five weeks from tomorrow 7-23-15 I be going back home to Cali ready to rock Iration for the next fifteenth years.
Thanks
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