(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 βCookie Jarβ reached number one in Hawaii on 93.9 DaBeat and was featured on Fuel TVβs 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 βPlayboys in Paradiseβ 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 βThe Day Afterβ 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, AutΓ©nticos 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 βEl SueΓ±o Existeβ sharing the scene with artistes such as Silvio Rodriguez, Shalil Shankar, Vicente FeliΓΊ, Gerardo Alfonso, Los Prisioneros, Daniela Mercury, Julieta Venegas, Salvador Ojeda, LeΓ³n Gieco, Gilberto Gil, Daniel Viglietti, Congreso, QuilapayΓΊn, CΓ©sar 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 βFusion de Estilos 2β by the Hip-Hop group βZaturno & Tapia Rabiaβ in which Iration composes and performs the first single βCuando te veo pasarβ 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 βEn Exilio / In Exileβ and begin the task of making their first video clip for the song βChileβ, a classic example of their talent and quality of composition.
Irationβs album βEn Exilio / In Exileβ 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
Energy
Iration Lyrics
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In a world gone cold
Feels like we're all alone
Life is just a roller coaster
Can't feel my hands
Got no plans
And I just can't wait until it's over
When I've had enough
That's when I feel your sun
Shining down on me
And it's early days yet
As long I am free
I feel your sun
That's where I wanna be
Soakin up your light
And your energy
Right next to me
Means the world to me
Your energy
Life can take you low make you wanna just run and hide
Darkness can numb the hurt and the pain that you feel inside
Lights gone out
Fueled by doubt
And your holding on but barely alive
The song "Energy" by Iration is a powerful and inspiring song about finding strength and hope in times of darkness and struggle. The opening lyrics paint a picture of a cold and lonely world where it's easy to feel lost and disconnected. The roller coaster analogy captures the ups and downs of life and the feeling of being out of control. The repetition of "When I've had enough" adds to the feeling of being overwhelmed and on the brink of giving up.
But just when it seems like all hope is lost, the chorus comes in with a burst of light and positivity. The metaphor of the sun shining down represents a source of energy and renewal that can help lift us up and keep us going. The idea of being "free" and soaking up the positive energy is a powerful one, and the repetition of "Your energy" emphasizes the importance of the people and things that bring light into our lives.
The second verse continues the theme of struggle, with the darkness representing the pain and hardship that can weigh us down. But even in the darkest moments, there is a glimmer of hope, represented by the idea of holding on even when we feel like we're barely alive. The idea of being "next to me" implies the importance of connection and support from others, and the energy that we can draw from those relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
When times get tough
During challenging situations
In a world gone cold
In a society that lacks warmth and compassion
Feels like we're all alone
It seems like no one cares or understands
Life is just a roller coaster
Life is unpredictable and full of ups and downs
Can't feel my hands
Feeling numb due to overwhelming emotions or difficult circumstances
Got no plans
Feeling uncertain about the future and lacking direction
And I just can't wait until it's over
Feeling exhausted and wanting the current situation to end
When I've had enough
Reaching a breaking point
That's when I feel your sun
Feeling the warmth and positivity of someone else's energy
Shining down on me
Radiating positive vibes onto me
And it's early days yet
There's still potential for better times
As long I am free
As long as I have freedom to choose and make my own decisions
I feel your sun
Continuing to feel the positive energy of another person
That's where I wanna be
Aspiring to be in a place of positivity and light
Soakin up your light
Absorbing and embracing another person's positive energy
And your energy
Feeling the good vibes and energetic presence of another person
Right next to me
Being in close proximity to someone with good energy
Means the world to me
Having someone's positive energy and support is incredibly important
Your energy
The positive energy of another person
Life can take you low make you wanna just run and hide
Life can bring you down and make you want to retreat from the world
Darkness can numb the hurt and the pain that you feel inside
Negative emotions can be overwhelming and make you feel numb
Lights gone out
Feeling lost and without direction
Fueled by doubt
Being uncertain and lacking confidence
And your holding on but barely alive
Struggling to keep going and feeling like you're just barely hanging on
Lyrics Β© O/B/O DistroKid, Songtrust Ave
Written by: Adam Michael Taylor, Micah Pueschel, Cayson C. Peterson, David Manzoor, Joe Dickens, Micah Christopher Brown
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Major_Tom98
Very fortunate to have heard them play this live!
@stephenbanks6114
I want y'all to know that this song saved my life.....I share it with everyone vibrating golden energy. I love y'all, thank you for expressing your souls too us. ππποΈ
@truthistreason9708
NAMASTESHLITZSHLOTZWALLYBINGBONG π
@sunnydaze7580
I really feel this comment.
@pastelpalmtree9492
Itβs magical. The sunshine part.
@pastelpalmtree9492
Peace harmony health happiness wealth to all
@zanegrey95
Just lost my brother.
I feel this everytime the sun shines on me.
Rest in Paradise Mikey. πβ
@jjayguy23
Jesus loves you!
@MendoBaby95
I'm so sorry girl πππ€
@heatherwinkles2065
Hope youβre still feeling the sunshine vibes and love β€