The three-piece crew of MCs, beat-makers and multi-instrumentalists boast a sound built equally with bass music and dancehall as it is with the heavy bottom end and lyricism of hip-hop.
ON is a peek into the world of True Vibenation where huge, crunchy synths meet roaring horns, layered with rapid-fire raps. It is as much suited to headphones on the way to work as it is to blasting out of the speaker stack at a local warehouse party.
It has been a busy year for True Vibes. The album’s first single “Dressed To Chill” was hand-picked to feature in the SBS documentary Over the Edge, while second single “Crazy But …” has been making waves on community radio across the nation. They supported for Jurassic Five at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre and played multiple festivals over the summer, all the time growing their reputation for an infectious live show which sees them go beyond the traditional hip-hop format of two turntables and a microphone and transform into a live beat-making band complete with a blasting horn section.
True Vibenation have delivered a truly stunning and highly polished album. ON has everything from future beats to gospel to dancehall to trap music, and even a touch of pop, showcasing a band that has really come into its own with a combination of mature songwriting and incredibly diverse musicianship.
