2025 - Lila Iké - Treasure Self Love

 

2025 - Lila Iké - Treasure Self Love @320

Given Lila Iké’s popularity in the reggae music scene, it’s hard to believe the newly released Treasure Self Love is her debut full-length album. Fans have been understandably giddy over the singer since 2020’s The ExPerience EP put her on the path to worldwide stardom. Still, when an artist has so much hype, disappointment can feel inevitable. Thankfully, that’s not the case here, as Treasure Self Love is further proof that Iké is the real deal (not that we needed any).

The album features several notable collaborations, and each of them perfectly amplify Iké’s distinctive talents. Joey Bada$$ brings playful energy to “Fry Plantain,” while Maverick Sabre lends warmth to “All That and More.” Perhaps the most daring track is “He Loves Us Both” with H.E.R., an engaging tune that finds two female powerhouses joining forces in to great success.

For an artist that has quickly been hailed as reggae’s next superstar, Iké also exudes respect for the genre’s trailblazers. Her fantastic cover of Patra’s 1993 classic “Romantic Call” – here called “Romantic” – is a thoughtful nod to dancehall history. Likewise, “Love in a Lovely Way” cleverly intertwines Garnett Silk’s “Place in Your Heart,” managing to be both fresh and nostalgic at the same time.

Throughout Treasure Self Love, Iké blends a variety of influences. Yes, reggae is at the heart of everything, but soul, R&B, and hip hop also factor into her sound. The singer also showcases songwriting talent well beyond her years, displaying strength, vulnerability and power within her lyrics.

During a recent conversation with Grammy.com, Iké described Treasure Self Love as “a journey of learning to love myself, understanding that each and every one of us should be able to treasure ourselves and value ourselves.”

“Every time I make music, every time I get to another level, every time that I’ve ticked off an accomplishment or overcome a particular milestone, it’s just a reminder to just continuously evolve,” she continued, “to continuously work on getting better and especially to just learn myself because you really don’t know what you’re capable of until you do it.”

Treasure Self Love is proof that the journey — and the evolution — was well worth the wait. (The Pier)

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Rebjuke Reggae Vol 2 2026 320 😎

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Rebjuke Reggae Vol 1 2026 320 😎

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Hi just a few quick words, in the future there will be no Flac or Wav posts here on Vibes anymore. In the the future we will only share mp3 albums. Mainly as 320, but sometimes lower bit rate, if we can't find a 320 copy to post. 

In the future Flac & Wav posts will only be posted on Vibes Private Club. 

I have been thinking about this as well over the last week. We will no longer post anything here on a Sunday, after this Sunday. We will close for two weeks over the Christmas period (I will post from when and to in early December) And will in future close for a month in the Summer during August. I did think maybe 2 months (July & August), but I think one makes more sense. 

You're free to ask for re posts but that is down to the original poster, if they wish to re post it or not. But nothing will be re posted if you make an anonymous comment without a name attached, as we don't publish these, sorry. 

You can request albums that maybe your missing from your digital collection, but please send these by email to the site address. 

4vibessite(at)proton.me just exchange the (at) for @

Please put the artist - album title and year, it makes it easier to find or source a copy if we don't have a copy.

Also in future there will be no posts with link on the posts, all links will be posted in the comments to combat the bots.

There will be more home made compilations here, I post 12X12, and now a Soul Mix, and maybe will start making a Reggae Mix. We make Box Of Vibes as a collective effort between the team members. Any member here is free to share a home made mix of what ever genre they wish. I enjoy compiling them to be honest, and don't take that much time really. 

There will no longer be any covers included in my home made comps (12x12 or Soul Mixed or any future comps I may compile) or the Box Of Vibes comps, for me it's all about the music, all the posts require for me is s track list. But if other members want to compile home made comps, they are free to include covers if they so wish. 

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Roy Orbison - Sweets For Sweden The Very Best Of Roy Orbison 1999 320 😎

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Various - Box Of Vibes No. 46 (A-C-R) 2026 320 😎

Box 46 and Andy's turn to start with his selections from 1 to 8. Then Concha's tunes and next in the middle from 9 to 16, and finally my (Reb) tracks to close this weeks box, from 17 to 24. 

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Various - Soul Mixed Vol 8 2026 320 😎

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1976 - Mighty Sparrow - Sparrow vs The Rest

 

1976 - Mighty Sparrow -  Sparrow vs The Rest @320

01. The Mighty Sparrow - How You Jammin' So

02. The Mighty Sparrow - Music & Rhythm

03. The Mighty Sparrow - Saltfish

04. The Mighty Sparrow - Witch Doctor

05. The Mighty Sparrow - My Woman

06. The Mighty Sparrow - Fatman

07. The Mighty Sparrow - The Statue

08. The Mighty Sparrow - Pan Jam Fete

09. The Mighty Sparrow - We Kinda Music

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Sly & The Revolutionaries With Jah Thomas – Black Ash Dub 1980 (1995 CD Reissue) 320 😎

 

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Shonen Knife – Pretty Little Baka Guy + Live In Japan! 1990 320 😎

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Desmond Dekker – Black And Dekker 1980 320 😎

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Delroy Wilson - Dub Plate Style 1979 (2009 Reissue) 320 😎

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The Undertones - 1986 - Cher O'Bowlies (The Pick of the Undertones)

The Undertones - 1986 - Cher O'Bowlies
(The Pick of the Undertones) @320

A definitive collection from The Undertones, Cher O’Bowlies gathers the band’s most iconic tracks into a single, high-energy compilation. This 1987 CD features the raw, catchy power-pop and punk spirit that made them legends of the late ’70s and early ’80s, blending infectious hooks with witty, relatable lyrics.

From the timeless anthem Teenage Kicks to the clever storytelling of My Perfect Cousin and the summery joy of Here Comes The Summer, this compilation captures the band at their most memorable. Essential for fans of punk, new wave, and classic power-pop, it’s also a perfect introduction for newcomers discovering one of Northern Ireland’s most enduring musical exports. (Sounds-Grounds)

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Lemon Kittens – We Buy A Hammer For Daddy 1980 320 😎

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Various – Sharon Signs To Cherry Red *Independent Women 1979-1985* 2016 320 😎

Another nice compilation that's been sitting in the to post (needs work) folder, for a very long time!! and thought I get it sorted and posted today. I never plan what I'll post each day, it's just what takes my fancy on the day to be honest. Just a little bit of editing to the tags on this one. 

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Various – King Tubby's Shank I Sheck 2024 320 😎

"Originally released in the UK by Tad's Record label and Vista Sounds in 1982 and 1983 respectively as Shank I Sheck Vol. 1, this one-riddim LP has been reissued by Tad's Record. Produced by Ranking Joe and Tad A. Dawkins, the 12-track album has been released under the new title King Tubby's Shank I Sheck. The track order has been rearranged, but the artists and their songs remain the same. The album features classic tunes from reggae greats such as Dennis Brown, Sugar Minott, Horace Andy, Linval Thompson, Ranking Joe, and Tristan Palmer. The Shank I Sheck riddim showcased on this album is a reinterpretation of a ska instrumental by trumpeter Baba Brooks, produced by King Edwards."

Members of Vibes Private Club, I will be posting the 13 track Vinyl rip of this comp later today in flac. 

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The Slickers - 1979 - Break Through

The Slickers - 1979 - Break Through @320

Produced by Clive Hunt and recorded at legendary producer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s studio, this set delivers deep roots and strong Black Ark's sound with Leroy ‘Horsemouth’ Wallace on drums, Robbie Shakespeare on bass, Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith and Michael Chung on guitars and Augustus Pablo on Keyboards and melodica.

A great reissue with top roots vocals and harmonies in the rasta vocal trio tradition, congos stylee !

Original LP plus bonus tracks (including Lloyd Robinson's Cuss Cuss!) (Soul Jazz Records)

 

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CosmasMix 201

For your listening pleasure, here is my latest mix, number 201, with all new and newly re-released indie gems that have been coming out this past month. There are 61 tracks this time around by these artists: Lowsunday, Sweeping Promises, Diiv, Boy Harsher, Beach Vacation, black sand, TTSSFU, Prisms, Saccades, Sailor Honeymoon, Soft Science, Airhockey, Yard Act, Actors, Dummy, The Yummy Fur, The Darling Buds, Echo & the Bunnymen, Johnny Marr, Chapterhouse, Velocity Girl, Dinosaur Jr., Sugar, Interpol, Pete Yorn, Real Numbers, Triptides, Sennen, Foglights, Teenage Fanclub, Trashcan Sinatras, Kiwi jr, Robyn Hitchcock, The Catburgers, The B-52's, Sparks, XTC, Xmal Deutschland, Distant Cousins, Swervedriver, The Still Out, The Arms of Someone New, Primal Scream, Hot Chip, Keane, A Certain Ratio, Everything But The Girl, Dry Cleaning, she's green, Drakulas, The Garden, Smirk, The Linda Lindas, Body Type, Las Robertas, knitting, Holy Wave, Alabama Shakes, The Reds, Pinks & Purples, GO FORWARD IN FLAMES, and The Durutti Column

Various - Soul Mixed Vol 7 2026 320 😎

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Various - Soul Mixed Vol 6 2026 320 😎

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Straitjacket Fits - Melt 1990 320 😎

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Straitjacket Fits - Hail 1988 (Reissue 1990) 320 😎

 Hail is the band's debut album, recorded June - August 1988 at The Lab Recording Studio in Auckland with producer/engineer Terry Moore. The recordings weren’t entirely what the band wanted and felt it lacked enough strong songs.

Rough Trade released Hail in the UK and US late in 1989/early 1990, with a revised, stronger track listing, adding the four songs from the 'Life in One Chord' EP, and removing some tracks that hadn’t quite worked on the original NZ release (Telling Tales, Dead Heat, Only You Knew, Take From The Years). 1990 Australasian LP/Cassette reissues were released like this also.

CD versions of this revised version of the album were released in NZ, UK and Japan in 1989/1990 and these include the entire original 1988 NZ version plus the four tracks from the 1988 'Life In One Chord' EP.

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Straitjacket Fits – Blow 1993 320 😎

The first of three albums from New Zealand indie rock/pop group. The other two will follow, either later today or tomorrow. 

Formed in Dunedin, New Zealand, 1986 by Shayne Carter (vocals/guitar), John Collie (drums) and David Wood (bass). Andrew Brough (vocals/guitar) joined soon after. In 1991 Brough left the group due to musical and personal differences between him and the rest of the band. Later that year Mark Petersen (guitar) joined the band. The band finished in February 1994 shortly after their performance at the Big Day Out festival at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland. The second line up of the band regrouped to play a tour of the main cities of New Zealand in late April and early May of 2005. David Wood died suddenly, on the 17th of November 2010. In 2018 the remaining later line up reformed briefly & toured New Zealand with Carter's Dimmer.

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2001 - The Best of John Renbourn

2001 - The Best of John Renbourn @320

This compilation provides an excellent overview of John Renbourn's recording career up to The Hermit (1976), showcasing his ability to balance tradition and studied technique with an innovative, adventurous sensibility. Jesse Fuller, Big Bill Broonzy, and Ramblin' Jack Elliot were among Renbourn's earliest muses, inspiring folk-blues explorations like the Appalachian tune "Winter Is Gone," from his 1965 self-titled solo debut. In addition to American music, Renbourn also drew on the sounds of Alexis Korner and Davey Graham; their influence began to manifest itself particularly on his 1966 record with Bert Jansch, Bert and John, which blended folk and blues with jazz. The guitar duets from that release appearing on the present compilation nicely capture what critics called Renbourn and Jansch's "folk Baroque" sound. The collaboration with Jansch led to the formation of the Pentangle and Renbourn's Another Monday (1966) featured his first recordings with that band's eventual singer, Jacqui McShee; of these, "Can't Keep From Crying" is included here. The medieval and Renaissance orientation of 1968's Sir John Alot of Merrie Englandes Musyk Thyng and Ye Grene Knyghte proved influential among new age Celtic musicians; however, that album is represented by a more bluesy track featuring African percussion, "Sweet Potato." Renbourn's sitar playing brings non-western nuances also to "The Cuckoo," from Faro Annie (1971). That record saw him revisit his folk-blues roots, re-enlisting an old collaborator, American gospel singer Dorris Henderson, whose vocal contributions help make "White House Blues" one of this collection's standouts. As a selection of work from 1965 to 1976, which also includes several Pentangle tracks, The Best of John Renbourn offers a solid introduction to his music. Above all, it attests to Renbourn's range as a writer and a performer, making the inadequacy of the catchall tag "folk guitarist" very apparent.

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12X12 Vol. 15 Talk Talk Mix 320 😎

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12X12 Vol.14 Earth, Wind & Fire Mix (2026) 320 😎

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Various - Soul Mixed Vol 5 2026 320 😎

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Think might post two or three of these per week. we will see!!

The Neurotics - Repercussions & Is Your Washroom Breeding Bolsheviks 2009 320 😎

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Various - From the Ground Up - 07. Belgian New Beat 89 2026 VBR 😎

07. Belgian New Beat 89

From the Ground Up 

An earwitness account of the electronic dance music revolution on Belgian dancefloors from 1984 to the mid nineties.

Compiled by Captain Crash

Warning this compilation is VBR, the majority of tracks are 320, but some are in lower bit rates. 

Thanks to Captain Crash for sharing this home made compilation with us on Vibes. 9 more volumes to come in this 16 volume series. 

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2021 - Sublime Meets Scientist & Mad Professor Inna L.B.C

2021 - Sublime Meets Scientist & Mad Professor Inna L.B.C @320

Scientist and Mad Professor, two of the biggest names in the world of dub reggae producers / engineers / mixers, have taken the task of treating a handful of Sublime tunes to some of their own, respective brands of studio wizardry. The six song album is a limited edition Record Store Day 2021 release.

Upon listening, it is clear that the producers put their whole hearts and creative minds into this project. The insert and liner notes by Roberto Angotti (Radio host of Reggae Revolution, which aired in Long Beach and L.A. from 1982-1992), trace the influence of dub and reggae greats, like King Tubby and Sly & Robbie, upon the Long Beach, CA. band; It's an influence that is genuinely brought full circle with this collaboration.

Scientist takes the helm on side A, beginning with their hit, "Caress Me Down (Espanol Dub)." This one is stripped to the core, drum and bass of it's original. The riddim is a bit of a hybrid of the dancehall stalwart, 'Sleng Teng' and the Jamaican classic, 'Cherry Oh Baby' played with the ferocity and raw energy of punk rock and mixed down with the precision and articulate sense of sound structure that Hopeton Overton Brown aka Scientist has been known for since the mid-seventies, when he was a young prodigy and protégé of King Tubby.

The next one, "Garden Grove Dub" combines G-Funk keys with a rendition of the 'Fever' riddim and well-placed Linton Kwesi Johnson scratches. The fusion doesn't sound, at all, contrived, but rather, very organic and is aimed directly towards the hardcore dancehall fan's eardrum(s). 

The final selection, dissected, rearranged and manipulated by Scientist is "Santeria Dub", which is one that I have had to play the original of at paid gigs from time to time. I never loved the song but the emotion and joy that it evokes in those who do love it is undeniable. I feel like playing this mostly instrumental version in a club or house-party setting would elicit impromptu karaoke performance on the dance floor from the previously mentioned hippies... which, as a music lover, I think is a pretty beautiful thing. Bradley's vocals politely interrupt the riding instrumental (I like it a lot better that way), briefly towards the end of the tune, a ghostly interjection, traversing dimensions. 

Mad Professor is at the mix-board for the three tunes on side B, beginning with "Hong Kong Phooey Subliminal Dub." I'm not too familiar with the original, but I feel as if Neil Fraser aka Mad Professor took a lot of artistic liberty with his side. It begins with a psychedelic sounding, effect-saturated voiced intro, not dissimilar to some of his other works which he's made in his forty-plus years of putting out music. The beat kicks in, a funky, skanking, punk-dub with tempo changes and abundant flange and reverb, which envelope the entire track, instrumental, save for a few vocal phrases, sporadically stabbing into the mix. This one demonstrates the Professor's signature sound, whether mixing Perry Farrell, The Young Gods, or Sublime, he makes the creation his own. 

"April 29, 1992 (Miami) Dub," a song about the L.A. riots, and "Pawn Shop Dub" are given the same attention, the raw drum and bass is captured and given room to breathe, nourished to grow, supplemented with effects and vocal drops, the sound is expansive... play this one loud for maximal impact! There is no doubt, I'm feeling it.

Adding to the authenticity is cover art and additional liner notes by Tony McDermott, whose original, animated art-work has graced the covers of Scientist and Mad Professor LPs, as well as numerous Greensleeves Records releases.(Cultcha Clash)

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