Vibrationists is a new musical project by the award-winning Starlite & Campbell.
“While we’ve always pushed boundaries as Starlite & Campbell, Vibrationists is born from a different spark. When we meet inspirational musicians, we don’t just want them to play on a track; we want to see where a third influence will take us. It’s about stepping onto a path without knowing the destination, and that experience is priceless.”
As evidence of that, Vibrationists’ debut single is a live reimagining of Starlite & Campbell’s ‘It Ain’t Right’.
Described as “a true fusion of energies”, the song was produced by Simon Campbell, and features a deep collaboration between him, his wife and musical partner Suzy Starlite, and Northern Irish bodhrán master Dave Boyd.
The philosophy behind it all goes something along the lines of: “What happens if you take a song and infuse it with a totally different musical DNA? If you recorded with James Gadson on drums or Thom Yorke on loops, the groove would shift in ways you couldn’t predict. That’s the Vibrationist spirit. By bringing Dave’s unique percussive language into the mix, we’ve created a sound and a feel that is fresh, unexpected, and entirely different from the original version released on our second studio album, The Language Of Curiosity.”
To achieve that, the trio recorded both song and video live at their Supertone SonicLab. “There are no overdubs, just the sound of three musicians inspiring each other in real time.”
“Vibrationists is a wide-open door,” they claim. “We don’t know what will happen next, and that’s exactly why we’re doing it.”
Until then, ‘It Ain’t Right – Live!’ is available on all streaming platforms.
