Twenty years after its original release, Katchafire began working on an epic project to revive their Revival album with the first taste, Seriously (Revived Version), out now.
The band has kicked off an Australian tour and will play Drifters Wharf in Gosford on December 12.
“The song Seriously is a love lament,” lead singer and founding member Logan Bell said.
“I remember writing the tune all up in my feels about neglected love interests of the day.
“We were pretty driven to make a career out of music and I would put those pursuits to the side because the band took precedence over everything else.”
Band members have been working on remixes of the original Revival tracks with engineer Philip McFarlane (Earthkry) and producer Stephen ‘Dubklaat’ Maxwell from Jamaica, with songs being re-recorded with a host of very special guests from the global reggae world.
“When the album came out it was at the beginning of a massive reggae resurgence, and our message was for the under-represented, oppressed and downtrodden, speaking directly to like-minded people,” Bell said.
“We were igniting and raising consciousness using reggae music to push our message to the world.
“It became a journey of meeting people and touching hearts.
“Originally recorded around 2000, the Revival album was the band’s first time together in a studio; our first time tracking and mixing and they weren’t as hands-on as they are now with the process.
“We felt that certain aspect of the finished album left us wanting, so remixing the album is something we’ve always talked about.
“Twenty-three years on we got the chance, and it was really fun to hear the original studio performances.
“They still stand up today and it made me feel real proud of those early recordings and the OG team.”
Katchafire will play Drifters Wharf at 7pm on Thursday, December 12.
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