Till The Doctor Gets Back by Quiet Village

The duo Quiet Village's latest release for their eponymous imprint is a love letter to the early-80s sound of Island Records.

Joel Martin and Matt "Radio Slave" Edwards' Quiet Village project is back on their The Quiet Village imprint in July with "Till The Doctor Gets Back," a characteristically spaced-out cover of Barry Reynolds, which features their first ever commissioned remix, having tapped Mad Professor.

Matt and I have always been huge admirers of the Island Records catalog, particularly the early-'80s Compass Point productions featuring Sly & Robbie, Wally Badarou, and the groundbreaking remix work of Paul "Groucho" Smykle and François Kevorkian. We chose the song because it still sounds remarkably contemporary. It has the rare combination of sophistication, immediacy, and melody that defines great pop music, and we felt it could be naturally absorbed into the Quiet Village Universe.
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Recorded in 2024, Quiet Village's "Till The Doctor Gets Back" evokes the spirit of the 1982 original, a release born out of a period when reggae, dub, pop, rock, and dance music were colliding. QV's version is exactly what the duo have been known for since their beginnings in 2005: unhurried, immersive, and utterly compelling. With reverb and delays firmly on the 'dub' bus, the track is shot through rich synths, glorious overlapping melodies, and a fresh vocal interpretation. Mad Professor's dub slow burns, doubles down on dub aesthetics, and wholly embraces the source material, resulting in a cosseting yet invigorating listen.

Quiet Village - Till The Doctor Gets Back
Release Date July 2026
Label The Quiet Village

Tracklist
01. Quiet Village - Till The Doctor Gets Back
02. Quiet Village - Till The Doctor Gets Back (Mad Professor Dub Remix)
03. Quiet Village - Till The Doctor Gets Back (Radio Edit)