Though Scratch may have at times seemed crazy, it is worth noting that creative genius appears so because geniuses see things others do not see and inhabit realities unseen. As the music on this album reveals, Lee Perry's Black Ark creations re-arrange the familiar into something new and magical. 

Among the many landmark classics cut at Black Ark are such incisive political commentaries as Max Romeo's 'War Ina Babylon', and Junior Murvin's 'Police and Thieves' (covered by the Clash). The Congos' 'Heart of the Congos' album is a roots classic and there are many wonderful obscure singles such as Carlton and the Shoes' 'Better Days'. Many dub creations made innovative use of Scratch's sonic wizardry via echo, phasing, reverb, flanging, wah-wah and various sound effects. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Vibrate On Ft. Lee "Scratch" Perry, Augustus Pablo
2. Fisherman Dub Ft. Lee "Scratch" Perry, Congos
3. War Ina Babylon Ft. Max Romeo
4. Sufferers Time Ft. The Heptones
5. Fever Ft. Jr. Byles
6. Scratch The Dub Organiser Ft. The Upsetters, King Tubby, Dillinger
7. Better Days Ft. Carlton & The Shoes
8. Police & Thieves Ft. Jr. Murvin
9. Traveling In Dub Ft. Lee "Scratch" Perry/Upsetters
10. River Ft. Zap Pow
11. Dreader Dub Ft. Lee "Scratch" Perry/Upsetters

Inkswel presents: "Mystikal Majic, four unreleased & never-before-heard mixes of Lee Scratch Perry's last known recording. The Jamaican dub legend teamed up with Aussie beat maker Inkswell for this twisted yet infectious, beat-boogie, dub-flecked, hip-hop styled jam that's completely out there in terms of style and swagger. Featuring club ready mixes from James Curd & Sofatalk.(Inner Tribe) this is a mega versatile record with all four mixes coming up trumps. Check!  

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: One of Perry's final projects was this release with Aussie boogie-man, Inkswell. Now finally seeing the light of day, it comes bolstered with a slick house remix from James Curd.

TRACK LISTING

A1 - Mystikal Majic Feat. Elf Tranzporter (James Curd Remix)
A2 - Mystikal Majic Feat. Elf Tranzporter (Sofatalk Remix)
B1 - Mystikal Majic Feat. Elf Tranzporter (Extended Original Mix)
B2 - Mystikal Majic Feat. Elf Tranzporter (Unreleased Demo)

“One of the most compelling and complex releases of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s post-Black Ark canon, Mercy is the fruit of a long and complex working process that has yielded exceptional results. Spearheaded by the maverick artist and musical outlier Peter Harris with Fritz Catlin, the drumming co-founder of industrial funk dub act, 23 Skidoo, Mercy’s experimental sonic occupies its own space.” David Katz (People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee “Scratch” Perry).

“I always saw Lee as a performance artist rather than a musician in the traditional sense, so this conceptual backing feels like a more accurate setting for his stream of conscious performance art,” Peter Harris explained. “There is an attention to Lee’s history here too, something that elevates the musical collage with the echoes informed by albums like Super Ape where earlier tracks were recorded over again. In ‘Big Fish,’ the lyrics pay homage to Bob Marley’s ‘Small Axe’ and the tune references Perry’s version of ‘Sugar Sugar,’ which he recorded with the Silvertones.

Although the structure might seem chaotic, the songs were crafted over a long period of time and the approach was the same as making a painting, where foundations are worked on then painted over and over until it is full wrested.” Nathan Saoudi (founder Dash The Henge/Fat White Family) boils it down. “It’s kind of quintessential outsider music - I can’t explain what they are doing, but they have a why, and that’s enough. That’s why I needed to get involved.”

TRACK LISTING

1 Whale:Fisherman
2 This Is Hell
3 Tiny Victory
4 Promised Land
5 Big Fish
6 Devilish
7 Clutch
8 Reggae Poison 

The record you have in your hands is the sound of dreams fulfilled, dashed, then fulfilled again. Candy McKenzie, a young singer from North West London, had endured a hard life before she flew to Jamaica in pursuit of a dream that she didn’t fully understand. Candy McKenzie was a young talent in need of an experienced producer. Who better than Lee Perry, who had created international hits for another raw female talent, Susan Cadogan, not to mention his brilliant work with Max Romeo, Junior Murvin and the Heptones? All the magic of Perry’s classics are here. Candy sadly passed away in 2003, and it might appear she was an unfulfilled talent, but she and Lee Perry left us this beautiful hidden gem of an album.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Disco Fits
2. Someone To Love Me
3. Breakfast In Bed
4. Walking In The Sun
5. Jah Knows

Side B
1. Ice Cream
2. Sky At Night
3. Keep Him Strong
4. Tell Me A Lie
5. When The Big Day

The End Of An American Dream is the 2007 album by Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry), who was a Jamaican record producer, composer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development of dub music with his early adoption of remixing and the use of studio effects to create new instrumental or vocal versions of existing tracks. From his Black Ark Studio in Kingston Jamaica, he worked with and produced a wide variety of artists, including Bob Marley and the Wailers, Junior Murvin, Susan Cadogan, The Congos, and Max Romeo.

Later, he moved to Switzerland and reinvented himself as a performance and visual artist but continued to produce innovative music – collaborations include The Beastie Boys, The Clash, Keith Richards, George Clinton, and Adrian Sherwood. The End Of An American Dream Scratch is the first in a series of three albums he made with English musician and producer Steve Marshall a.k.a. John Saxon and will be available for the very first time on vinyl.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Disarm
2. Are You Ready?
3. The End Of An American Dream
4. One God Rain

Side B
1. So Be It
2. I Will Be There
3. I Am The God Of Fire
4. The Lord’s Prayer
5. I Am New Yorker

Side C
1. Teddy Bear
2. Hallo Jamaica
3. Shazam

Side D
1. Memories
2. Vooba Skooba
3. Cats Bats Rats
4. Disco Cats

Revelation is the 2010 album by dub pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry). From his Jamaican based Black Ark Studio, he created some pivotal works by producing new instrumental or vocal versions of existing tracks. Later, he moved to Switzerland, where he reinvented himself as a performance and visual artist and collaborated with artists such as The Beastie Boys, The Clash, and Adrian Sherwood among others. For his album Revelation, he collaborated with Keith Richards and George Clinton. The album is the last in a series of three albums he made with English musician and producer Steve Marshall a.k.a. John Saxon. The album is accompanied by the full-length film The Revelation of Lee “Scratch” Perry, which looks behind the scenes of the recording sessions and features an in-depth interview with the great man.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Revelation Revolution And Evolution
2. Used To Drive A Tractor In Negril
3. Money Come And Money Go

Side B
1. Fire Power
2. Run For Cover
3. Books Of Moses

Side C
1. Let There Be Light
2. Holy Angels
3. Weatherman

Side D
1. Scary Politicians
2. An Eye For An Eye
3. Freaky Michael
4. Psalm

Lee “Scratch” Perry's posthumous masterpiece Destiny, crafted alongside Bob Riddim, is a transcendent journey through reggae's legacy and future. With Evie Pukupoo's soulful echoes, Kabaka Pyramid's revolutionary lyricism, and Xana Romeo's neo-roots infusion, the album marries iconic traditions with reggae’s modern sound and voices. Highlights also include a collaborative showcase of the next-generation reggae wave with Blvk H3ro, Leno Banton, and Wayne J on "Ring Pon My Finger", and a nod to dub royalty with Addis Pablo's melodica on "Infinity” (Dub). Scheduled for a September 8th global launch via Delicious Vinyl Island, Destiny stands as a testament to Perry's indelible influence on the Jamaican and global music soundscape.

TRACK LISTING

1. I Am - Lee "Scratch" Perry X Bob Riddim
2. Destiny - Lee "Scratch" Perry X Bob Riddim X Evie Pukupoo
3. Black - Lee "Scratch" Perry X Bob Riddim X Kabaka Pyramid
4. Space Echo - Lee "Scratch" Perry X Bob Riddim
5. Police And Thieves - Lee "Scratch" Perry X Bob Riddim X Xana Romeo
6. Ring Pon My Finger - Lee "Scratch" Perry X Bob Riddim X Blvk H3ro X Leno Banton X Wayne J
7. Infinity - Lee "Scratch" Perry X Bob Riddim X Yaadcore
8. Infinity (Dub) - Lee "Scratch" Perry X Bob Riddim X Addis Pablo
9. Destiny (Dub) - Lee "Scratch" Perry X Bob Riddim X Evie Pukupoo

Record producer, composer, singer, and pioneer of the dub music genre Lee Scratch Perry passed away in August 2021. His influence over popular music since the 1970s is hugely significant, with artists including Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Clash, Beastie Boys, Max Romeo, Junior Murvin and The Orb all enriched by Perry’s legendary touch, innovative studio techniques and production style.

Conceived, written and recorded during the COVID pandemic, ‘King Perry’ was produced by Daniel Boyle, and features guest performances from Greentea Peng, Shaun Ryder, Tricky, Marta, Rose Waite and Fifi Rong. Two tracks were also co-produced with Tricky, who releases Perry’s last recorded performances on his False Idols label.

Over a career spanning six decades, Lee Scratch Perry left the music world with a huge catalogue of albums, productions and appearances that cannot be underestimated. Releases for Island Records, Trojan, Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound, Mad Professor’s Ariwa...the list goes on. It was in 2014 that Perry teamed up with UK producer Daniel Boyle, and from this collaboration came the Grammy nominated album ‘Back At The Controls’ and was followed up five years later with the ‘Black Album’.

The ‘King Perry’ album was born out of a request from Perry that he “wanted to do something new, something different but still with a dub framework”. And so, armed with influences as diverse as synthwave, big beat, drum & bass and electronica, Boyle and Perry traded ideas, beats and lyrics in a project that continued to grow as its various guest performers were added, resulting in a kaleidoscopic and engaging melting pot of rhythms, melodies, and voices. Poignantly, closing track ‘Goodbye’ was Perry’s last ever recorded vocal performance.

TRACK LISTING

1. 100lbs Of Summer (feat. Greentea Peng)
2. Evil Generation
3. Midnight Blues (feat. Fifi Rong)
4. King Of The Animals
5. Green Banana (feat. Shaun Ryder)
6. Jesus Life
7. I Am A Dubby (feat. Marta)
8. No Illusion
9. The Person I Am (feat. Rose Waite)
10. Jah People In Blue Sky (feat. Greentea Peng)
11. Future Of My Music (feat. Tricky & Marta)
12. Goodbye

Dub versions of the songs "Shining Dub" and"Shut Up Dub" from the new Lee "Scratch" Perry Album 'Heaven', recorded and mixed at "Secret Lab's studio" by Olivier Gangloff assisted by Romain Gangloff Voices recorded by Olivier Gangloff at "Studio God LSP".

Promotion across social media platforms. Advertising in, Echoes, Record Collector Magazine and Riddim.

TRACK LISTING

1. Shining Dub
2. Shut Up Dub

Battle Of Armagideon is one of the essential albums by Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters. Perry's technique as a mixer and producer will get to you in many ways. “I'm a Madman” is the best-known album track, wherein Perry acknowledged his lunatic persona. The Spin Alternative Record Guide deemed the album Perry's best of the 1980s. Lee 'Scratch' Perry was a pioneer in dub music and worked together with artists such as Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Clash and The Beastie Boys.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. Introducing Myself
2. Drum Song
3. Grooving
4. All Things Are Possible
5. Show Me That River
6. Time Marches On (In/Out Mix)

Side B
1. I Am A Madman
2. The Joker
3. Happy Birthday
4. Sexy Lady
5. Time Marches On

The original Jamaican extra-terrestrial marked a return to the power of Lee “Scratch” Perry’s most spaced-out work. On Jamaican E.T., Perry created a contemporary and challenging set by applying his psychedelic dub to roots reggae, modern reggae, Hip-hop, and dazed, otherworldly exotica. The riddims are groovy, but Perry’s greatest strength has always been his mixology. On this album, instead of his usual dub mixes full of insane rhythmic effects, Perry utilizes the voice as his primary instrument of dub: laid-back toasting, singing, mumbling, and gospel backups come in and out, crisscrossing and swirling, truly setting a new mark. In 2003 it won the Grammy award for Best Reggae Album.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
1. 10 Commandments
2. I'll Take You There
3. Message From The Black Ark Studios
4. Holyness, Righteousness, Light

Side B
1. Babylon Fall
2. Mr. Dino Koosh Rock
3. Hip Hop Reggae
4. Evil Brain Rejector

Side C
1. Jah Rastafari, Jungle Safari
2. Love Sunshine, Blue Sky
3. Clear The Way
4. Congratulations

Side D
1. Shocks Of Mighty
2. Jamaican E.T.
3. Telepathic Jah A Rize

Arguably the greatest Jamaican record producer of all time, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry was instrumental in transforming the island’s national sound throughout the Sixties and Seventies, with his unique approach to music making pushing the music beyond previously perceived boundaries.

To mark the first anniversary of his passing, the very best of his work is showcased across a number of products, all of which effectively demonstrate why Perry was widely venerated figure for so long..

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Where to begin? If you need educating on one of the most important, revolutionary and innovative artists ever to have walked the Earth, then this is a great place to start. Credited as the forefather of dub - Perry's influence stretches far wider than Jamaica with much of dance music's techniques and technologies emerging and evolving from this maverick sound sorcerer.

TRACK LISTING

Box Set Track List
LP1, Side 1
1. People Funny Boy - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
2. Tighten Up - The Inspirations
3. Return Of Django - The Upsetters
4. Shocks Of Mighty – Dave Barker & The Upsetters
5. Place Called Africa Aka A Place Called Africa - Junior Byles
6. All Africans Aka Don’t Cross The Nation (7” Mix) – Little Roy
7. Beat Down Babylon - Junior Byles
LP1, Side 2
1. Words Of My Mouth - The Gatherers
2. Hot Tip - Prince Django
3. Jungle Lion (7” Mix) – Lee Perry & The Upsetters
4. Curly Locks - Junior Byles
5. Hurt So Good (7” Mix) - Susan Cadogan
6. Bushweed Corntrash –Bunny & Ricky
LP2, Side 1
1. Three Blind Mice – Max Romeo
2. Three Times Three - King Tubby & The Upsetters
3. Sufferers Time – The Heptones
4. Sufferers Heights – Junior Dread
5. Roast Fish And Corn Bread (Jamaican Mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
6. Sipple Out Deh Aka War In A Babylon (Jamaican Mix) – Max Romeo
LP2, Side 2
1. One Step Forward (12" Mix) – Max Romeo & Prince Jazzbo
2. Rise And Shine —Watty & Tony
3. Police And Thieves (12” Mix) – Junior Murvin & Jah Lion
LP3, Side 1
1. Ethiopia Land – Peter & Paul Lewis
2. Chase The Devil / Disco Devil – Max Romeo & Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry With The Full Experience
3. City Too Hot (7” Mix)- Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
4. Vibrate Onn (12” Mix) – Augustus Pablo
LP3, Side 2. Side 2
1. Rainy Night In Portland (12" Mx) - Watty Burnett
2. Garden Of Life – Leroy Sibbles
3. Sons Of Slaves (12” Mix) – Junior Delgado
LP4, Side 1
1. Roots Train (7” Mix) - Junior Murvin
2. History (7” Mix) - Carlton Jackson
3. Neckodememus Aka Nicodemus (7” Mix) – The Congos
4. Soul Fire (Jamaican Mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
LP4, Side 2
1. One Drop – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
2. I Am A Madman (LP Mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
3. Exodus (12” Mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
4. Jamaican E.T. (7” Mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
CD1. THE EARLY YEARS, 1968 - 1973
1. None Such Busted Me Bet (aka Sufferation – The Mellotones
2. A Place In The Sun – David Isaacs
3. Stanger On The Shore— Val Bennett & The Upsetters
4. Dollar In The Teeth - The Upsetters
5. Check Him Out – The Bleechers
6. Live Injection – The Upsetters
7. Prisoner Of Love – Dave Barker & The Upsetters
8. Clint Eastwood (7” Mix) – The Upsetters
9. Babyloose Burning Aka Babylon’s Burning – Maxie, Niney & Scratch
10. Give Me Power – The Stingers
11. This World - Milton Henry As King Medious
12. Lick The Pipe Peter Part 4 - Jah T
13. French Connection - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters
14. Da Da - Junior Byles
15. Rasta Bandwagon - Max Romeo
16. Blackman Time - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
17. Bucky Skank – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters
18. Cow Thief Skank – Charlie Ace & Lee Perry
19. Black IPA Aka Green Island - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters
20. Dub Organizer – Dillinger & The Upsetters
21. News Flash - Leo Graham
22. Better Days – Carlton & The Shoes
23. Sick And Tired – Neville Grant
24. Rasta No Pickpocket
25. Black Candle - Leo Graham
CD2. BLACK ARK ADVENTURES PART 1 (1974 - 1976)
1. Doctor Demand – Leo Graham & Prince Jazzbo
2. Stay Dread – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
3. Herb Vendor – Leroy ’Horsemouth’ Wallace
4. Lady Lady – Cynty & The Monkees
5. Enter The Dragon (7” Mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters
6. Public Jestering – Judge Winchester
7. Cane River Rock – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters
8. Do It Baby (aka Nice And Easy) (7” Mix) – Susan Cadogan
9. The Long Way (7” Mix) – Junior Byles
10. Many Are Called Aka Yagga Yagga – The Unforgettables
11. Be Thankful (For What You’ve Got) – Bunny Scott
12. I Man Free – Watty Burnett
13. I Man Stand Still - Jimmy Riley
14. To Love Somebody – Bunny Scott
15. Sons Of Negus - Jimmy Riley
16. Down Here In Babylon – Brent Dowe
17. Big May – Bunny Scott
18. Babylon Deh Pon Fire –Truth, Fact & Correct
19. Natty Pass Through Rome - Prince Jazzbo
20. Back Wey – Fay Bennett
21. Fever / Influenza Version– Susan Cadogan & The Upsetters
22. White Belly Rat – Lee Perry
23. Fire Fe The Vatican – Max Romeo
24. Stop The War In A Babylon –James Boom
CD3. BLACK ARK ADVENTURES PART 2 (1976 - 1977)
1. I Shall Be Released – The Heptones & Jah Lion
2. A Wah Dat – Junior Dread
3. Take Warning - Ralph Haughton & Ebony Sisters
4. Four And Twenty Dreadlocks (7” Mix) - Evan Jones
5. Groovy Situation () – Keith Rowe
6. I Forgot To Be Your Lover (7” Mix) – George Faith
7. Voodooism – Leo Graham
8. At The Feast (Of The Passover) —The Congos
9. Wolf Out Deh – Shaumark & Robinson
10. Reggae Music - Hugo Blackwood & Alimantado
11. Open The Gate (7” Mix) – Watty Burnett
12. Vampire (7” Mix) – Devon Irons & Alimantado
13. Rasta Train - Raphael Green & Alimantado

CD4. BLACK ARK & BEYOND (1977 - 2002)

1. Bad Weed (12” Mix) - Junior Murvin

2. Bionic Rats (12” Mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

3. Know Love (12” Mix) - Twin Roots

4. Forward With The Orthodox - Mistic I

5. Big Neck Police - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

6. Green Bay Inquest - Lord Sassafrass & Debra Keese

7. Free Up The Prisoners (7” Mix) - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

8. Home Guard - Michael Campbell (aka Mikey Dread)

9. Cross Over (7” Mix) - Junior Murvin +

10. Bafflin' Smoke Signal (7” Mix) - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

11. Introducing Myself - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

12. For Whom The Bell Tolls (7” Mix) - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

13. I’ll Take You There (7” Mix) - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

2CD Track List
CD 1: THE EARLY YEARS, 1968 - 1976
1. People Funny Boy - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
2. Tighten Up - The Inspirations
3. Return Of Django - The Upsetters
4. Shocks Of Mighty – Dave Barker
5. Place Called Africa – Junior Byles
6. All Africans (7” Mix) – Little Roy +
7. Beat Down Babylon - Junior Byles
8. Words Of My Mouth - The Gatherers
9. Bucky Skank – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters
10. Jungle Lion (7” Mix) – Lee Perry & The Upsetters
11. Hurt So Good (7” Mix) - Susan Cadogan
12. Curly Locks - Junior Byles
13. Three Blind Mice – Max Romeo
14. Three Times Three - King Tubby & The Upsetters
15. Sipple Out Deh (Ja. Mix) – Max Romeo
16. Roast Fish And Corn Bread (Ja. Mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
CD 2: THE EARLY YEARS, 1976 & BEYOND
1. One Step Forward (Jamaican Mix) – Max Romeo
2. Ital Corner - Prince Jazzbo
3. Police And Thieves (12” Mix) – Junior Murvin & Jah Lion *
4. Chase The Devil / Disco Devil – Max Romeo & Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry With The Full Experience *
5. Vibrate Onn – Augustus Pablo
6. Natty Pass Through Rome - Prince Jazzbo
7. Fire Fe The Vatican (7” Mix) – Max Romeo
8. Roots Train (7” Mix) - Junior Murvin +
9. Open The Gate – Watty Burnett +
10. Soul Fire (Jamaican Mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
11. Neckodememus (7” Mix) – The Congos
12. Sons Of Slaves (7” Mix) – Junior Delgado +
13. Bafflin' Smoke Signal (7” Mix) - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry *
14. Stay Dread – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
15. One Drop – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
16. I Am A Madman – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
17. Exodus (7” Mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry +
18. Jamaican E.T. (7” Mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry +

2LP Tracklist
LP 1
Side 1:
1. People Funny Boy - Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
2. Tighten Up - The Inspirations
3. Return Of Django - The Upsetters
4. Shocks Of Mighty – Dave Barker
5. Place Called Africa – Junior Byles
6. All Africans (7” Mix) – Little Roy +
7. Beat Down Babylon - Junior Byles
Side 2:
1. Words Of My Mouth - The Gatherers
2. Hot Tip - Prince Django
3. Jungle Lion (7” Mix) – Lee Perry & The Upsetters
4. Curly Locks - Junior Byles
5. Hurt So Good (7” Mix) - Susan Cadogan
6. Stay Dread – Lee “Scratch” Perry
7. Sipple Out Deh – Max Romeo
LP2
Side 1:
1. One Step Forward (Jamaican Mix) – Max Romeo
2. Police And Thieves (12” Mix) – Junior Murvin & Jah Lion *
3. Sons Of Slaves – Junior Delgado
Side 2:
1. Chase The Devil / Disco Devil – Max Romeo & Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry With The Full Experience *
2. Soul Fire (Jamaican Mix) – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
3. I Am Madman – Lee “Scratch” Perry
4. Exodus - Lee “Scratch” Perry
5. Jamaican ET - Lee “Scratch” Perry

* Previously Unreleased
+ Previously Unreleased Digitally

A dub companion to the critically-acclaimed "Rainford" album that sees the Upsetter and co-producer Adrian Sherwood radically re-version the original tapes with a host of guest musicians including Brian Eno and Vin Gordon.

If "Rainford" is 2019’s "Roast Fish, Collie Weed & Corn Bread" then "Heavy Rain" is it’s "Super Ape".

As well as highlighting the deft musicianship of the original backing band on the "Rainford" sessions (which include core On-U luminaries from Creation Rebel, Tackhead and Dub Syndicate) these re-works also invite some further players into the cosmic mix. Brian Eno makes an unexpected right channel entry into “Here Come The Warm Dreads”, a heavily processed sound system overhaul of Rainford highlight “Makumba Rock”, cheekily re-titled as a nod to Eno’s own debut solo album. This completes a circle started in 1981 with African Head Charge’s My Life In A Hole In The Ground similarly referencing the contemporary collaboration between Eno and David Byrne, and their “vision of a psychedelic Africa”.

Elsewhere, legendary trombonist Vin Gordon (one of the hornsmen on Bob Marley & The Wailers Exodus amongst many other classic sides) lends his distinctively woozy blowing to tracks such as “Rattling Bones And Crowns” (a late night flipside to “Kill Them Dreams Money Worshippers”) and “Crickets In Moonlight” (“Cricket In The Moon” refracted through some beautifully louche late summer heat haze lens). On the closest the album has to a title track, “Heavy Rainford” strips back the narrative from “Autobiography Of The Upsetter” to ride the rhythm with all sorts of mixing desk tricks, anchored by the killer “I Am The Upsetter” hook from LSK.

It’s important to note that it’s not all Rainford re-works though: “Dreams Come True” and “Above And Beyond” are Scratch and Sherwood originals, heard here for the first time and equally strong material for this purple patch in the career of an unstoppable Jamaican maverick and true musical pioneer.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Intro - Music Shall Echo
A2. Here Come The Warm Dreads
A3. Rattling Bones And Crowns
A4. Mindworker
A5. Enlightened
A6. Hooligan Hank

B1. Crickets In Moonlight
B2. Space Craft
B3. Dreams Come True
B4. Above And Beyond
B5. Heavy Rainford
B6. Outro - Wisdom

Tuff Kong Records will be releasing the brand new collaboration between Jamaican legend Lee Scratch Perry and New Jersey producer Mr. Green: the upcoming "Super Ape vs Open Door". The two artists have created a unique chemistry, delivering 18 tracks of music that Mr. Green has put together using original stems from Lee Scratch Perry. Mixed with his own unique style, Green managed to merge literally 20 different genres of music together on one record, bringing some memorable guests to the project such as HR of Bad Brains, Sheek Louch (The Lox), Daniel Son and an intro from Eric "Scratch" Andre. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Love In My Heart (feat. Eric “Scratch” Andre)
2. Come Back Alone (feat. Sheek Louch)
3. Working For God
4. Streak Of Luck (feat. HR Of Bad Brains & Daniel Son)
5. Ranting
6. Electric Energy
7. Calalou
8. Sleepy Time
9. Hot Fire
10-18. Instrumentals

Delaware Valley's psychedelic funkateers Solid Bronze are releasing their debut album The Fruit Basket in the summer of 2019. The first single "The Invisible Man" is being released as a limited edition 7" vinyl including a Lee "Scratch" Perry remix before the album drops. The album was recorded at a relaxed pace by Mickey Melchiondo (Ween, Dean Ween Group, Moistboyz) at his studio in Lambertville, NJ with, produced by Dean Ween along with singer/songwriter Chris Harford.

Solid Bronze's founding members are Ian Everett and George Miller, who composed these songs as bass and drums duo, using naked rhythm as the focus and cornerstone in the recording process. Miller provided all the drums and percussion and Everett was responsible for bass, guitar and lead vocals. "The Invisible Man" single features Music Hall of Fame guitarist Michael "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton (Parliament, Funkadelic), and Atlanta-based hip hop artist CLEW on vocals.

TRACK LISTING

A-Side "The Invisible Man"
B-Side "Lee "Scratch Perry" Remix The Invisible Man"

THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2014 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

4 Deep roots dub cuts of the first track from Lee Scratch Perry’s new album ‘’Back on the Controls’’

‘Rastafari on wall street’ features a heavy weight sound system style cuts of a deep roots rhythm from ‘’Back on the controls’’ A title track with Lee Perrys political and conscious lyrics about rastafari and a takeover of the Wall Street system, followed by a heavy Dub version mixed by Daniel Boyle, the co-producer of ‘’Back on the controls’’ and Lee Perry on the Dubbing and effects. This is a sublime and vintage style Dub cut that uses rare and vintage equipment to create the mix.

Side two sees veteran reggae vocalist Danny Red echoing Lee’s conscious message with a solid vocal cut called ‘’I’m Willing’’ A sound system scorcher that has been tested to full effect on ‘Young Warriors’ – (the son of Jah Shaka) sound system. To back this version up, the 4th and final cut on the 12” Features a haunting Flute cut dubbed again by Daniel and Lee in full Analogue style.