Lee "Scratch" Perry’s layering techniques were the stuff of legend; he used stones, water, kitchen utensils to create surreal, often haunting, sonic density ...

A new Lee “Scratch” Perry project is on the way. Billed as the Jamaican dub pioneer’s final studio LP, King Perry is due out February 2 via False Idols — English trip-hop producer Tricky’s imprint on ...

"Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s' development of dub music with his early adoption of studio effects to create new instrumentals of existing reggae tracks. He has worked with and produced for various ...

“I’m not really a musician,” says Adrian Sherwood, trying to describe what it is he does and has done for over 40 years. “I’m more a sound man. I was once described derogatorily as a fan who’d got his ...

When Lee “Scratch” Perry passed away in 2021, he left behind a legacy not only as an undisputed foundational figure in reggae, but also as one of the most innovative producers and performers of all ...

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A collaborative album from the German electronic duo and the late dub legend, Spatial, No Problem. is out now on Domino Records. By Katie Bain When Mouse On Mars were preparing to welcome Lee “Scratch ...

Perry often revelled in a ganja-fuelled, madman persona for media and audiences alike, but his crazed outbursts often held more than a seed of truth. So it is with his contribution to Lee “Scratch” ...

- What is Lee 'Scratch' Perry's net worth? JAMAICAN reggae legend Lee “Scratch” Perry died on Sunday at the age of 85. He passed away at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Jamaica. Please provide a ...

Earning a reputation as a madman, a mystic and a music legend takes a certain flavor of eccentricity. Despite reaching septuagenarian status, Lee "Scratch" Perry remains heavily bearded, bejeweled ...

Do you swear you saw a giant gorilla at Bumbershoot 2015, but your friends keep telling you it was just the ‘shrooms? I have good news: You were right. Two years ago, Jamaican music legend Lee ...

Of course, in Perry’s native Jamaica, the sound-system circuit meant those at the controls were as much a focus – and sometimes more so – than the singers or bands. Duke Reid, Clement ‘Sir Coxson’ ...