Surprise! Late Jamaican dub pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry's final studio project finds him articulating his inimitable free ...

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

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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 ...

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 ...

An upcoming posthumous album by Lee “Scratch” Perry, titled King Perry, has been revealed with a scheduled release date of Feb. 2 via False Idols. The announcement of the project comes with the lead ...

“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 ...

Welcome to June. We’ve got a bunch of winners here in Indie Basement this week, including a collaboration between German experimental duo Mouse on Mars and late reggae/dub icon Lee “Scratch” Perry and ...

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’ ...

Lee is 83 and still way out there. Credit: On-U Sound ...

Perry and Youth aren’t the only artists involved with Spaceship to Mars either. Carroll Thompson, the Queen of Lovers Rock, provides melodic backing vocals on the summery “Love Sunshine Peace” and Boy ...