To honor the first anniversary of the passing of reggae legend and dub pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry Trojan Records is releasing a comprehensive box set, King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces from the ...

The late production genius’s chaotic reputation has always preceded him. But could two new books, a posthumous album and a flurry of classic reissues change all that – and put the focus back on his ...

Lee "Scratch" Perry, the eccentric, revolutionary Jamaican producer, songwriter and performer whose influence extended far beyond his historic role in the development of reggae music, died Sunday at a ...

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 career-spanning compilation of Lee “Scratch” Perry classics will be released on September 2, shortly after the first anniversary of the legendary producer’s death. King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces ...

To honor the first anniversary of his passing, a new compilation dedicated to Jamaican reggae legend Lee “Scratch” Perry is on the way. King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces from the Upsetter Ark-ive) is ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaican singer ...

Well, dub is indeed mostly how Perry’s show skewed, with the band holding down the groove deep and steady while he dropped his outer-orbit, stream-of-consciousness vocalizations in smoke-thick reverb.

Grammy-winning dub reggae artist Lee Scratch Perry is coming to Orlando early next year. Perry will perform the entirety of his classic dub album “Super Ape” with his band Subatomic Sound System, on ...

"The studio must be like a living thing, a life itself. The machine must be live and intelligent. Then I put my mind into the machine and the machine performs reality." — Lee "Scratch" Perry on his ...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness called Perry “one of the most important and creative figures to have come out of Jamaica.” Jamaican reggae singer, musician and producer Lee “Scratch” Perry, who pushed ...