Absolute classic Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry at the controls here. The Upsetters lay down a solid track, old school bassline and flute ripe for the Perry…
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28/11/2020: “Jah Is Mighty” by Bob Marley
Dig into Bob Marley’s back catalogue, past “Buffalo Soldier” and “Three Little Birds”, and you’ll be surprised. Many of Marley’s most profound and beautiful songs…
13/08/2019: “I Am A Madman” by Lee Scratch Perry
Not many songs showcase Lee “Scratch” Perry’s self-identification as a mad guy like this. His dress sense and interviews are both very unique, to say…
06/04/2019: “Jungle Lion” by Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters
Unusually for a reggae song, this is heavily sample based. You could almost call it a remix of Al Green’s “Love And Happiness”, released in…
08/12/2018: “Mistry Babylon Dub” by The Heptones
The Heptones are one of the most influential reggae groups, being one of the main bands responsible for the shift in Jamaican music from Rocksteady…
12/06/2018: “Fisherman Dub” by Lee “Scratch” Perry
Scratch Perry is something of a mad genius. His whole style can be a bit incomprehensible. But the prodigious output that Perry and his studio…