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

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 ...

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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 collaborative album from the German electronic duo and the late dub legend, Spatial, No Problem. is out now on Domino ...

Nearly five years following Lee “Scratch” Perry’s death, the dub legend’s final album is arriving. Produced with Mouse on Mars, Spatial, No Problem lands June 5 via Domino. The German electronic duo ...

Reggae icon Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry has died in hospital in his native Jamaica, aged 85. The eccentric producer, actually named Rainford Hugh Perry, died in the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea on Sunday ...

When Lee “Scratch” Perry landed in Berlin to work with electronic adventurers Mouse On Mars, he immediately made himself at home. “He placed papaya, rice and garlic all around the studio,” recalls the ...

On what is billed as his final studio album, the late reggae legend is treated as an afterthought, buried in the mix beneath an incongruous blend of electronic styles. King Perry is, in name, a Lee ...

"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 ...