Lee “Scratch” Perry
Speaking of resourceful, innovative
geniuses, we enter the Black Ark of Lee
“Scratch” Perry. He needs no introduction,
but for me he is the godfather space player.
Armed with little more than a Teac four-
track, a broadcasting console, a Mu-Tron
Bi-Phase and a Roland Space Echo, Perry
created whole universes and pleasure-
domes of sound in which to get lost. These
earthy yet otherworldly atmospheres
expand the mind as well as the soundscape.
Focal points shift like freeform poltergeists,
causing vertigo-inducing depth perception
sounds. One minute, we cling on to the
rock-solid bassline only to be blown to outer
space with a crack-shot snare explosion
that echoes into the echelons of time and
space. We slide down slurping serpentine
phase shifts that twist with every beat as we
ride the anaconda of Dub consciousness.
Slap Super Ape or Blackboard Jungle on
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the deck and gain inspirado from the king.
Then, grab a phaser and tape echo of
choice and tap into the dimension of dub.