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Lee "Scratch" Perry
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Lee “Scratch” Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on March 20, 1936, in Kendal, Jamaica) is one of the most influential people in the development of reggae and dub music in Jamaica.
Perry began his career in the late 1950s working with Clement Coxsone Dodd’s sound system. He eventually performed a variety of important tasks at Studio One as well as recording about 30 songs, but the pair eventually stopped working together due to personality and financial conflicts.
Working with Joe Gibbs, Perry continued his recording career, but once again, financial problems caused conflict. Perry broke ranks with Gibbs and formed his own label, Upsetter, in 1968 (see 1968 in music). His first single “People Funny Boy”, which was an insult directed at Gibbs, sold very well. It is notable for its innovative use of a sample (a crying baby) as well as a fast, chugging beat that would soon become identifiable as “reggae” (the new sound did not really have a name at this time). During the 1970s, Perry released numerous recordings on a variety of record labels that he controlled, and many of his songs were popular in both Jamaica and the UK. He soon became known for his innovative production techniques as well as his eccentric character.
In the early 1970s, Perry was one of the producers whose mixing board experiments resulted in the creation of dub.
Perry began his career in the late 1950s working with Clement Coxsone Dodd’s sound system. He eventually performed a variety of important tasks at Studio One as well as recording about 30 songs, but the pair eventually stopped working together due to personality and financial conflicts.
Working with Joe Gibbs, Perry continued his recording career, but once again, financial problems caused conflict. Perry broke ranks with Gibbs and formed his own label, Upsetter, in 1968 (see 1968 in music). His first single “People Funny Boy”, which was an insult directed at Gibbs, sold very well. It is notable for its innovative use of a sample (a crying baby) as well as a fast, chugging beat that would soon become identifiable as “reggae” (the new sound did not really have a name at this time). During the 1970s, Perry released numerous recordings on a variety of record labels that he controlled, and many of his songs were popular in both Jamaica and the UK. He soon became known for his innovative production techniques as well as his eccentric character.
In the early 1970s, Perry was one of the producers whose mixing board experiments resulted in the creation of dub.
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alisa_v_gorodah wrote:
true masterrrr of da dub sound!!)))
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BWoolmore wrote:
crazy guy, but "White Belly Rat" is such a good reggae track! :-)
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zIeTe wrote:
They'll be playing at Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona: http://www.paranoidandroids.net/2009/12/02/nuevas-confirmaciones-para-el-primavera-sound-2/
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Barthramone wrote:
Kung Fu Meets Dragon makes my day everyday!
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ode33 wrote:
Super Ape is pretty damn great. Dub at its finest!
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miltenswaffel wrote:
The King himself, no one before him no one after him. King of Dub, period.
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Inci90 wrote:
still the man
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richweb wrote:
Psychedelic Dub / Chillout Music - RichWeb - www.last.fm/music/richweb/Música+Mezcla
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kizr87 wrote:
Como diz Jorge Du Peixe "Quem não gosta de Reggae, bom sujeito não é"
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eastbaythunder wrote:
"Final weapon" is a cool track off the "Dubstrumentals".
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RastaBach wrote:
Lion!
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djantithetical wrote:
Awesome show at Harpers Ferry this last Saturday night. I didn't even know about it until my brother randomly spotted a flyer out on the street.
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ragga_jungle wrote:
мегаман)
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Immaculate_Mole wrote:
What a fluent individual magnificent
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diitsei wrote:
genius
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FlyingSalt wrote:
absolute master of reggae
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Jim19 wrote:
geeze.... i wonder if he is smokin the ganj in that photo???
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Killed-By-Death wrote:
When Jah speak, all men quiet!
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SeanMcMeekin wrote:
lee perry is the fucking man
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