The Genius of Scratch Perry
“The Black Ark preserve life and it kill. It cripple, it cramp, and paralyze.”
HEAR THIS: “Super Hi-Fi Plays Nirvana”
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Grunge In Dub With Nuff Trombone Back when Ezra Gale—the bassist for undergound Brooklyn ensemble Super Hi-Fi—was in college, another band he played in opened for Nirvana. Now, 25 years after the Seattle trio’s classic Nevermind, he and Super Hi-Fi decided to put a very different spin on Kurt Cobain’s songbook. Super Hi-Fi Plays Nirvana […]
WATCH THIS: Lee “Scratch” Perry “Jungle Safari” Live in NYC
The Upsetter and Subatomic Sound Soon Touch The Road Our bredren Emch of Subatomic Sound just blessed us with some never-before-seen footage of Lee “Scratch” Perry performing live in NYC back on May 17, 2012. This was his first time performing with that lineup—Emch on the beats and mix, Larry McDonald on percussion. Paul Zasky of […]
HEAR THIS: Suns of Dub Meets Mighty Crown “The Far East Mixtape” FREE DOWNLOAD
Addis Pablo and Ras Jammy Buck Up The Far East Rulers Inna Dubwise Extravaganja “We’ve pretty much been working on this forever,” says Addis Pablo, son of melodica master Augustus Pablo and co-founder of Suns of Dub, along with Ras Jammy, who is (contrary to popular belief) no relation to King Jammy nor—despite a striking […]
Deep Space Dub Night Marks 12th Anniversary in NYC
Easy Star Sound System & Friends To Make NYC Debut Alongside Francois K April 6 “Deep Space’s mission is to explore how dub has influenced so many forms of music,” says the night’s produer Erica Newell. “Not only as an aesthetic, but as an approach to producing and mixing music both in the recording studio […]
Reasoning with Lee “Scratch” Perry, The 2nd Chapter: “Too Much Weed, So I Get Crazy”
Scratch Shares His Thoughts on Sex, Ganja, and the Illuminati When we last caught up with the Upsetter, he was sharing his thoughts on music—both his latest releases, and his seminal early recordings at the Black Ark. Of course, Scratch being Scratch, the conversation also veered into related topics such as Duppies, the true racial […]
Reasoning with Lee “Scratch” Perry: “The Black Ark Preserve Life and It Kill”
“I think the devil is a goat,” and other thoughts of a living legend. Whether you prefer to call him a madman or a genius, there’s no doubt that Lee “Scratch” Perry is a living legend. The man who gave the Wailers their “Natural Mystic” and pushed the frontiers of dub music at his Black […]
Top 10 Philip Smart Selections
Click On The Image Above To Start The Countdown Childhood friends with Augustus Pablo, teenage apprentice to King Tubbys, “Prince” Philip Smart would later move from Kington to New York and establish the most important reggae recording studio in the USA. The very first song produced at HC&F Studios was a crossover hit for the […]
HEAR THIS: Mad Professor “Medusa’s Tail”
Ariwa Posse Announces “The Roots of Dubstep Tour” The legendary UK dub producer will be setting off to the other side of the Atlantic for a tour of the U.S. kicking off this coming Monday in Burlington Vermont. Setting up his Ariwa Sounds studio at home in 1979, the youth born Neil Fraser had an early fascination […]
Red Bull Music Academy Takes Over NYC
Some of music’s greatest minds in one of the world’s greatest cities The Red Bull Music Academy pitched up to NYC this year for their annual musical extravaganza. If you’re not familiar with the RBMA then it’s one event to note for the diary. Practically each year since 2002 they have set up shop all […]
WATCH THIS: Dub Scandal Rocks “Portlandia”
Mayor Holds A Press Conference To Confession His Dirty Secret: Dub If you thought Ras Trent was annoying… If Andy Milonakis inna dancehall style gets on your nerves… If you’re perturbed by this French dude Bigga Ranks… Then you’ll probably appreciate this VICE essay. But if that looks way too long to read, get a […]
Review: Scientist & Roots Radics Rock The Dub Champions Fest 2012
Dub vets Scientist and the Roots Radics took over this year’s Dub Champion Fest—Amy Wachtel reports Like any respectable “creature of the night,” I got to BB Kings just before the bewitching hour of midnight, an appropriate hour for both vampires and night nurses. Deadly Dragon’s sound system filled the air with the sounds of drum, bass […]