Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lee “Scratch” Perry, the eccentric, revolutionary Jamaican producer, songwriter and performer whose influence extended far beyond ...

A new Lee “Scratch” Perry project is on the way. Billed as the Jamaican dub pioneer’s final studio LP, King Perry is due out February 2 via False Idols — English trip-hop producer Tricky’s imprint on ...

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 ...

With the announcement of the compilation, Trojan has also released the 7″ mix of single “Jungle Lion” by Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters. Listen below, and see the tracklisting to all the formats ...

Reggae and dub legend Lee “Scratch” Perry gives his track “Zion’s Blood” a spaced-out update in the latest offering from Super Ape Returns to Conquer. The new record is a complete reworking of the ...

For Rainford, Sherwood approached Perry once again. Now an octogenarian nearing the end of his career, Perry spends most of his time as a visual artist, and cuts albums with just about anyone, from ...

Lee “Scratch” Perry, the monumental reggae singer, producer and studio wizard who pushed the boundaries of Jamaican music — and as a byproduct, rock, hip-hop and dance — with his explorations into dub ...

"I'm an artist, a musician, a magician, a writer, a singer. I'm everything," claims 71 year-old Lee "Scratch" Perry on his MySpace page. And while there's certainly some exaggeration to be found in ...

As electronic music shape-shifts its way through the early years of the 21st century, the influence of dub – reggae’s stripped-down mutant version – on contemporary production is becoming more ...

Earlier today, Lee “Scratch” Perry died in a hospital in a small town in northern Jamaica, his cause of death unknown. If you know either part of his vast body of work or a small sliver of the legend ...

In an industry filled with boundary-breaking visionaries and spectacularly accomplished eccentrics, Lee "Scratch" Perry stood out. The legendary producer of reggae and dub music has died at the age of ...

To call Lee “Scratch” Perry a mad genius is to do him a disservice, because it implies we’re somewhat comparable to him. Creatively, the reggae innovator and dub creator does not occupy the same realm ...