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Lee Scratch Perry

The Black Album

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Released: 19th October 2018. Over 2017 and 2018, Lee 'Scratch' Perry reunited with producer and mixer Daniel Boyle, to work on this solo album. Picking up where their last effort 'Back On the Controls' left off, Lee wanted to continue the raw analogue sound they had cultivated together over multiple past releases, and take it to the next level with new effects devices to create another sonic signature. They entered the studio in 2017, to begin to put together ideas for the tracks, which were then taken to RAK studios in London with their ever-changing Rolling Lion All Stars session band; to lay down the rhythm versions. Using strictly vintage analogue equipment, they employed Neuman valve and RCA Ribbon microphones, and RAK's early model vintage API desk to record, the 'sound' for the album was sculpted in these sessions. Vintage, but punchy, which was then blended with Lee's choice of super rare and custom analogue effects. Ursa Major Space Station and Stargate delays and reverbs, old choruses, Plate and spring reverbs, and tape delays were used to create a tight vintage feel but retaining the rawness of the 'Low Fi' roots sound Lee was aiming for.

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  • Details

    Released:
    19th October 2018
    Category:
    Reggae
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    666017327723
  • Description

    Over 2017 and 2018, Lee 'Scratch' Perry reunited with producer and mixer Daniel Boyle, to work on this solo album. Picking up where their last effort 'Back On the Controls' left off, Lee wanted to continue the raw analogue sound they had cultivated together over multiple past releases, and take it to the next level with new effects devices to create another sonic signature. They entered the studio in 2017, to begin to put together ideas for the tracks, which were then taken to RAK studios in London with their ever-changing Rolling Lion All Stars session band; to lay down the rhythm versions. Using strictly vintage analogue equipment, they employed Neuman valve and RCA Ribbon microphones, and RAK's early model vintage API desk to record, the 'sound' for the album was sculpted in these sessions. Vintage, but punchy, which was then blended with Lee's choice of super rare and custom analogue effects. Ursa Major Space Station and Stargate delays and reverbs, old choruses, Plate and spring reverbs, and tape delays were used to create a tight vintage feel but retaining the rawness of the 'Low Fi' roots sound Lee was aiming for.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Mr Brown in Town
    Lee Scratch Perry
    2.Mr Brown Dub
    Lee Scratch Perry
    3.Trendsetter
    Lee Scratch Perry
    4.Trendsetting Dub
    Lee Scratch Perry
    5.Your Shadow Is Black
    Lee Scratch Perry
    6.Your Shadow Is Dub
    Lee Scratch Perry
    7.Dead Meat
    Lee Scratch Perry
    8.Dead Meat Dub
    Lee Scratch Perry
    9.Dub at Abbey Road
    Lee Scratch Perry
    10.Abbey Road Version
    Lee Scratch Perry
    11.Bumpy Road of Life
    Lee Scratch Perry
    12.Dumpy Dub
    Lee Scratch Perry
    13.Captain Perry
    Lee Scratch Perry
    14.Captain Dub
    Lee Scratch Perry
    15.Killing Dancehall Softly
    Lee Scratch Perry
    16.Killing Version
    Lee Scratch Perry
    17.Solid State Communication
    Lee Scratch Perry
    18.Solid State Dub
    Lee Scratch Perry
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