Lee 'Scratch' Perry appears on the cover of the current issue of Future Music magazine, which also features an exclusive interview with the reggae icon.
The issue, dated November 2006, talks to Perry about his time with the Studio One label during the '50s, his work with The Upsetters during the '60s, the Black Ark Studio years during the '70s and how he played a significant role in the birth of reggae.
Trojan Records are also proud to announce the upcoming release of an exciting new Lee 'Scratch' Perry album.
'The Upsetter Selection: Lee Perry Jukebox' is a 2CD selection of Lee Perry recordings from over the years, specially selected by Perry himself.
The album will be released in January. Full details of this and other January releases will follow soon.
Here is the list of New Releases coming out of the Trojan stable in the next few months.
There wasn't a whole lot that caught my eye except maybe the Lee Perry picks Perry Lee Perry Jukebox.
I will dig a little deeper and see what this thing is all about.
Cheers.
Arkmaster
2006/2007 – NEW AND UPCOMING RELEASES:
MARCH 2007
TJCCD346 – VARIOUS ARTISTS – REBEL MUSIC VOL. 2
TJDDV346 – VARIOUS ARTISTS – REBEL MUSIC VOL. 2 (DOUBLE VINYL)
TJCCD347 – JAH WOBBLE – HEART & SOUL
TJETD348 – VARIOUS ARTISTS – TROJAN SLACK REGGAE BOX SET
TJCCD349 – VARIOUS ARTISTS – TROJAN SELECTA VOL. 5
FEBRUARY 2007
TJDDD343 – THE TENNORS – REGGAE GIRL (TROJAN FAN CLUB – STRICTLY LIMITED EDITION)
TJACD344 – SLY & ROBBIE – THE ROOTS OF SLY & ROBBIE
TJCCD345 – VARIOUS ARTISTS – JOHNNY GREENWOOD IS THE CONTROLLER
JANUARY 2007
TJBDD301 – VARIOUS ARTISTS – UNDER MI SLENG TENG: THE ROOTS OF DIGITAL REGGAE
TJDDD341 – LEE PERRY – PERRY PICKS PERRY: THE LEE PERRY JUKEBOX
TJACD342 – JOHNNY OSBOURNE – BEST OF: 1970 – 1979
NOVEMBER
TJZCD214 – VARIOUS ARTISTS – REVOLUTION ROCK: A CLASH JUKEBOX
TJDDD339 – JOE MANSANO – JOE THE BOSS
TJETD338 – VARIOUS ARTISTS – TROJAN ROCKERS BOX SET
TJACD335 – MARCIA GRIFFITHS – PLAY ME SWEET & NICE
OCTOBER
TJLBX330 – VARIOUS ARTISTS – HAUNTED HOUSE: SKINHEAD 7" BOX SET (8X7" VINYL SET)
TJCCD333 – VARIOUS ARTISTS – TROJAN SELECTA 4 (SAMPLER)
TJDDD324 – DJ SPOOKY – RIDDIM COME FORWARD
TJDCD336 – TAPPER ZUKIE – ESCAPE FROM HELL (TROJAN FAN CLUB – STRICTLY LIMITED EDITION)
Newsflash from Sleeper Headquarters: Eternal Thunder is back!
This is…upsetting! After two years of inactivity, Eternal Thunder, the "official unofficial" Lee 'Scratch' Perry website, is back online and better than ever.
It took hundreds of hours, dozens of reference sources, and many beers to create the new Eternal Thunder. Pretty much every inch of the website has been rebuilt: new design, a greatly expanded discography, a magazine dedicated to Scratch's music, and a collection of articles and interviews (or, as Scratch calls them, "outerviews"). Collectors and journalists from around the world have helped to make the new Eternal Thunder the most complete source of information on Lee Perry and his music on the web.
The most exciting new addition to Eternal Thunder is Radio Scratch, a monthly podcast that focuses on a certain era or aspect of Scratch's music. Featuring plenty of rare selections and special guest selecters, Radio Scratch is a must for any fan.
Check it out at www.upsetter.net/scratch
Mick Sleeper
Rhygin Records is now live and open for business.
It has been 4 years in the making getting this new record label off the ground.
We have been hailed by Turntablelab as THE JA legit record label in the U.S.. When you hear our music, you will think it is straight out of the golden age of reggae, rocksteady, and dub. Strictly rockers, no joke.
We bring you only the hardest rockers and rocksteady tunes on the highest quality vinyl available anywhere. We even use vintage cardstock from the era for our labels. This is no fly by night operation to be sure.
There are major plans already in the works to bring you some rockers tunes that will totally boggle your mind that they did not come from Jamaica and weren't recorded in the 60's and 70's.
The bands and musicians featured on the label include The Sandollars, Rhygin Rockers, and The Rhythm Doctors featuring Cedric Im Brooks.
We have 3 7 inch 45's available for purchase and a 12 inch disco dub is already being mixed down and mastered to be sent to the pressing plant. This disco dub 45 will be the head cornerstone of our foundation as a label, when it is released the ground will quake beneath your feet, it's that good.
Head on over to the site and listen to some sound samples of the records we have in stock, and get ready to be gunned down by the heavy duty sounds of our upcoming projects, I guarantee they will not disappoint, this is just the beginning so get ready. Some things that are also in the pipeline include limited edition slip mats, quality shirts and 2 LP's already underway.
I found this great song by a german band named Nägel mit Köpfen feat. Tombo. It's called "German", hope you like "German too". A wonderful Marley Cover
Luv your station. It would fit well with your programme.
regards
goo
Check out the second edition of RADIO SCRATCH, a monthly podcast of upsetting selections chosen by the original Lee Perry webmaster, Mick Sleeper.
Radio Scratch will feature rare music, commentary, and special guest selecters. This month's episode features a selection of Scratch's ska and rocksteady numbers. The April edition is a special birthday tribute to Scratch featuring covers of his best-known productions from The Clash, Asian Dub Foundation, Sinead O'Connor, and more.
The new Eternal Thunder will (hopefully) be online soon.
Mick Sleeper
II. That's right, the legendary Lee 'Scratch' Perry will finally
arrive here in the United States for a string of shows on the East
Coast, with Dub Is A Weapon opening up and backing the man himself.
Mark these dates on your calendar, these dub sessions will no doubt be
some of the heaviest to hit the US of A in quite a while. Here's a
sketch of what's in store…
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Crossroads
Bladensburg, MD
www.crossroadsclub.com
Monday, May 22, 2006
Sonar
Baltimore, MD
www.sonarbaltimore.com
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
World Cafe Live
Philadelphia, PA
www.worldcafelive.com
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Toad's Place
New Haven, CT
www.toadsplace.com
Thursday, May 25, 2006
B.B. King's
New York, NY
www.bbkingblues.com
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III. No Dub Is A Weapon email blast would be complete without a
reminder that we will be playing every single Tuesday night in June at
the wonderful Knitting Factory in NYC! We are just about done booking
some special guests for these shows, expect to see an announcement
soon detailing just who will be joining us for the memorable series of
dub sessions…
Jun 6, 2006 – New York NY – The Knitting Factory
Every Tuesday in June in The Old Office
74 Leonard Street
New York, NY 10013
212.219.3132
www.knittingfactory.com
Jun 13, 2006 – New York NY – The Knitting Factory
Every Tuesday in June in The Old Office
74 Leonard Street
New York, NY 10013
212.219.3132
www.knittingfactory.com
Jun 20, 2006 – New York NY – The Knitting Factory
Every Tuesday in June in The Old Office
74 Leonard Street
New York, NY 10013
212.219.3132
www.knittingfactory.com
Jun 27, 2006 – New York NY – The Knitting Factory
Every Tuesday in June in The Old Office
74 Leonard Street
New York, NY 10013
212.219.3132
www.knittingfactory.com
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Thanks for tuning in…hope to see all you dubheads soon!
Peace,
DUB IS A WEAPON
www.dubisaweapon.com
www.myspace.com/dubisaweapon
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www.myspace.com/finlocha
From the Damp-Music website.
Today is a sad days for us. We have to annonce the death of Lorenzo Viennet aca Lax Delux, Guitarist of the White Belly Rats. His genious and talent will stay forever in our mind. Peace…
Source: Damp Music
Lorenzo Viennet died in his sleep Saturday. He will be missed by all of us White Belly Rats / Lee Perry fans.
The great Lee Scratch Perry, the legendary jamaican producer, the inventor of Reggae and Dub, author and composer of hundreds of productions, the one who discovered and revealed Bob Marley and the Wailers and whose career spans over almost half a century …and his new band,
« The White Belly Rats », are proud to present « Alive, more than ever », the second act of their incredible adventure together.
« Alive, more than ever » The release of this second album, born of the collaboration between Lee Perry and Dj Startek, leader of The White Belly Rats, celebrates Mr. Rainford Hugh Perry’s 70th birthday !
This album comes straight out from the desk, no remixing, no post-production, just an authentic Reggae-Dub performance, sincere and warm, LSP-WBR style. Even the tiny imperfections add to the whole, making you believe you’re really there in the public.
Performed by: Lee Scratch Perry and the Whitebellyrats.
Vocals by Lee Perry, Bass and programming by Dj Startek, Guitar by L. Viennet, Drums by Nicolas Pittet, Mixed by P.Brunkow. Recorded live during Panic in Babylon Tour. Edited and mastered by P.Brunkow and Dj Startek at Damp Studio. Executive production by Dj Startek.
All tracks published by Damp Production and Newtown Sound except 3, 4, 7, 11 published by Newtown Sound and 13 by Newtown Sound – Carmax Music.
Lee 'Scratch' Perry for Western Consciousness
BASIL WALTERS Observer staff reporter
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Legendary record producer and recording artist Lee 'Scratch' Perry has been confirmed as the headliner for the 2006 edition of Western Consciousness, slated for for Saturday, April 29, at the Llandilo Cultural, Savannah-la-Mar, Westmoreland.
With negotiations still in progress, other acts that have so far been confirmed to appear on the 18th staging of the annual roots and culture reggae festival, dubbed as a "Celebration of Good Over Evil", are Barrington Levy and Richie Spice.
"We're really in negotiations with a number of artistes, but its a great feeling to have someone of the calibre of Lee Scratch Perry on board," said Worrell King, show promoter.
The media launch, King indicated, is likely to take place on a date as close as possible to Perry's 70th birthday, and will take the form of a party.
"Apart from having been a major influence on Bob Marley, Lee Perry is one of reggae's most important producers and a significant artiste in his right," wrote Kevin O' Brien Chang and Wayne Chen in their book Reggae Routes:The Story of Jamaican Music.
Western Consciousness
APRIL 29, 2006
Llandilo Cultural Centre
Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland
Jamaica
Western Consciousness has developed a loyal and discerning audience over the last 17 years, averaging solidly 6-8 thousand patrons. We are consistently about Positive Music, Positive People and Positive Vibrations in a Positive Environment…
