Anyone seeking a quick way in should try this compilation from 2007 or so:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/819Id8LOj6L.jpg
This one, which combines Super Ape, Return of the Super Ape, and Roast Fish, Collie Weed & Cornbread on two CDs, is also great.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81FzmyNXPhL.jpg
― but also fuck you (unperson), Sunday, 29 August 2021 18:10 (two years ago) link
been blasting out that huge Arkology comp from '97 which was the first LSP thing I ever bought.
― calzino, Sunday, 29 August 2021 18:17 (two years ago) link
Damn RIP to a real oneThe “Arkology” three disc set has been in my ancient car’s 6 disc changer for literally years now. I never get tired of it
― caddy lac brougham? (will), Sunday, 29 August 2021 18:20 (two years ago) link
ha xpost
Yeah, that Arkology compilation was revelatory to me at the time in terms of understanding the scope of his recordings and influence. (And it doesn't even touch on his Wailers and other earlier work.)
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 29 August 2021 18:21 (two years ago) link
I'm a big fan of the full albums he produced for others, Max Romeo, Junior Byles, stuff like that.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 29 August 2021 18:22 (two years ago) link
Heart of the Congos and War Ina Babylon definitely among his most amazing work.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 29 August 2021 18:24 (two years ago) link
Yeah, Congos OTM. a high water mark in any context.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 29 August 2021 18:26 (two years ago) link
THere wasa great article in one o9f the first couple of Beastie Boys magazine Grand Royal that i found very useful.It may be up online somewhere.
― Stevolende, Sunday, 29 August 2021 18:38 (two years ago) link
yeah I made a single disc comp of my fav arkology tracks and it’s like the best “album” ever
― brimstead, Sunday, 29 August 2021 19:13 (two years ago) link
it simply has to include Errol Walker's In These Times!
― calzino, Sunday, 29 August 2021 19:15 (two years ago) link
plz share if possible, brimstead
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Sunday, 29 August 2021 19:17 (two years ago) link
Roots Train - Junior Murvin/Dillinger is such a banger
― calzino, Sunday, 29 August 2021 19:19 (two years ago) link
xp
here you go, just one human's opinion but these are all beautiful tracks. yes i do love the police and theives/dreadlock in moonlight riddimThe Meditations - Life Is Not EasyJunior Murvin - TediousThe Heptones & Jah Lion - Mr. PresidentMax Romeo - Chase The DevilLee Perry - Dreadlocks In MoonlightErrol Walker - In These TimesMax Romeo & The Upsetters - NormanJunior Murvin - Police And ThievesUpsetters - No Peace DubThe Upsetters - Party Time (Part 2)Augustus Pablo Meets The Upsetter - Vibrate OnThe Upsetters - VibratorThe Upsetters - Bird In HandThe Congoes - CongomanGeorge Faith - To Be A Lover (Have Some Mercy)Lee Perry - Curly Locks
― brimstead, Sunday, 29 August 2021 19:23 (two years ago) link
oops idk about the formatting there, copied it from another thread
RIP u crazy genius, just put Arkology on at floor-shaking volume
― sleeve, Sunday, 29 August 2021 19:28 (two years ago) link
I really love The Super Ape album from '76 as well
― calzino, Sunday, 29 August 2021 19:38 (two years ago) link
thanks, brimstead, looks sick
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Sunday, 29 August 2021 19:38 (two years ago) link
"stand for the right and mash up the wrong"
― calzino, Sunday, 29 August 2021 19:39 (two years ago) link
Don't feel worthy or ready to comment on his passing tbh. 85 is a good age to have reached though!
― "Bobby Gillespie" (ft. Heroin) (Tom D.), Sunday, 29 August 2021 19:42 (two years ago) link
just put on ape-ology. in terms of reissues, this was probably one of my most anticipated albums of all time.
must concur on heart of the congos, police and thieves, + war ina babylon: all complete and total classics.
if we're repping for personal favorites, i've long had a strong affinity for the late 70s album he produced by seke molenga + kalo kawongolo. very much music of the promised land.
― things repeat forever and there never is a remedy (Austin), Sunday, 29 August 2021 19:50 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjj0CE5njfc
― calzino, Sunday, 29 August 2021 19:52 (two years ago) link
yeah got to recommend those Trojan 2cd sets by Perry. Apeology, Dub Triptych, Dubstrumentals, Wonderman Years, I think I'm missing a couple but they mopped up a load of the Material that I'd wanted since getting that Grand Royal piece on him
― Stevolende, Sunday, 29 August 2021 20:45 (two years ago) link
Disco Devil, The Black Ark Years, Babylon A fall & A Live injection were other titles.Also the early Wailers set Trenchtown Rock is mainly Perry produced I think. does also include some later 70s Marley stuff with him.
― Stevolende, Sunday, 29 August 2021 20:54 (two years ago) link
'Super Ape Returns to Conquer' which was between a remix/new album with his last touring band and Adrian Sherwood from 2017 is a really good listen. That one was on my CD player for months.
https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fsubatomicsound.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F09%2FSuperApe-1200x.jpg&f=1&nofb=1
― earlnash, Sunday, 29 August 2021 20:57 (two years ago) link
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Sunday, 29 August 2021 21:27 (two years ago) link
rip to the only person on this planet who actually knew how to use a computer https://t.co/VPLC1xaERG pic.twitter.com/C8tuSrN0qA— Kyle McDonald (@kcimc) August 29, 2021
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Sunday, 29 August 2021 22:10 (two years ago) link
Aw man RIP. The Black Ark stuff is my favorite "sound of a producer" output of any music ever. 2nd the Seke Molenga album. My favorite unheralded one is Susan Cadogan's Hurt So Good. Prob partially due to featuring female vocals, which is relatively rare for reggae. Just a touch of pop in the tracks but still unmistakably Scratch. And George Faith for the "Jamaican quiet storm" lazy Sunday afternoon vibe.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 29 August 2021 22:48 (two years ago) link
Right missed him playing here several times over the last few years. Really should have got it together. Should know it was a possibility that it would be last chance.
― Stevolende, Sunday, 29 August 2021 23:18 (two years ago) link
Cockamamie proclamation I formed around the turn of the century: you could sum up the changes of 20th century music with two artists: Duke Ellington and Lee Scratch Perry. They get you from stride piano to techno with their genre explorations, and collaborations with Lonnie Johnson, Mingus, the Clash, George Clinton, Beasties, etc will Kevin Bacon you everywhere. Conny Plank is sort of the median. But most of all Ellington exemplifies the idea that with recording you could compose for the timbre and eccentricity of specific musicians, and would compose to the limitations and constraints of specific media, and Perry takes that through to the studio as an instrument and sampling and sequencing.
― Citole Country (bendy), Monday, 30 August 2021 00:31 (two years ago) link
Wow I've had pretty much that exact thought
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 30 August 2021 01:29 (two years ago) link
Makes sense to me.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 30 August 2021 01:30 (two years ago) link
extremely otm imo
― sleeve, Monday, 30 August 2021 01:44 (two years ago) link
oops sorry
Lee Perry gave the impression of burning very hot for a very long time. Not sure how he managed it. RIP.
― lukas, Monday, 30 August 2021 02:08 (two years ago) link
I get the sense he could keep the ( literal ) demons at bay by always pushing forward.
― Citole Country (bendy), Monday, 30 August 2021 10:16 (two years ago) link
My favourite late-era Perry is this one, which on paper should be terrible (dubstep wobbles! Jean-Michel Jarre cover!) but it's totally enjoyable for two hours straight.
― Siegbran, Monday, 30 August 2021 10:26 (two years ago) link
Anyone like the 1986 album Battle of Armagideon? Turns out a mate of mine's uncle was a producer on it...I haven't heard it yet, going to make that right today.
― glumdalclitch, Monday, 30 August 2021 10:54 (two years ago) link
Right missed him playing here several times over the last few years. Really should have got it together. Should know it was a possibility that it would be last chance.― Stevolende, Monday, August 30, 2021 1:18 AM (eleven hours ago)
― Stevolende, Monday, August 30, 2021 1:18 AM (eleven hours ago)
― willem, Monday, 30 August 2021 11:10 (two years ago) link
Curious to hear the stuff he did with Robert Palmer after reading this.
robert palmer, lee perry and a cream cracker pic.twitter.com/7vrbnMoMGA— cowsarejustfood (@cowsarejustfood) August 29, 2021
― Dan Worsley, Monday, 30 August 2021 11:33 (two years ago) link
I love this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp85RALyx4Y
― "Bobby Gillespie" (ft. Heroin) (Tom D.), Monday, 30 August 2021 11:39 (two years ago) link
https://www.johnlewisjournalist.co.uk/lee-scratch-perry
interview from 2002 when Lee was curating the meltdown festival.
― calzino, Monday, 30 August 2021 11:56 (two years ago) link
Battle of Armageddon isn't all bangers, but it does have "Sexy Lady" which would by on my POX for LSP, where the sexy lady may actually be his Echoplex effect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m00WixmHCHE
― Citole Country (bendy), Monday, 30 August 2021 12:41 (two years ago) link
This video is great, I love the way you can see him constructing the track in real time while it's being recorded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y651C7aNXRc
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 30 August 2021 17:02 (two years ago) link
Watched that yesterday cause it's my fav clip of him
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 30 August 2021 17:08 (two years ago) link
He's having such a good time.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 30 August 2021 17:14 (two years ago) link
As a newb to reggae/dub, what produces the wobbly, airy, vaguely electric saw effect in a lot of tracks? Is that a steel drum, a synth, or some post-production effect?
― Taliban! (PBKR), Monday, 30 August 2021 17:19 (two years ago) link
You mean the flexatone?
― The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Monday, 30 August 2021 18:08 (two years ago) link
I guess that's it. Thanks.
― Taliban! (PBKR), Monday, 30 August 2021 18:17 (two years ago) link