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Chase The Devil Ft. Lee Scratch Perry/Coshiva & Emch  (Adrian Sherwood Dub)

Happy Halloween!  On "Black Ark Vampires" Lee "Scratch" Perry & Subatomic Sound System have crafted a throbbing sound-man tune propelled by subsonic bass, bubbling skanks, and pulsing beats that balance the murky and mystical vibes of Perry’s classic Jamaican dub reggae recordings with the flammable energy and bass vibrations of current electronic music, fine tuning a recipe that they have slow cooked throughout their last four years of U.S. tours spreading authentic dub to a new generation in places like Coachella, Dub Champions Festival, and Red Bull Music Academy. Lyrically the track features Perry’s most focused lyrics in a decade, a poignant oath of vengeance against the vampires that corrupted the ark of the covenant and forced him to burn down his famed Black Ark studio, told in comical rhymes that echo the cadence of a Dr. Seuss story coupled with the morbidity of Edgar Allan Poe, promising the details of where, when, and how he will kill these vampires, from Kingston to London to New York City and everywhere; vampires beware; he will kill them with his hair, with fire, with electric wire, and even with roast corn. Melodically the tune packs soaring vampire hooks, spiritual vocal choirs, groaning melodica bursts, and even a few lines from dancehall vocalist Jahdan Blakkamoore, produced and recorded by Emch at his Subatomic Sound laboratory in NYC. Scratch’s vocals were recorded in Brooklyn at the Hook Studio after an NYC performance with the production assistance of On-U Sound’s legendary Adrian Sherwood, producer of some of Perry’s finest post-Jamaica recordings. The session was filmed by a Dubspot video crew after a long drive through NYC during which Perry recounted the better part of his life story as a warm up for the session.

At the age of 78, Lee "Scratch" Perry has built a life based as much on his fame as a reggae and dub inventor who exhibited boundless creativity and innovation in music composition and production, as he has on his reputation as a madman with playful wit, a propensity for lighting things on fire, a natural mystical spirituality that he famously introduced to Bob Marley, and his defiant individuality and commitment to personal freedom. "Black Ark Vampires" brilliantly ties together these divergent characteristics to create classic Lee "Scratch" Perry material on all levels.

Perry loves to dance and loves dancehall. His nickname actually comes from the name of dance he invented called Chicken Scratch. During his tours with Subatomic Sound System, Scratch had a voracious appetite for hearing new sounds and was interested in the "Vampires & Informers" dubstep track Subatomic Sound System had produced for dancehall vocalist Elephant Man. Perry began performing on the riddim live which led to developing the lyrics for Black Ark Vampires and Subatomic developing a riddim for Perry that captured his vibes. Though Perry is known for seldom giving straight answers and many have wondered if he really burned down the Black Ark studio, Emch from Subatomic Sound System says that one night after performing a show in California, he and percussionist Larry McDonald, a Black Ark studio veteran, were talking backstage when Scratch told them the reasons for his own longevity: "Stress will kill you. That’s why I had to burn down the Black Ark." He said the popularity of the studio had attracted the vampires who came to suck him dry and corrupted the magic of Black Ark, but rather than let that slowly destroy him like a cancer, he chose to close the book on that chapter of his life and move on by torching the studio and making an exodus to the UK leaving the vampires with nothing but the ashes.

THE ARTISTS: Grammy winning reggae and dub inventor Lee "Scratch" Perry is a living legend, one of Jamaica’s most prolific producers and a true original with a spirit that has defined and influenced countless artists across genres and generation, decades of great Jamaican artists from Bob Marley to Max Romeo, punk rockers The Clash, The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards, The Orb, The Beastie Boys, Paul McCartney, Kode9, and the list goes on. At 78 he continues to tour, record, and paint incessantly.

Spearhead by producer, DJ, and instrumentalist Emch, NYC’s Subatomic Sound System is leading a dub music renaissance, founders of the US & Europe Dub Champions Festival, 4 years acting as the live band for legend Lee "Scratch" Perry on tours including Coachella & Red Bull Music Academy; plus independently touring North America, Europe, and Asia, and for a decade producing flavors ranging from classic dub to dubstep.

THE SUBATOMIC SOUND LABEL: Subatomic Sound specializes in limited edition exclusive vinyl releases that push the envelope of dub, reggae, & dancehall in the context of electronic bass music through forward sounding productions and unlikely collaborations with icons such as Lee "Scratch" Perry, David Lynch, Anthony B, Elephant Man, Ari Up of The Slits, as well as new school torchbearers like Dubblestandart, Jahdan Blakkamoore, Dub Gabriel, and many more. Subatomic Sound actively produces events and founded the annual Dub Champions Festival running 4 years in the USA and Europe. Subatomic Sound Radio airs on Brooklyn Radio and for three years ran on KEXP’s Radio New York, 91.5FM broadcast which transmitted to a footprint of 11 million listeners.

Lee Scratch Perry & Subatomic Sound System "Black Ark Vampires" vinyl 45 mix

The Architect - Old Mob Blues feat. Shaolin Beatmaker

The Spy From Cairo - Nafas

Prod. Peril - Instrumental made by Peril
Post Summer song I made
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[Opening:]
Wasted 
My world is full of mayhem
They pushing on my patience
Keep saying we won't make it
Say try me, I won't take it
Your love is all I'm craving
Don't care cause I'll be waiting
I know that you are staying 
I love you I'm just

[Verse:]
doing my best for you but then lately
saw you all blue
this world going crazy
hurting you bad
get to me, my baby
I'm holding our love
I hate how I got to wake up
Looking around and you're gone
Reminisce how you whispered me love
Your stickers of stars make me feel above 
But now that you're gone, I'm asking "how far"

[Hook:]
Why say our love's irrelevant 
They don't know nun, we elegant
United to an element
Grow larger than an elephant
She loves me so, she genuine
She stacked it like its benjamins
She giving me adrenaline
Heart is healing she's my medicine

[Post-Hook:]
Wasting it all
Yeah I be losing it all
As I'm just watching it burn
Down to the floor
Felt like I lost all control
Thought that its what I deserve
I've been alone
Then I have found her at home
Waiting for me on the porch 
Hearing her call
Lifted me up from the dirt
For the first time I'm not hurt

[Verse:]
ooo thats how it feels falling in and out ahh
(I'm so in love with your eyes)
heartthrobs rejecting all of the thoughts of doubts uh uh
(Make me fantasize) 
Wood Bay felt hot when sun came out blazing
throwing rocks like it was a daydream
dine and dash, we broke we're not paying 
Me and you a life in the making

[Buildup/Pre-Hook:]
Falling for you, only be falling for you
You're the sole angel of earth
Will you be mine, promise you I will stay yours
Only for you I'll get hurt
I don't know why
scars they dont hurt anymore
all of the noise turned to moist
if you will leave, I'll be fine
Hear it from me, from my heart one last time

[Hook:]
Why say our love's irrelevant 
They don't know nun, we elegant
United to an element
Grow larger than an elephant
She loves me so, she genuine
She stacked it like its benjamins
She giving me adrenaline
Heart is healing she's my medicine

[Closing:]
Wasted
My world is full of mayhem
They pushing on my patience
Keep saying we won't make it
Say try me, I won't take it
Your love is all I'm craving
Don't care cause I'll be waiting
I know that you are staying 
I love you I'm not playing

Elegant

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