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 ...

The German duo are returning with the results of their whirlwind session with the late dub legend, best heard in a ‘spatial audio’ installation. They explain why such an unexpected move is par for the ...

Do you swear you saw a giant gorilla at Bumbershoot 2015, but your friends keep telling you it was just the ‘shrooms? I have good news: You were right. Two years ago, Jamaican music legend Lee ...

Ever since the Rialto announced that Lee “Scratch” Perry is coming to town with the Wailers next month, I keep meaning to post something about what a strange and outstanding occasion this show is.

Onstage and in interviews, Lee “Scratch” Perry’s persona is a mix of giddy surrealism, folk wisdom, apocalyptic theology, and simple crudity (fart jokes, raw sex talk, etc.). Although there’s fun to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “We hardly spoke about what we were doing. We met and got going,” Mouse on Mars’s Jan St. Werner said in a press statement. “He ...

“I’m not really a musician,” says Adrian Sherwood, trying to describe what it is he does and has done for over 40 years. “I’m more a sound man. I was once described derogatorily as a fan who’d got his ...

Of course, in Perry’s native Jamaica, the sound-system circuit meant those at the controls were as much a focus – and sometimes more so – than the singers or bands. Duke Reid, Clement ‘Sir Coxson’ ...

Perry often revelled in a ganja-fuelled, madman persona for media and audiences alike, but his crazed outbursts often held more than a seed of truth. So it is with his contribution to Lee “Scratch” ...

Streaming platforms for Lee Scratch Perry at the Jazz Café haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

Nearly five years following Lee “Scratch” Perry’s death, the dub legend’s final album is arriving. Produced with Mouse on Mars, Spatial, No Problem lands June 5 via Domino. The German electronic duo ...