With a reputation as one of the world's great eccentrics, Lee "Scratch" Perry should be a certified nutcase. After all, he once burned down his studio, recorded a song called "I Am a Madman" and has a ...

With the announcement of the compilation, Trojan has also released the 7″ mix of single “Jungle Lion” by Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters. Listen below, and see the tracklisting to all the formats ...

Two of music’s most adventurous producers — Brian Eno and Lee “Scratch” Perry — collide on “Here Come the Warm Dreads,” a new track off the dub legend’s upcoming LP Heavy Rain. In the five-minute near ...

Lee “Scratch” Perry, the eccentric, revolutionary Jamaican producer, songwriter and performer whose influence extended far beyond his historic role in the development of reggae music, died Sunday at a ...

A new Lee “Scratch” Perry project is on the way. Billed as the Jamaican dub pioneer’s final studio LP, King Perry is due out February 2 via False Idols — English trip-hop producer Tricky’s imprint on ...

Lee “Scratch” Perry, the reggae pioneer, who laid the groundwork of electronic music and hip-hop as the creator of dub, collaborated with Bob Marley and produced countless other artists across genres, ...

Reggae and dub legend Lee “Scratch” Perry gives his track “Zion’s Blood” a spaced-out update in the latest offering from Super Ape Returns to Conquer. The new record is a complete reworking of the ...

Asked about the revolutionary rhythms and songs created at his Black Ark studios in Kingston, Jamaica, reggae producer, dub innovator and studio icon Lee “Scratch” Perry described a cosmic process ...

"I'm an artist, a musician, a magician, a writer, a singer. I'm everything," claims 71 year-old Lee "Scratch" Perry on his MySpace page. And while there's certainly some exaggeration to be found in ...

Lee “Scratch” Perry, the pioneering reggae musician who produced some of the genre’s most groundbreaking albums, died Sunday in a Jamaican hospital. He was 85. The Jamaican Observer first reported ...

Reggae legend Lee “Scratch” Perry passed away Sunday at the age of 85. A cause of death has not yet been revealed. Andrew Holness, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, confirmed Perry’s death in a series of ...

Lee 'Scratch' Perry, known for breaking boundaries in reggae and dub, died on Sunday in Jamaica Lee "Scratch" Perry, legendary Jamaican singer and producer, has died at the age of 85. The Jamaica ...