3 February 2024

Iconic record producer, composer, singer, and pioneer of the dub music genre
LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY was born in 1936 in Jamaica. He influenced generations of
artists such as Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Clash, Beastie Boys, Max Romeo, Junior
Murvin and The Orb. He passed away in 2021, aged 85.

Yesterday, his final album KING PERRY was posthumously released
via Berlin-based record label False Idols. Order info here

Conceived, written and recorded during the COVID pandemic, ‘King Perry’ was
produced by Daniel Boyle, and features guest performances from Greentea Peng,
Shaun Ryder, Tricky, Marta, Rose Waite and Fifi Rong.

“The album was born out of a request from Perry that he “wanted to do something new, something different but still with a dub framework”. And so, armed with influences as diverse as synthwave, big beat, drum & bass and electronica, Boyle and Perry traded ideas, beats and lyrics in a project that continued to grow as its various guest performers were added, resulting in a kaleidoscopic and engaging melting pot of rhythms, melodies, and voices. Poignantly, closing track ‘Goodbye’ was Perry’s last ever recorded vocal performance.”

Splendid farewell LP.
A king indeed.

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