Revelation

Lee "Scratch" Perry | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 10, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: MEGAWAVE RECORDS
• ASIN: B003KWWDDW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,577 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Revelation is the third of a series of collaborations with UK multi-instrumentalist Steve Marshall, following the controversial Scratch Came, Scratch Saw, Scratch Conquered and Grammy-nominated The End of An American Dream. Perry continues to create unique, category-defying music. For the uninitiated, Lee "Scratch" Perry is one of the most important figures in the history of reggae music. Not only did he help develop the early reggae sound captured in a number of important recordings, but as an engineer, producer, songwriter, and performer he pioneered a number of innovations, including dub reggae. Recorded at Lee Perry's mountain-top studio in Switzerland and studios in California, New York, and England, this album features Duncan & Green, Tim Hill, Keith Richards, George Clinton, Dr Sleepy, Alec Hay, Steve Marshall, elodieO & Abi Browning, and David Stewart Jones. This title includes bonus tracks.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Innovator Strikes Again, January 2, 2011

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Timothy K. Schwader "@impalerspeaks" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Revelation (MP3 Download)

Only the hopelessly sheltered don't know the name (if not the music) of Lee `Scratch' Perry, a legendary figure if ever there was one. `Revelation' is the third installment in a trilogy of albums recorded with Steve Marshall, a musician's musician from the UK. Like the duo's previous collaborations, a few special guests have joined the party--the biggest names this go-round include George Clinton (the king of funk) and Keith Richards (if you need help here, you just need help). Is it reggae? Dub? Avant-garde madness? Electronic warfare? Yes to all, and therefore no to all, at least not in any definitive way. `An Eye For An Eye' features a slinky dub beat that is helped along by a perfectly sampled recording of a woman gasping in ecstasy, overlaid with industrial mayhem, while Perry drops science in a manner befitting a young Peter Tosh. `Scary Politicians' is a bit like a mash-up between Bad Brains and The Prodigy. Every track presents another dichotomy, sonically and lyrically. The album--like all of Perry's releases--should be mandatory listening for the entire world at least once, which might be all it would take to effect some real change to global perception.