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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For Rainford, Sherwood approached Perry once again. Now an octogenarian nearing the end of his career, Perry spends most of his time as a visual artist, and cuts albums with just about anyone, from ...

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 ...

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, ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Reggae artist, producer and dub pioneer Lee "Scratch" Perry has died at 85. Perry died on Sunday at Noel Holmes Hospital, in Lucea, Jamaica, the Jamaica Observer reported. Andrew Holness, Prime ...

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 ...