The late production genius’s chaotic reputation has always preceded him. But could two new books, a posthumous album and a flurry of classic reissues change all that – and put the focus back on his ...

On what is billed as his final studio album, the late reggae legend is treated as an afterthought, buried in the mix beneath an incongruous blend of electronic styles. King Perry is, in name, a Lee ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lee Perry has operated on the lunatic fringe for so long, his distorted reality has itself turned out a distortion. Bob Marley became the big tree while Perry stayed the small axe, but today, the ...

Lee "Scratch" Perry’s layering techniques were the stuff of legend; he used stones, water, kitchen utensils to create surreal, often haunting, sonic density ...