Lee "Scratch" Perry + Subatomic Sound System | Curly Dub (Sing Along Jah Jah Children) by Subatomic Sound published on 2017-09-13T19:19:48Z Out now on Super Ape Returns To Conquer - Curly Dub (Sing Along Jah Jah Children) [Length: 6:06 Tempo: 62/124bpm Key: A minor ] “Curly Dub” features a bold steppers beat and unlikely swaggering jazz bass line that get turnt up and taken on a psychedelic trip back to Africa. Though reggae is often identified by its signature bass lines, Scratch upends convention on this composition with a massive walking jazz bass line originally over a four on the floor steppers beat (somewhat groundbreaking in the 1970s) that is redone by Subatomic Sound in heavyweight fashion with tight 808 house kicks, big belly sine wave bass, and an added energy boost from improvised Ethiopian sax solos – extending the original American jazz influence all the way back to Africa. Screechy Dan reincarnates Scratch’s original vocals, a melody that harkens back very clearly to the vocal phrasing style that Scratch famously nurtured in Bob Marley. Legendary Jamaican percussionist and Black Ark studio veteran, Larry McDonald, lays down all the shaking, scraping, and rattling sounds as well as his signature conga patterns that dance around the bubbling organ skank. Scratch blends his spirituality with signature humor, proclaiming “I am free” and that he is "black Moses", here to free the people, imploring the to feel it, smell it, and taste it. Scratch was a huge influence on the Beastie Boys, one of the few respected artists also known for their humor. Beastie Boys who featured Scratch on their track Dr. Lee Phd. Genre Reggae Comment by Subatomic Sound @user-438877961: Bless up! Respek 2018-08-12T00:12:25Z Comment by Rebel Eargazm Buck! Buck! Buck! Big up Lee Scratch Perry champion of dub!!! 2018-02-28T21:14:59Z Comment by lowfiparadise "Black Moses" 2017-10-10T15:42:42Z Comment by Negus Emeka !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2017-09-19T17:48:09Z Comment by ZwoerVleis waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2017-09-16T17:14:39Z Comment by Blind Prophet loved the OG, this version sounding BIG! 2017-09-15T18:33:06Z Comment by TerryVibes | Reggae Beats For Sale Big up! 2017-09-15T07:49:45Z Comment by Mantingsound nice 2017-09-15T03:38:19Z Comment by Liondub International EPIC!!!! 2017-09-15T00:17:10Z Comment by gabbakid one up 2017-09-14T20:47:22Z