Subatomic Sound System + Screechy Dan| DJ Sep|Robert Rankin |Spliff Skankin

Subatomic Sound System + Screechy Dan(50th anniversary performance of Lee "Scratch" Perry's Super Ape album)Subatomic Sound System + Screechy Dan will stage a multimedia live performance of the 1976 dub masterpiece by their former band leader and mentor, Jamaican reggae inventor Lee "Scratch" Perry to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the album release. The show will incorporate never before heard audio and video of Scratch. In 2016, Lee "Scratch" Perry & Subatomic did a 40th anniversary tour complete with a giant custom built replica of the gorilla from the original album cover that was crowdfunded by fans. The success of the sold out tour led to the release of the "Super Ape Returns to Conquer" album based on the reimagined live versions of the songs. On the new recording, which turned out to be Scratch's highest charting ever Billboard release, Brooklyn via Trenchtown singjay legend Screechy Dan voiced many of the classic vocals from the original album while Scratch added all new vocals which will be heard and dubbed in this performance. Subatomic Sound System began performing with Lee "Scratch" Perry and continued as his steady band until he transitioned in 2021. Subatomic is spearheaded by producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist Emch,who arranges and manipulates both prerecorded music instruments and effects with the live musicians to create a real time musical dialogue. The core live musicians include Jamaican percussion legend and Black Ark veteran Larry McDonald (Peter Tosh, Skatalites, Gil Scot Heron) and Troy Shaka Simms (Brooklyn Gypsies, Mobius Collective) on sax and horn arrangements. In 2024 Subatomic Sound System released "Rockin' Like A Champion" with Grammy winning former Black Uhuru singer Mykal Rose and UK lover's rock queen Hollie Cook. BBC's David Rodigan described the music, which blends reggae with bass heavy sound system dub, as "absolutely brilliant." In the past decades, Subatomic has toured as live band, sound system, or selector across the USA, Canada, UK, Europe, Middle East, Russia, India, and Mexico including appearances at France's Telerama Dub Festival, The Marley’s Kayafest, Coachella, Hungary’s Ozora Festival, SoleDXB, Cali Roots, Cali Vibes, Hollywood Bowl and opening for US tours by Stephen Marley and Julian Marley.

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