{"id":73716,"date":"2019-07-21T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=73716"},"modified":"2019-09-07T19:27:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T02:27:24","slug":"reggae-legend-lee-scratch-perry-to-release-rootz-reggae-dub-digitally-9-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/reggae-legend-lee-scratch-perry-to-release-rootz-reggae-dub-digitally-9-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Reggae Legend Lee Scratch Perry to release &#8220;Rootz Reggae Dub&#8221; Digitally 9\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The dub reggae legend returns to the studio with new music&nbsp;recorded in Jamaica and the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right after a U.S. tour two years ago, dub reggae legend Lee &#8220;Scratch&#8221; Perry recorded 12 new tracks in Negril to a reggae combination mixed by Spacewave, working with backing musicians Speak Easy. Adding percussion from Larry McDonald and backing harmonies from Detroit-based female trio Dames Brown and The Groovematist, the new album was completed just in time for a double-12&#8243; vinyl special edition (&#8220;Rootz Reggae Dub &#8211; Special Edition&#8221;) for April&#8217;s Record Store Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Sun Is Shining (Over You) - Lee &quot;Scratch&quot; Perry\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yh83ZoZm-2E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"Sun Is Shining (Over You) - Lee \"Scratch\" Perry\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This new collection from Lee &#8220;Scratch&#8221; Perry was one of the best selling vinyl albums for this year&#8217;s Record Store Day. A digital release (streaming, download, and CD) of the album is now coming on September 13, and this promises to be led by new music videos for &#8220;Sun Is Shining (Over You)&#8221; in July and the radio edit of &#8220;Evil Man Loose In The World&#8221; in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PHOTO1-614x526.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PHOTO1-614x526.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PHOTO1-600x514.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PHOTO1-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/PHOTO1-768x658.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This Grammy-winning artist, songwriter, and producer channels more of a roots reggae sound for this project and continues his commentary on spirituality, good and evil, and the human condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Track Listing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sun Is Shining (Over You)<\/li><li>Stir It Up (In The Pot)<\/li><li>Some Day Play, Right Now Stay<\/li><li>Evil Man Loose In The World<\/li><li>Punky Reggae Party<\/li><li>When Will The War Be Over<\/li><li>Like A Megawave<\/li><li>Speak Easy On A Quiet Moonless Night<\/li><li>You All Know What To Do<\/li><li>Ever Forward<\/li><li>Stop Killing Your Brothers Down<\/li><li>Rewind<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MEGW0512-614x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MEGW0512-614x614.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MEGW0512-scaled-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MEGW0512-scaled-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MEGW0512-scaled-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MEGW0512-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MEGW0512-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MEGW0512-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MEGW0512-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dub reggae legend returns to the studio with new music&nbsp;recorded in Jamaica and the USA. 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