Lee “Scratch” Perry continues to reshape and refine an adventurous style all his own with his latest studio outing, Rise Again. A long-awaited collaboration with New York-based producer Bill Laswell (and a team of talented musicians), the album marks a milestone in the careers of both artists, arriving as it does on the heels of Perry’s 75th birthday, and as a flagship release on Laswell’s own M.O.D. Technologies imprint.
To mark the occasion, Laswell has recruited an A-list of talented musicians who each adds their own unique flavor to the project. This diverse line-up includes vocalists Tunde Adebimpe (frontman for Brooklyn art punks TV On The Radio), Gigi Shibabaw (whose Mesgana Ethiopia was released last year) and Hawkman (co-lead throat for the Laswell-founded group Method Of Defiance); P-Funk legend Bernie Worrell (keyboards); Peter Apfelbaum (tenor sax & flute); Steven Bernstein (trumpet); Josh Werner (bass); and Hamid Drake (drums). It’s a killer studio ensemble that could give Perry’s original Upsetters band (with the Wailers’ Family Man and Carly Barrett) a serious battle for the backbeat.
Tracklisting
1 Higher Level
2 Scratch Message
3 Orthodox
4 Wake the Dead
5 Rise Again
6 African Revolution
7 Dancehall Kung Fu
8 E.T.
9 House of God
10 Butterfly
11 Inakaya (Japanese Food)
Featured musicians
Bernie Worrell (organ, clavinet, synths)
Peter Apfelbaum (tenor sax, flute)
Steven Bernstein (trumpet)
Josh Werner (bass)
Hamid Drake (drums)
