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Linton Kwesi Johnson in 5 dubs
PAM honors the living legend of dub poetry, running through five of the Jamaican master’s tap natch poems imbued with cutting social commentary, heavy bass, and eternal rhythm.
PAM honors the living legend of dub poetry, running through five of the Jamaican master’s tap natch poems imbued with cutting social commentary, heavy bass, and eternal rhythm.
This week, Omah Lay goes boy zone, BKO summons spirits, Chouk Bwa brings the voodoo dub, DoomCannon has a free jazz renaissance and Elow’n releases his solo debut.
Lee “Scratch” Perry, born Rainford Hugh – who reportedly died in Noel Holmes hospital in Western Jamaica on Sunday, August 29th – was a visionary that shook up the musical order by jamming tape machines, slogging silverware, packing samples, and layering effects onto tracks that would bleed into hip-hop, r&b, and punk.