Lee "Scratch" Perry & Subatomic Sound System, Riddim Macka Sound System

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Lee "Scratch" Perry

As a producer, Lee “Scratch” Perry is a titan of Jamaican music and a studio pioneer with global influence. The dub production style he pioneered at his Black Ark studio left an indelible mark on recordings by contemporaries like Bob Marley and The Congos as well as later collaborations with the likes of The Clash and Beastie Boys. Proving that Perry hasn’t let his former glories define his work, the producer topped reggae and electronic music charts with 2018’s Super Ape Returns to Conquer. Tonight, the octogenarian icon celebrates the forty-fifth anniversary of his landmark album Blackboard Jungle Dub by reanimating it, in its entirety, with New York’s Subatomic Sound System, a band comprising new-school electronic wizards as well as Black Ark veterans. Local duo DJ Algoriddim and Selector B Steady open with their custom-built Riddim Macka Sound System. DJ Ras J spins cuts from a deep collection of reggae classics. —Bryan C. Reed