Lee "Scratch" Perry is the Dub Organizer, by Lee "Scratch" Perry & Subatomic Sound System

Lee "Scratch" Perry is the Dub Organizer

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	1.	Lee "Scratch" Perry is the Dub Organizer 04:12	lyrics	buy track
	Haha Grrrr Spread out and scatter Music getting hotter! Skank and roll While Subatomic at the control To let the good time roll, yuh know? Whaaaa! Do it Jah! Dub it! Rub it! Go deh yah! Musically this sound played from the flick of my wrist to make everybody jump and twist, you know? Fire, water, rain Hey! Hey! Fiyah, Fiyah fiyah Scratch Perry a di Dub Organizer Fiyah, Fiyah fiyah Lee Perry a di Dub Organizer On your way up we never go down, we ina your town Toe to toe, pound for pound, round for round I am, I am the Dub Organizer Ah me who make the dub Ah me who conquer love Ah me the Golden Lion, Black Marcus Garvey Ah me Noah, the Ark of the Covenant, Imperial government Ah me Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire, Fiyah Haile H.I.M. Selassie, Theocracy Ah me Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire, Fiyah Theocracy government, Emperor Haile H.I.M. Selassie Fiyah, Fiyah fiyah Scratch Perry a di Dub Organizer Fiyah, Fiyah fiyah Lee Perry a di Dub Organizer Ah me the Dub Organizer Ah no Tubby Dub it out! Ah me the Dub Organizer Ah no Jammy Ah me the Golden Lion, Black Marcus Garvey Dub is all I got and I say dub is all I bring and Don’t you ever ever ever be no puppet on a string Music like this them call it lyrics a fling and then me Sit up on top of the riddim and ah know me thing! Settle! I’m boiling like water in a kettle! Screechy Dan at the microphone I could never leave this alone Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire, Fiyah Now give me the bubble and skank Now give me the bubble and skank bubble and skank, give me the bubble and skank Pump the bass in a di place Make every single body vibrate And dem know say Fiyah, Fiyah fiyah we a di Dub Organizer Dub it out Give me some delay Say pon the microphone, Screechy nah go stray Then cut the bass in a di place Send the horns outta space, and everybody Fiyah, Fiyah fiyah Subatomic a di Dub Organizer Fiyah, Fiyah fiyah Lee Scratch Perry a di Dub Organizer Fiyah, Fiyah fiyah Lee Scratch Perry a di Dub Organizer Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire, Fiyah Scratch is the Dub Organizer

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On the 50th anniversary of the world’s first dub album, “Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Is The Dub Organizer” brings you the classic vibes of Scratch’s 1973 Black Ark studio from Jamaica reimagined for the 21st century with NYC's Subatomic Sound System, Scratch's steady collaborators and touring band for over a decade.

Recorded by Emch & Lee Perry in Jamaica at the New Ark and NYC at Subatomic Sound while working on their acclaimed 2017 “Super Ape Returns to Conquer” album, this song takes a similar approach with deep sub bass and drums laying a solid foundation for phased horns, vocals, and percussion to swim in murky tape echoes. The style and composition defines Scratch's legacy as a pioneer of dub, reggae, studio production, and musical experimentation -- including being the first to ever record chatting on a recording. Kingston born & Brooklyn raised Screechy Dan delivers the chatting to hail up Scratch in the original Jamaican party style of the era while Scratch lets the world know he is the dub inventor and innovator, not Tubby or Jammy, a final diss tune from beyond to set the record straight.

Renowned photographer Hassan Hajjaj styled & shot the cover photo at Sole DXB after the last full band performance by Lee "Scratch" Perry and Subatomic Sound System which featured Emch on the dub mix, Troy Shaka Simms on saxophone, and the legend Larry McDonald on congas and percussion – all who appear on this recording. Larry McDonald has worked with Scratch since early 1970s and also appears on Scratch’s earliest Jamaican dub recordings, lending his unique and memorable style. While most of Scratch’s work since burning down his Black Ark studio in the 1980s has been only as a vocalist, this song features the trifecta of talents that made him famous: as a genius producer, writer, and performer. For a decade, this was the opening song on most Lee "Scratch" Perry & Subatomic Sound System concerts including the 2018 Blackboard Jungle 45th anniversary tour.

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NYC based bass music, dub, and dancehall. Touring worldwide with Lee Scratch Perry for over a decade. Founders of Dub Champions Festival. On Brooklyn Radio 24-7.

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