Credits:

Lee "Scratch" Perry

Description:

Lee Scratch Perry, the "golden words and phrases" of the god Lee Scratch Perry, has once again teamed up with Adrian Sherwood, the leader of , for an album that condenses his own history and bears his real name! More than 20 of the most talented musicians in the world have gathered together to create an epic work of art that will go down in music history! The legend of all legends, Lee Scratch Perry, has once again teamed up with his ally Adrian Sherwood to release his latest album under his own name! Adrian took the reigns of the project, and more than 20 of his best musicians participated in the production of this epic work, which was recorded in Jamaica, Brazil, and London over a period of more than two years and will be etched in music history. The album opens with the atmospheric field recording of "Cricket On The Moon" (M-1) and its wah-pedal guitar, the gothic cello-infused "Let It Rain" (M-3), the chiseled and compressed wind section of "Makumba Rock" (M-5), and the heavenly heavenly "Cricket On The Moon" (M-2). The layered and carefully arranged background vocals that echo like a heavenly chorus throughout the album, every groove and detail in this album is infused with the duo's love of music.The album closes with "Autobiography Of The Upsetter" (M-10), a moving dub-poet by Lee Perry himself that tells the story of his life from his childhood growing up on a plantation in colonial Jamaica in the 1930s to becoming a global superstar. This "Rainford" is the first release in Japan, and the domestic CD includes the bonus track "Heaven and Hell" (M-9) and a commentary including a bilingual Japanese translation of "Autobiography Of The Upsetter".

Tracklisting:

01. Cricket on the Moon
02. Run Evil Spirit
03. Let it Rain
04. House Of Angels
05. Makumba Rock
06. African Starship
07. Kill Them Dreams Money Worshippers
08. Children Of The Light
09. Heaven and Hell (Bonus Track for Japan)
10. Autobiography Of The Upsetter