Jamaican E.T.

構成数 : 2枚
合計収録時間 : 00:00:00
Personnel includes: Lee "Scratch" Perry (vocals); Anthony Harty (guitar); Leigh Malin (tenor saxophone); Justin Dodsworth (keyboards); Nick Walsh (bass); Al Fletcher (drums); Anthony Harty (electronic percussion); Sharron Naylor, Michelle Naylor (background vocals). Producers: Lee "Scratch" Perry, Roger Lomas. Recorded at Ro-Lo Studios, Coventry, England. JAMAICAN E.T. won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. For a legendary dub pioneer who's as famed for burning down his own studio as for the countless groundbreaking records he's created, THE JAMAICAN E.T. is an appropriate title. Spiritually akin perhaps to the likes of the equally visionary Sun Ra, Perry is generally regarded as equal parts genius and crackpot. This combination has made for an inconsistent discography throughout the '90s, but the 21st century seems to be agreeing with Perry, as this proved to be one of his most solid outings in some time. The opener, which draws on a roots vibe full of celebratory I-Threes-style backing vocals, starts things off on an enthusiastic note. A version of the Staple Singers' "I'll Take You There" is appropriately transfomred into a disorienting, hallucinatory haze. For a dub hero, Perry doesn't go in for many traditional rhythm section breakdowns on this outing, instead preferring to bring elements in and out in a subtly quirky manner that keeps the listener guessing where the source material stops and the dub begins. Those who long for the heyday of the Upsetters won't be comforted much by JAMAICAN E.T.; this is strictly the new stuff. But did you ever imagine Perry would let time stand still around him?