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Lee "Scratch" Perry is a musician, who has been influential in the development and acceptance of reggae and dub music in Jamaica and overseas. He employs numerous pseudonyms, such as Pipecock Jackxon and The Upsetter.
Perry's musical career began in the late 1950s as a record seller for Clement Coxsone Dodd's sound system. As his sometimes turbulent relationship with Dodd developed, he found himself performing a variety of important tasks at Dodd's Studio One hit factory, going on to record nearly thirty songs for the label. Disagreements between the pair due to personality and financial conflicts, a recurring theme throughout Perry's career, led him to leave the studio and seek new musical outlets. He soon found a new home at Joe Gibbs's Amalgamated Records.
Working with Gibbs, Perry continued his recording career but, once again, financial problems caused conflict. Perry broke ranks with Gibbs and formed his own label, Upsetter, in 1968. His first single "People Funny Boy", which was an insult directed at Gibbs, sold well with 60,000 copies sold in Jamaica alone. It is notable for its innovative use of a sample (a crying baby) as well as a fast, chugging beat that would soon become identifiable as "reggae" (the new kind of sound which was given the name "Steppers"). From 1968 until 1972 he worked with his studio band The Upsetters. During the 1970s, Perry released numerous recordings on a variety of record labels that he controlled, and many of his songs were popular in both Jamaica and the UK. He soon became known for his innovative production techniques as well as his eccentric character.
In the early 1970s, Perry was one of the producers whose mixing board experiments resulted in the creation of dub. In 1973, Perry built a studio in his back yard, The Black Ark, to have more control over his productions and continued to produce notable musicians such as Bob Marley & the Wailers, Junior Byles, Junior Murvin, The Heptones, The Congos and Max Romeo. With his own studio at his disposal, Perry's productions became more lavish, as the energetic producer was able to spend as much time as he wanted on the music he produced. Virtually everything Perry recorded in The Black Ark was done using basic recording equipment; through sonic sleight-of-hand, Perry made it sound unique. Perry remained behind the mixing desk for many years, producing songs and albums that stand out as a high point in reggae history.
By 1978, stress and unwanted outside influences began to take their toll: both Perry and The Black Ark quickly fell into a state of disrepair. Eventually, the studio burned to the ground. Perry has constantly insisted that he burned the Black Ark himself in a fit of rage. After the demise of the Black Ark in the early 1980s, Perry spent time in England and the United States, performing live and making erratic records with a variety of collaborators. It was not until the late 1980s, when he began working with British producers Adrian Sherwood and Neil Fraser (who is better known as Mad Professor), that Perry's career began to get back on solid ground again. Perry also has attributed the recent resurgence of his creative muse to his deciding to quit drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis. Perry stated in an interview that he wanted to see if "it was the smoke making the music or Lee Perry making the music. I found out it was me and that I don't need to smoke."
In 1998 Perry reached a wider global audience as vocalist on the track "Dr. Lee, PhD" from the Beastie Boys' album Hello Nasty.
Perry now lives in Switzerland with his wife Mireille and two children. Although he celebrated his 70th birthday in 2006, he continues recording and performing to enthusiastic audiences in Europe and North America. His modern music is a far cry from his reggae days in Jamaica; many now see Perry as more of a performance artist in several respects. In 2003, Perry won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album with the album Jamaican E.T.. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Perry #100 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. More recently, he teamed up with a group of Swiss musicians and performed under the name Lee Perry and the White Belly Rats, and made a brief visit to the United States using the New York City based group Dub Is A Weapon as his backing band. Currently there are two feature length movies made about his life and work: Volker Schaner's Vision Of Paradise and The Upsetter by filmmakers Ethan Higbee and Adam Bhala Lough.
After meeting Andrew W.K. at SXSW in 2006, Perry invited him to co-produce his album, Repentance. The album, released on the 19th of August 2008, on Narnack Records, features several guest artists including Moby, Ari Up of The Slits, producer Don Fleming, drummer Brian Chippendale of Lightning Bolt, bassist Josh Werner of Matisyahu, and porn star Sasha Grey.
In 2008, Perry reunited with producer Adrian Sherwood on an album called The Mighty Upsetter. Unlike the dancehall/pop oriented Repentance, The Mighty Upsetter returned to the dub/reggae styles for which Perry is known.
In 2009, Perry collaborated with Vienna based Dubblestandart on their Return from Planet Dub double album, revisiting some of his material from the 1970s and 80s as well as collaborating on new material with Dubblestandart some of which also included Ari Up of The Slits. In 2008 leading up to this release, Perry's first foray into the dubstep genre was released on 12" vinyl, a collaboration with Dubblestandart and New York City's Subatomic Sound System called "Iron Devil". That record was followed by several more reggae oriented dubstep collaborations with Dubblestandart and Subatomic Sound System on digital and vinyl, first Blackboard Jungle Vol.1 & 2 (2009) which featured dancehall vocalist Jahdan Blakkamoore and then Chrome Optimism (2010) which also featured American filmmaker David Lynch.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_%22Scratch%22_Perry
"Vasco da Gama Bridge"
Vasco da Gama was born about 1460 at Sines, Portugal. Both Prince John and Prince Manuel continued the efforts of Prince Henry to find a sea route to India, and in 1497 Manuel placed Vasco da Gama, who already had some reputation as a warrior and navigator, in charge of four vessels built especially for the expedition. They set sail July 8, 1497, rounded the Cape of Good Hope four months later, and reached Calicut May 20, 1498. The Moors in Calicut instigated the Zamorin of Calicut against him, and he was compelled to return with the bare discovery and the few spices he had bought there at inflated prices [but still he made a 3000% profit!]. A force left by a second expedition under Cabral (who discovered Brazil by sailing too far west), left behind some men in a "factory" or trading station, but these were killed by the Moors in revenge for Cabral's attacks on Arab shipping in the Indian Ocean. Vasco da Gama was sent on a mission of vengeance in 1502, he bombarded Calicut (virtually destroying the port), and returned with great spoil. His expedition turned the commerce of Europe from the Mediterranean cities to the Atlantic Coast, and opened up the east to European enterprise.
These textures are free to use for any purpose without attribution under CC0 license. However, it would be cool to see what is done with them, so if you feel like sharing a link, that would be great!
Allyson Girard and others, waiting to start the scratch race. Championnats Québecois De Cyclisme Sur Piste, Centre National de Cyclisme de Bromont, Sept. 7th, 2014.
This is a sheet of distressed copper deck-liner from the hardware store, a variation of the same image from Scratched Copper 2.
It was shot with a 60mm Nikkor macro lens, long exposures at f/57 and processed variously in Lightroom. I am astounded by the range of looks I can develop from just one of these camera raw images in Lightroom. I just sat there making Virtual Copies and experimenting with the controls. I had trouble choosing which ones to upload.
June 2014 Scratch Educator Meetup
Find out what happened at the June 2014 Final Scratch Educator Meetup at MIT - bit.ly/jun2014-scratch-meetup
Check out our events page for more info on upcoming meetups. - scratched.media.mit.edu/events
One of the less flighty White-faced herons I have tried to photograph. I think it helped that his perch was quite high off the ground.
Cattle Egret scratching his chin. The short, thick-necked Cattle Egret spends most of its time in fields rather than streams. It forages at the feet of grazing cattle, head bobbing with each step, or rides on their backs to pick at ticks. This stocky white heron has yellow plumes on its head and neck during breeding season. Originally from Africa, it found its way to North America in 1953 and quickly spread across the continent. Elsewhere in the world, it forages alongside camels, ostriches, rhinos, and tortoises—as well as farmers’ tractors.
Scratching on the rocks defaces the natural features people come to see. It takes a lot of work to remove. Instead of carving on rocks, there are many other ways to mark your journey here: a spectacular photo, an unforgettable hike, or a quiet moment of reflection.
Credit: NPS Photo
Daisy's paws on her scratching arch. Yes, I know she wasn't scratching when I took the photo - but she says a girl's manicure is private ;-))
7DOS b&w "scratch"
This photo was taken while Scratch and our gray male tabby, GT played in the backyard last month.
Scratch is our neighbor cat who has become part of our extended cat family. When his humans leave for trips they bring him down to stay with us and after a few times doing this he has a good sense of security in knowing that we are his default home when his family is away. When his family is home we get semi-regular visits from Scratch, these visits generally involve some big pets and a snack before he heads out on his way again.
The first day of the Scratch 2012 Conference included an opening keynote by Karen Brennan and Mitch Resnick, concurrent sessions, and posters and demonstrations.
This is a pretty minimal desktop, using a rainmeter theme that has tabs that open up, to take the least amount of space possible.
Rainmeter themes:
Crooked Calendar xeissirk.deviantart.com/art/Crooked-Calendar-172876929?q=...
ABP
rainmeter.net/RainCMS/?q=Suites_ABP
Background: Scratch by Blearat
blearat.deviantart.com/art/Scratch-201986577
And of course, objectdock with token icons.
"Think of me as a scratched record, I´m repeating myself constantly and it makes you crazy, but I can´t help it"
Yashica Electro 35 GT, Rollei R3.
Eran apenas metro y medio de escaparate vacío; un negocio vacío más... quizás un nuevo dueño, y un nuevo sueño que se asoman a una vacía calle madrileña en una mañana de domingo.
El artista compuso esta efímera y asombrosa obra utilizando la técnica del scratch o rayado...
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They were merely one meter and a half of an empty showcase; one more vacuum business... maybe a new owner and a new dream overlooking an empty Street of Madrid´s early sunday morning.
The artist composed this ephemeral and astonishing work using the scratching technique...
free texture,feel free to use it but please link back to it if you do,takes a lot of time making these so nice to see how they are used
The first day of the Scratch 2012 Conference included an opening keynote by Karen Brennan and Mitch Resnick, concurrent sessions, and posters and demonstrations.
350 Scratchers celebrated Scratch's 5th birthday at MIT's Scratch Day event on Saturday, May 19, 2012.