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From out of the Black Ark comes craziness. Mutant organic soup dub reggae. Jah sent him here to catch vampire. Lee 'Scratch' Perry. Record producer and absolute nutter. If you have never experienced his work before, nothing can really explain it to you. However: modern studios often have at least 24 tracks (one track for guitar, one track for bass, etc); all you could need for a fertile imagination? Perry had 4 tracks in his Black Ark and he didn't see that as a restriction. He just kept mixing all the tracks down into one. Over and over. Added to this heroic amounts of ganja. Mad vibes. He created a swamp of sound that is unlike any other. A big, swirly swamp. Mountains of bass and clouds of cymbals. Vocals drifting in and out. Random found sounds and brass. Choppy guitar cranks. Vampire may be about vampires. It may even be about Island Record's Chris Blackwell whom Perry thought was a vampire (possibly literally). There are several version by differing artists, all are mostly the same tune. More or less. Recycled, remixed, reconstituted, but the same. Strap yourself down and listen to this through headphones in a dark room. Alter your brain cheap. Obadiah sent us here to catch vampire.
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