Saturday Scratch, an occasional series that
shines a light on a selection with a Lee
'Scratch' Perry connection.
I've been largely absent from Internet
musings over the past seven days, thanks to
a long planned week of decorating. Long
planned by Mrs S that is. Long dreaded by
yours truly. If I don't see another paint
brush for the next couple of years, you won't hear any
complaints from me. Still, we've managed to
tick a few little jobs off of the
very long list of stuff that needs doing in and
around the house, which is all to the good.
And now for something completely different. Saturday Scratch traditionally deals in wicked cuts from a bygone age, but on this occasion the selection is virtually bang up to date. In April 2015, XL Recordings boss Richard Russell, trading under the Residence La Revolution moniker, issued a 12" single, 'I Am Paint' and the tune, a stabbing aural collage, features heavily sampled chunks of Lee Perry vocals high in the mix. Each sleeve of the ridiculously limited run of 250 copies was personally hand (and foot) painted by Russell and Perry themselves in one all night session, documented in the accompanying clip. The resulting artifacts weren't distributed through traditional outlets and were only ever obtainable via a bartering system from the RLR website. Intriguing stuff. Read more here.
