This classic album from 1973 saw its creator, Lee 'Scratch' Perry exploring synths and starting to develop his Black Arksound - the enigmatic producer was at the timein the process of building his famous studio and honing his ideas about dub as a musical form.
The LP opens with the eerie "Kentucky Skank", Perry's ode to KFC, complete with frying chicken sounds, spliced between winding tapes, a ghostly trumpet, and futuristic moog synthesizer, overdubbed at London's Chalk Farm studios.
U Roy's "Double Six" and I Roy's "High Fashion" and "Hail Stones" illustrate just how strong The Upsetter's deejay material had become, while versions of the Chi-Lites'"We Are Neighbours" , Sam & Dave's "Soul Man" and a re-working of Al Green's "Love and Happiness"(retitled"Jungle Lion") all betray the funky soul influence that was increasingly shaping his work.
The backing tracks illustrate the producerat his best; the audio spectrum is fully differentiated while spatial placement an important component - something it would take years for him to achieve at the Black Ark.
