“Dub Soundclash” brings together two producers who played a key role in the development of dub.Lee “Scratch” Perry began his training at Clement “Sir Coxsone” Dodd’s Studio One.From 1967 onward, Perry worked with Prince Buster, Clancy Eccles, and Joe Gibbs.Perry produced several hit songs with the Wailers.His collaboration with Bob Marley ended in 1972.Perry increasingly disliked having to rely on outside recording studios for his productions, so in 1973 he built his famous Black Ark Studio, where he used a four-track recorder, mixing console, Exoplex distortion pedals, and a selection of smaller devices to create insane sounds and combine them into ever-changing loops.The Black Ark Studio became a creative hub of the local music scene, where almost all of Jamaica’s well-known musicians could be found.In 1979, the studio burned down under mysterious circumstances.Perry now lives in Switzerland.Bunny “Striker” Lee is one of Jamaica’s most successful producers, alongside Clement Dodd and Arthur “Duke” Reid.Max Romeo’s “Wet Dream” brought Lee his first major chart success in 1969.Between 1969 and 1972, he was honored as Jamaica’s top producer, and he received the island’s first gold record in 1971.Then came dub, and “Striker” enjoyed great success with King Tubby.With the Soul Syndicate drummer, he created a riddim (“Flying Cymbals”) inspired by the Philly sound, which remained Lee’s trademark for a long time.
