Black Ark, Lee Scratch Perry (Hardcover)
Language: English
Published by Edition Patrick Frey, Switzerland, 2026
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Hardcover. "The point of departure for the book Black Ark with Lee Scratch Perry (19362021),a Jamaican musical and visual artist who was based in Switzerland, is a detailedinventory of photographs and writings (Spring 2021) from the Black Ark Studios inKingston, Jamaica, where Lee produced his music from 1973 on. He was a seminalpioneer of dub, an electronic subgenre of reggae that uses sampling, looping,remixing, reverb and echoes to create new songs as well as rework and appropriatepre-recorded songs and tracks.Black Ark Studios was one of the cradles of dub. Its also where Lee ScratchPerrys musical approach found an enduring visual counterpart in the form ofcontinuously evolving mural paintings and drawings as well as shape-shiftingassemblages of records, instruments, found objects, posters, newspaper andmagazine clippings, and appropriated books. The artworks form actual layers uponlayers that are rhizomatically intertwined with the studio building itself as well as withthe furniture insideand with Perrys biography and persona.Perry created his very own, dense and eclectic worlda world that is documented inBlack Ark, before it disappears for good: the premises have recently been sold. Thephotographic documentation of the studio was supplemented by efforts to secure andpreserve Perrys cultural objects as part of a joint project with various culturalinstitutions.Black Ark which reflects the rhythm and layering effects of collage both in its contentand the materials used to craft the book. Perry was involved in the conception of thebook in its early stages. It also interweaves various media and chronologies. The newphotographs of the Black Ark Studios will be juxtaposed with stills from olddocumentaries and archival photos.The idea of a house serves as both a working hypothesis and a metaphor. It will bethe starting point and endpoint of various thematic strands, both visual and textual:for example, the book will explore the Black Ark as a spiritual yard in the context ofAfrican diaspora, as well as looking into archeomusicological aspects. Furthermore,extended captions by Perrys biographer will provide the backdrop for a kaleidoscopicpanorama of Perrys eclectic and ingenious work." Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Black Ark, Lee Scratch Perry (Hardcover)
- Author
- Lee Scratch Perry
- Publisher
- Edition Patrick Frey, Switzerland
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 3907236661
- ISBN 13
- 9783907236666
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About the Author
Lee « Scratch » Perry (1936-2021), producteur et musicien jamaïcain, précurseur du dub dans les années 1970, est une figure de la musique jamaïcaine à l'influence colossale, sur la scène reggae, dont il a largement contribué à façonné le son et orienté ses évolutions, mais aussi sur de très nombreux autres genres musicaux.
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