PETER HARRIS | FRITZ CATLIN | LEE SCRATCH PERRY – Mercy – LP – Vinyl

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LP – Limited Edition Black Vinyl.

One of the most compelling andcomplex releases of Lee Scratch Perrys post-Black Ark canon, Mercy is the fruit of a long and complex working process that has
yielded exceptional results. Spearheaded by the maverick artist and musical outlier Peter Harris with Fritz Catlin, the drumming cofounder of industrial funk dub act, 23 Skidoo, Mercys experimental sonic occupies its own space. David Katz (People Funny Boy: TheGenius of Lee Scratch Perry).

Dash the Henge are excited to announce the vinyl release of Mercy an innovative record featuring thelegendary Lee Scratch Perry and the work of Peter Harris and Fritz Catlin. It will be preceded by vibrant visual representations of keytracks Reggae Poison, Row Fisherman/Whale Song and This is Hell created by Peter Harris and Llyr Williams.

I always saw Lee asa performance artist rather than a musician in the traditional sense, so this conceptual backing feels like a more accurate setting for his
stream of conscious performance art, Peter Harris explained. There is an attention to Lees history here too, something that elevatesthe musical collage with the echoes informed by albums like Super Ape where earlier tracks were recorded over again. In Big Fish, thelyrics pay homage to Bob Marleys Small Axe and the tune references Perrys version of Sugar Sugar, which he recorded with theSilvertones. Although the structure might seem chaotic, the songs were crafted over a long period of time and the approach was thesame as making a painting, where foundations are worked on then painted over and over until it is full wrested.

Nathan Saoudi(founder Dash The Henge/Fat White Family) boils it down. Its kind of quintessential outsider music – I cant explain what they aredoing, but they have a why, and thats enough. Thats why I needed to get involved.

Tracklist:

1. Whale:Fisherman
2. This Is Hell
3. Tiny Victory
4. Promised Land
5. Big Fish
6. Devilish
7. Clutch
8. Reggae Poison