Subatomic Sound 50th Anniversary Performances of Lee “Scratch” Perry’s “Super Ape” album

January 15, 2026 By

Subatomic Sound System & Screechy Dan plus special guests will do a limited run of special “Super Ape Returns to Conquer” multimedia album performances, a live music & visual dub experience, to celebrate the 50th anniversary Lee “Scratch” Perry’s seminal 1976 dub album “Super Ape” and over a decade of Scratch & Subatomic touring and collaboration. These are the first 3 shows of 2026 with more to be announced. Check the events page for new dates.

2026 January 17 Saturday | San Francisco CA
@ The Great Northern | Subatomic Sound System + Screechy Dan w/ DJ Sep & special guests | Be sure to get advance tickets for this special, one time only performance in SF

2026 March 12 Thursday | Seattle WA
@ Nectar | Subatomic Sound System + Screechy Dan w/ Kid Hops (KEXP DJ) & special guests | Be sure to get advance tickets for this special, one time only Seattle performance 8pm

2026 March 13 Friday | Ellensburg WA
@ The Ridge | Subatomic Sound System + Screechy Dan w/ special guests | Be sure to get advance tickets for this special, one time only Seattle performance 7pm

2026 March 14 Saturday | Portland OR
@ Star Theater | Subatomic Sound System + Screechy Dan w/ special guests | Be sure to get advance tickets for this one time only Portland show
7pm doors

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Subatomic + Screechy Dan “Jah is the Light” Northwest Tour May 15-17

May 14, 2025 By

New music “Jah is the Light” out today and three live shows in the Northwest! Check the release on Spotify, Apple Music/ iTunes, Bandcamp, and all digital services.

2025 May 15-17 NW TOUR: Subatomic Sound System + Screechy Dan
May 15 Thur | Seattle @ Nectar Lounge (Get tickets here, right now!)
May 16 Fri | Portland OR @ Jack London Revue (Get tickets here!)
May 17 Sat | Ellensburg WA @ The Ridge (Get tickets here!)

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Lee “Scratch” Perry 89th Birthday @ Brooklyn Bowl with Subatomic Sound System & friends

March 13, 2025 By

Come celebrate the genius of Lee “Scratch” Perry (1936-2021) Jamaica’s dub & reggae inventor for his 89th birthday at Brooklyn Bowl Thursday, March 13 2025. Advance tickets here. Scratch’s music will be performed and dubbed live by his longtime band Subatomic Sound System w/ Larry McDonald 🪘🪘🪘 Troy Mobius 🔥🎷🐉, Emch 🎛️🎚️🎚️mixing Scratch’s vibes in from beyond + Screechy Dan on the mic 🎙️ and whole heap of special guests. More tour dates coming up!

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“Rockin’ Like A Champion” Mykal Rose, Subatomic Sound System, Hollie Cook

September 13, 2024 By
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“Rockin’ Like a Champion” the new album is a collaboration between Mykal Rose, Subatomic Sound System, & Hollie Cook, out now on all digital platforms, released jointly by Dubshot Records & Controlled Substance Sound Labs following three top ranking singles Get High, Put Down The Gun, and Happy is the Man Who Finds Wisdom. Reserve your copy now of the limited edition vinyl of alternate mixes and a new tune out Nov 29, a Record Store Day Black Friday vinyl exclusive.

“I think it’s really, really powerful… This is going to get a lot of play, not just on radio but in sound systems! When you hear it, this thing really drops! Mykal is one of Jamaica’s finest vocalists and he’s still has that magical, unique voice…I can tell you, what they’ve created here, you’ll hear from the way they’ve built these riddims, they are rooted in sound system culture… All the sounds are gonna be playing this one! Absolutely brilliant!” – David Rodigan, BBC 1Xtra World Premiere

“A 4/20 anthem! Although the brooding bass signals a more forward-looking sound, classic reggae production — including ominous conga percussion courtesy of Larry McDonald and sultry brass from Troy Simms — is ultimately the name of game in “Get High.” Most impressive is the track’s mixing, the way Hollie’s upper harmonies are layered evoke the ever-unfurling clouds of marijuana smoke. Mary Jane enthusiasts, your time is now!” – Billboard.com “Best New Reggae Dancehall Songs”

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Police in Helicopter – Yaadcore, Jah9, & Subatomic Sound System

April 7, 2021 By

Out now! Get both the vocal single and dubstrumental mix on Bandcamp , iTunes or Juno. Stream it on Apple Music, Spotify, or Deezer. Don’t forget to give it a heart and drop it in a playlist! Tag Subatomic, Yaadcore, and Jah9 on social media to let us know you are rocking to the sound. On all digital services everywhere April 9.

Yaadcore & Jah9 together on the mic for the first time on this heavyweight Subatomic Sound System re-lick of the incendiary 1982 John Holt anthem “Police in Helicopter”. Big bass for your speakers in the style of our “Super Ape Returns to Conquer” release with Scratch.

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“Champion Sound” Screechy Dan + Subatomic Sound System

March 21, 2020 By

Champion Sound Subatomic Sound System & Screechy Dan

Full 4 song release now out and blazing on Spotify, iTunes/AppleMusic, and everywhere Friday 2/21/2020. High rez wav files on ReggaeRecord,  Beatport, Juno , and our Bandcamp | Save it to your library & playlists!  ->

See the video premiere April 18, 2020, 4:15 New York time and comment live on YouTube.com right here

Musical victory booming out of the speaker: a love letter to the competitive art of sound clash, dub mixing, Jamaican sound system culture and reggae riddims from roots to dancehall! Brought to you by the same Subatomic Sound System lineup as on Lee “Scratch” Perry’s acclaimed “Super Ape Returns To Conquer” album. A hit tune live for many years on Subatomic tours, every selector needs a tune like this in their record box to let the competition know they are the boss!

Feb 23 Champion Sound release party in Brooklyn at Public Records with Subatomic & Screechy live!  Stay tuned to our Instagram and Facebook pages for stories on the creation of the song, live performances, and interviews with the creators!

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Happy 84th Birthday! 3-D Virtual Reality Concert “Blackboard Jungle Dub” Tour

March 20, 2020 By

ThumbnailLSPfly (112)text Wish Lee Scratch Perry a Happy 84th Birthday today! Here are some presents for you from Scratch & Subatomic: 1) Grab our recent relick of  the “Dub Organizer“ single by Scratch & Subatomic Sound System on our Bandcamp as a limited time free download released for the “Blackboard Jungle Dub” 45th anniversary album tour.  2) And this will blow your mind: 3-D, 180 degree, 4 camera virtual reality video of Lee Scratch Perry & Subatomic Sound System “Blackboard Jungle Dub” tour sold out in Brooklyn at Elsewhere. To pan the video, move your cellphone around or click on the screen and drag, and to see it in 3-D immersion, use goggles or a VR headset like Oculus, good headphones and a Subpac! 3) We have some great new playlists on Spotify too for Lee Perry’s Birthday playlist, for COVID19 Quarantine playlist, and for hot new reggae trackcs. Follow those playlists as we will be updating them!

We will follow this video up next week with another VR video from our Brooklyn Industry City show that will feature Screechy Dan singing our new single release “Champion Sound”
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Lee Scratch Perry & Subatomic Sound System US & Mexico tour Sept 19-29 & Oct 26-31

August 5, 2019 By

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Lee Scratch Perry & Subatomic Sound System US & Mexico tour Sept 19-29 & Oct 26-31, 2019.  Select dates with a * listed below will be “Blackboard Jungle Dub” 45th anniversary album performances. Other US shows will feature a new set of music.  Since this is our first time in Mexico, those shows will also include “Super Ape Returns to Conquer” album sets as well as some “Blackboard Jungle Dub” and more.
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New single “Shaolin Dub” + video & release party Friday Aug 2 at NuBlu in New York City

July 29, 2019 By

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New Subatomic Sound System “Shaolin Dub” single drops August 1 on our Subatomic Bandcamp site Release party August 2 in New York City at NuBlu, 151 Ave C (12th street). Get your advance tickets available here. Emch on the dub mix, Troy on the sax, and percussion legend Larry McDonald on congas. Full EP coming August 15. Check the live video below shot by Joey Clay during our tour with Julian Marley and please copy the link here to share the video with your peoples.
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Lee “Scratch” Perry + Subatomic Sound System “Blackboard Jungle Dub” 45th Anniversary Tour

August 10, 2018 By

Lee Scratch Perry & Subatomic Sound System, Emch

photo by John Shore

LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY + SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM
45th ANNIVERSARY PERFORMANCES OF “BLACKBOARD JUNGLE DUB” + MORE
1st dub album in history, live for the 1st time!

presented by Dub Champions Festival
in assocation with SubPac (check the contest!) and our media sponsor Large Up.

Upcoming performances Sept 18-27, 2019 in USA & Mexico. Prior dates  Oct 12-31, 2018 and Feb 7-23, 2019 across North America.
For complete tour schedule visit: www.SubatomicSound.com/events  Sign up on our mailing list to hear about new dates being added in the future and receive an exclusive promo tour mixtape.

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Grammy winning dub & reggae pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry celebrates the 45th anniversary of his landmark album “Blackboard Jungle Dub”, the world’s first dub album. Scratch, now 82 years young, will embark on a tour across North America performing his 1973 studio masterpiece live in its entirety for the first time, aided by the technology of NYC’s Subatomic Sound System, his hybrid band of new school electronics and veteran Jamaican musicians from the Black Ark era recordings. For the past 8 years, Subatomic Sound System has been Scratch’s go to band for re-creating the Black Ark sound live on stage. They will also perform music from their album “Super Ape Returns To Conquer” ( http://bit.ly/SS033s ) which topped both reggae and electronic charts in 2018, plus singles like “Black Ark Vampires” (http://bit.ly/BAVss ) and classics from Perry’s work with the likes of Bob Marley, Max Romeo, and many more. Perry’s Blackboard Jungle album includes dub remixes of hit songs he co-wrote with Bob Marley, “Kaya” & “Keep On Movin”, as well as other big tunes from The Wailers and Junior Byles. Kaya turned out to be Marley’s most successful album of his career and celebrated its own anniversary with a massive festival earlier this year.  Keep reading for dates and details…
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