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

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!)

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

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

Rockin Like a Champion

“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

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

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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New single “Shaolin Dub” + video & release party Friday Aug 2 at NuBlu in New York City

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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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Sting & Shaggy “Morning is Coming” Subatomic Sound System official dub remix

Sting & Shaggy "Morning is Coming" dub remix

Subatomic Sound System was asked to remix the single from Sting & Shaggy‘s new album.  Love it up…

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New Lee “Scratch” Perry + Subatomic Sound System album & upcoming shows

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MOJO magazine previewed the new Lee “Scratch” Perry + Subatomic Sound System album “Super Ape Returns To Conquer” that we recorded in NYC, Jamaica, in the ocean, and on tour — which is finally dropping at the end of the summer 2017.That’s why we’ve been so quiet on the website! It’s been loud in the studio!  Pre-order the CD and limited edition vinyl from Forced Exposure or Juno UK before it’s gone!  Thanks to everyone who came out to the recent California tour dates and Sierra Nevada World Music Festival performance. Subatomic Sound System will be back east in NYC and Washington DC in late July (check the calendar on your right) for some performances previewing the new album then lookout for a tour October 24-November 5 and some special events around Dub Champions Festival coming in September and October 2017.

Lee “Scratch” Perry & Subatomic Sound System live videos from KEXP

Lee Scratch Perry & Subatomic Sound System at KEXP
Check out the full 40 minute video of Lee “Scratch” Perry & Subatomic Sound System (or edits of the songs Black Ark Vampires, I am a Madman, Dread Lion, and Happy Birthday) at the KEXP radio studios in Seattle performing in their unique style juxtaposing live instruments and sound system dub mixing. Scratch & the Subatomic crew with Emch on the mix & melodica, Larry McDonald on percussion, and Troy on sax stopped by during the Dub Champions Festival tour after a sold out Super Ape 40th anniversary album performance in Seattle Sept 17, 2016.
photo by NataWorry

We perform four songs and you can check each song individually below: Our new single Black Ark Vampires, Perry’s classic I am a Madman with an Ethiopian jazz twist, Dread Lion because we are on the 40th anniversary Super Ape album tour, and Lee’s favorite song Happy Birthday dubwise in honor of it also being Scratch’s 80th birthday tour.
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Word Sound Power “Discipline” featuring Delhi Sultanate | OUT NOW!

SS032 Word Sound Power Discipline featuring Delhi Sultanate

Subatomic Sound is proud to present new music from Word Sound Power: “Discipline” featuring Delhi Sultanate. Industrial strength dancehall reggae from the concrete jungles of India with deep vocals, political lyrics, heavy resonating bass lines, and horn blasts sampled from the trunks of elephants. Out now on Beatport, Juno, iTunes, Reggae Record, Spotify, and wherever music can be found.
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