Lee "Scratch" Perry + Subatomic Sound System | Zion's Blood by Subatomic Sound published on 2017-09-21T05:09:44Z Out now on 'Super Ape Returns To Conquer' album! Zion’s Blood [Length: 4:24 Tempo: 67/134bpm Key: A minor ] The roots of the mystic spiritual vibes Scratch conjured up from Africa and was known to have instilled in the likes of Bob Marley are here combined with Subatomic Sound’s pulsing 21st century sub bass and 909 kick drums guaranteed to rattle massive bass bins like the latest trap or dubstep track while maintaining a deep meditation. “Zion’s Blood is flowing through my vein, and I&I shall never work in vein/ African blood is flowing through my vein/ and I&I will never fade away” is repeated like a mantra throughout the song, upending typical song structure and in many ways capturing the essence of Scratch’s creativity and ideology, reclaiming his lost African history through musical production, inventing the genres of reggae and dub to establish his reputation, but refusing even at 81 years old to stop innovating. Rebuilding this song with no samples from the original, it was critical to capture the magic of the original like the introductory heavy tom toms and whistle that announce the arrival of the Super Ape and the majestic African horns signal the royal Emperor H.I.M. Selassie who Scratch claims to be his spiritual twin (notice the resemblance of their faces). The Wes Montgomery style guitar lines in the original are further developed here by Emch and the regal horns lines, though produced in gritty and vintage Black Ark fashion, are pushed to the forefront to pump up the energy and highlight the African roots of the composition. Genre Reggae Comment by EFE_DEFEDE 🔥 2021-08-31T21:03:41Z Comment by PATOISG King! 2019-09-02T16:27:21Z Comment by eric This is just so awesome 2018-03-18T23:44:29Z Comment by alex flexible sounds biiig up! 2017-10-27T11:30:08Z Comment by Jorge Orellana Amazing 2017-10-15T19:58:26Z