A
collaboration between Dieter Meier of Yello ("The Godfather of Electronic
Music") and Lee "Scratch" Perry (a/k/a "The Upsetter" and "Super Ape").
A
glorious hybrid of electronic dance frenzy produced at Dieter's Switzerland
studio with reggae superstar Lee "Scratch" Perry.
An
amazing story but true!! Yello, the Swiss dance duo, is led by Dieter
Meier, musician, conceptualist, millionaire businessman, professional
gambler, and member of the Swiss national golf team. Dieter heard that
"Scratch" was living nearby in Switzerland and invited him to his S.H.S.
Zurich studio to sing, rap, extemporize, etc. over acoustic tracks laid
down by some of the Yello family of acoustic musicians. Later these tracks
were given the full techno-electronic mix treatment by the Yello coterie
of sound wizards.
"Scratch"
in his inimitable eccentric style refused to enter the studio but stayed
on the outside lawn with headphones on and a microphone in hand, vocalizing
and spiritualizing ad-hoc to rhythms laid down at the same time by the
musicians in the studio. The end result: A mighty mix of the "Yello" sound
and Scratch vocalogy in peak form - 2 unique and extraordinary styles
melded together in a musical dance feast guaranteed to get your body moving
from the get-go.
"Listening
to these primal ramblings backed by melodic sitars, hypnotic tablas, throbbing
didgeridoos, jungle-beat synth samples, and Kraftwerkian choruses leads
to an ambient hallucinogenic virt-aural sur-reality trip. An entire genre
of music for techno-ravers is about to be invaded by Pipecock Jaxson!
The world, as we knew it, is about to change forever." - Reggae
Runnings
"Now
here's a marriage made in cyberspace, er, I mean, heaven. Lee "Scratch"
Perry...with the help of Yello's Dieter Meier, presents the next big thing
in popular music - technoreggae. On Technomajikal, the genetic mutations
combine ethnic culture and beats with the circuitry of modern day techno
music. The resulting songs are something that will make parents hit the
dance floor, yelling 'Jah Mahn,' while the kids shimmy up beside them
banging heads to the pulsating , electronica inherent throughout this
entire album, but especially in songs like L.S.D.-L.S.P., UFO Attack and
X-Perry-Ment. A real treat!" - Rock Love
