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About the Project from the Producer's Eye:
"There is quite a story behind The End of an American Dream (the first to represent the musical collaboration between 'The Upsetter' and English musician/songwriter Steve Marshall)," reports producer Saxon. "They first got together way back in the winter of 1984, when 'Scratch' literally burst into a tiny back-street studio in Dalston, Hackney, East London, and took over Steve's band World Service. Together they subsequently toured in the U.K. as Lee 'Scratch' Perry and The Upsetters, playing tunes like One Drop, The Liquidator, Who Killed The Chicken and Daniel Saw the Stone to a largely uninitiated audience who were often unprepared for Lee Scratch Perry and his anarchic stage act."

People turned out to see a 'legend of reggae music', expecting to hear the classics of roots and dub for which Perry had originally become famous. Audiences were amazed to hear Lee Perry delivering an apparently insane 'stream of consciousness', backed by a mixed race London outfit who were knocking out an urbanized blend of funk, jazz, punk, rock, reggae, soul and blues. Purists were shocked and disappointed; some shouted 'Traitor!' "I'm proud to be a traitor!" 'Scratch' replied. "Revenge is sweet!"

"The fans could take it or leave it. They could stay fixed in their preconceptions of roots music; or they could join Lee Scratch Perry, the original genius of Jamaican music, and move with the times. He was, and is, on a mission ... for life, for change and for new vibrations," adds Saxon.

About the Label:
"I first met producer John Saxon last January at MIDEM, the music conference held in Cannes France. John was looking for an indie label that would make this a priority," recalls MEGAWAVE label president John Palmer. "We were excited that John had stopped by to see us and didn't think much about it until he came back and started asking what we could do."

MEGAWAVE Records is a Lansing, Michigan-based independent label. MEGAWAVE went national this June for the first time in its 35-year history with a release schedule that showcases an eclectic, exciting and energetic approach to jazz, world music, and beyond. The label's roster of recordings that underscores its moniker -- Small Label - Big Sound -- is distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Innovative Distribution Network (IDN), a division of Alliance Entertainment, and in Europe by Membran International GmbH.

The Grammy Award winners will be announced at the 50th Annual Award Ceremony on February 10, 2008 live from Los Angeles.
http://www.megawaverecords.com/TEOAAD.htm

By The Reggae News Agency
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