Time Boom X De Devil Dead Explained

Time Boom X De Devil Dead
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lee "Scratch" Perry + Dub Syndicate
Cover:	Time Boom X De Devil Dead album cover.jpg
Released:	1987
Recorded:	On LP via On-U Sound & EMI Records in 1987
Genre:	Reggae, dub
Label:	On-U Sound^[1]
Producer:	Adrian Sherwood^[2] Lee Perry
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Time Boom X De Devil Dead is a 1987 studio album by Lee Perry and Dub Syndicate. It was re-released in 1994 by On-U Sound and in 2001 by EMI Records.

The album was something of a comeback for Perry.^{[2] [3]}

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "while perhaps lacking the eccentric edge of Perry’s own work, the LP is still weird and wonderful, a sample of some of the best avant-garde groove music being made today."^[4] Exclaim! called it Perry's best album of the 1980s.^[3] NME ranked it #34 on its "50 Best Albums of 1987" list.^[5]

First release

First release of the album was made in 1987.

• Bass – Errol "Flabba" Holt
• Drums – Lincoln "Style" Scott
• Engineer – A.M. Sherwood, Derek Birket
• Guitar – Bingy Bunny, Dwight Pinkney
• Keyboards – Peter "Doctor Pablo" Stroud
• Percussion – Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah
• Piano – Steely
• Saxophone – "Deadly" Headley Bennett
• Artwork and sleeve concept – Lee Perry
• Mastered by Kevin Metcalfe
• Photography, artwork, sleeve design – Kishi

Side A

1. "S.D.I." (6:27)
2. "Blinkers" (4:58)
3. "Jungle" (7:33) (Bass – Evar Wellington, guitar – Martin Frederix, keyboards – Kishi Yamamoto, vocals – Akabu)
4. "De Devil Dead" (4:29) (Vocals – Akabu)

Side B

1. "Music + Science Lovers" (5:05) (Bass – Doctor Pablo, guitar – Doctor Pablo)
2. "Kiss the Champion" (7:13)
3. "Allergic to Lies" (3:53) (Keyboards – Kishi Yamamoto)
4. "Time Conquer" (4:31) (Guitar – Martin Frederix, keyboards – Kishi Yamamoto, piano – Kishi Yamamoto)

Second release

This release with electronic remixes was made in 1994 in On-U Sound.

• Bass – Errol "Flabba" Holt
• Bass, Guitar, Keyboards – Doctor Pablo
• Drums – Style Scott
• Guitar – Bingy Bunny, Dwight
• Keyboards – Kishi Yamamoto (tracks: 3,7,8,9,10)
• Percussion – Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah
• Piano – Steely
• Saxophone – "Deadly" Headley Bennett
• Vocals – Akabu (tracks: 3,4,9,10)

1. "S.D.I." (6:27)
2. "Blinkers" (4:58)
3. "Jungle" (7:33) (Bass – Evar Wellington, guitar – Martin Frederix)
4. "De Devil Dead" (4:29)
5. "Music & Science Lovers" (5:05)
6. "Kiss the Champion" (7:13)
7. "Allergic to Lies" (3:53)
8. "Time Conquer" (4:31) (Guitar – Martin Frederix)
9. "Jungle (Original 7" Version)" (3:46)
10. "Jungle (Wall Of China)" (2:52)
11. "Night Train" (3:04)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Quietus | News | LISTEN: Unreleased Lee 'Scratch' Perry. The Quietus.
2. News: Lee 'Scratch' Perry Keeps Dub Weird On 'Rainford'. NPR.org. 23 May 2019. Beta. Andy.
3. Web site: Lee "Scratch" Perry It's His Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. exclaim.ca.
4. Web site: Lee 'Scratch' Perry (and the Upsetters) . Trouser Press . 12 July 2020.
5. Web site: 1987 Best Albums And Tracks Of The Year - NME. NME. October 10, 2016.