One of the most compelling and complex releases of Lee Scratch Perrys post-Black Ark canon, Mercy is the fruit of a long and complex working process that has yielded exceptional results. Spearheaded by the maverick artist and musical outlier Peter Harris with Fritz Catlin, the drumming co-founder of industrial funk dub act, 23 Skidoo, Mercys experimental sonic occupies its own space. David Katz (People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee Scratch Perry). Dash the Henge are excited to announce the vinyl release of Mercy an innovative record featuring the legendary Lee Scratch Perry and the work of Peter Harris and Fritz Catlin. It will be preceded by vibrant visual representations of key tracks Reggae Poison,Row Fisherman/Whale Song and This is Hell created by Peter Harris and Llyr Williams. I always saw Lee as a performance artist rather than a musician in the traditional sense, so this conceptual backing feels like a more accurate setting for his stream of conscious performance art, Peter Harris explained. There is an attention to Lees history here too, something that elevates the musical collage with the echoes informed by albums like Super Ape where earlier tracks were recorded over again. In Big Fish, the lyrics pay homage to Bob Marleys Small Axe and the tune references Perrys version of Sugar Sugar, which he recorded with the Silvertones. Nathan Saoudi (founder Dash The Henge/Fat White Family) boils it down. Its kind of quintessential outsider music – I cant explain what they are doing, but they have a why, and thats enough. Thats why I needed to get involved.

Format / LP
Released /07/04/2025
Catalogue /DHGE-3
Barcode /726436651240
Artist /Peter Harris, Fritz Catlin, Lee Scratch Perry
Label /Dash the Henge
Genre /Reggae