Following on from last year's comeback record, Heart-Shaped Scars, Dot Allison has the honor today of sharing with the world the last piece of music the late Lee "Scratch" Perry worked on. That it happens to be a remix of her album cut, "Love Died in Our Arms" is surely a honor for Allison. The remix, a taste of an upcoming remix EP, is blissed out goodness. It's heavy but light as air, progressive, and positive. And it's got a dub-y vibe that's sublime and understated.
Listen to the One Love legend describe the remix herself:
"I contacted Lee to ask if he'd consider doing a mix of 'Love Died In Our Arms' and got a lovely reply saying 'yes'. He later confirmed the parts had arrived and the mix was going well. So I was deeply saddened to hear he'd passed soon after and so soon after we'd been in touch. Naturally I assumed the mix had not been completed and left it at that. So I was stunned two days later to hear, from Lee's wife, that my song had been 'the last thing in his life that Lee worked on.' As if that wasn't enough, she responded to my email a day or so later expressing my gratitude and deepest sympathies by sending the finished mix. I genuinely cannot put into words what a profound moment and an honour and gift it felt under the circumstances - I was completely blown away. That my co-producer Fiona Cruickshank was there with me when I first heard it turned this into a really magical moment. I feel a duty to Lee's own artistry and his fans to release his last remix and I do so with a deep gratitude to Lee, his wife and family for still forwarding me this mix under such sad circumstances, I remain deeply moved and grateful for my music to have been touched by Lee's musical genius and spirit."
More details on the EP and this remix via SA Recordings.
More details on Dot Allison via her official website.
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