After a few listens to Revelation, most listeners can find that the album does not always follow the pure reggae sound, as it is influenced by other genres, and hence results in a very unique sound. The work of Lee “Scratch” Perry is one of its own, with no similar record we can compare it to.

Revelation was released in 2010, creating a huge effect in the reggae landscape, since no one really had heard the style and the creativity of Perry without any restraints. In the past, these obstacles had shown themselves as the fact that Perry was working for other musicians. This is no longer the case in Revelation, and we can get into the more personal aspect of the lyrics produced, often treating spiritual themes, and other closer matters that make for a more intimate and complex listen.

Maybe, the uniqueness of the album results from the sheer talent that the musicians working on the record possess. The talent that was put into the release of the album is very apparent when one watches the film, which we will link at the end of this article. Perry worked along with the UK multi-instrumentalist Steve Marshall, which can be one of the reasons that this kind of reggae is so unique sounding and has the sort of atmosphere that only maestros can create.

More about the film, we can see that the shooting of it was done in Perry’s home/studio in his home, located in Switzerland. It is an eerie location, but it is absolutely beautiful and very way accomplishes the job of setting the mood for such an elaborated piece of art, as well as explaining and giving background information that will most likely be very valuable for reggae enthusiasts and fans in general.

The most notable tracks of this record are hard to pick out, and there will likely be readers who disagree, since this album is so homogeneous in feel, but also has a lot of sonic variation, which makes every single track unique and a whole experience of their own. Nevertheless, we can find a lot of the spiritual cues in the song “Books of Moses”, which had a lot of success among the fans. The album-closer is also a very tasteful one, and truly does the job of wrapping this intricate album up. It is called “An eye for an eye”, and features a lot of the unorthodox instrumentation that was found in the rest of the album, and makes for a great closer, that only makes us want to go listen to the whole thing again.

The film is very worth watching if you’re a fan of music in general, since it can help you expand your culture with a less mainstream genre, by watching how a virtuoso works and creates music that challenges set boundaries with new feels and sounds.

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