Peter Harris - Mercy (2025) [Official Digital Download]

This establishment of a connection between the makers of Mercy is important, given the proliferation of collaborations with Perry that have appeared since his death in 2021, as well as numerous subpar projects that surfaced in the 90s. When I spoke to Alex Paterson of The Orb for Electronic Sound in 2020, he spoke of attaching a mic to Perry at all times in the week they had recording together, with the Jamaican ad libbing throughout the day over reggae songs playing in the background, providing enough material for two albums in the end (The Orbserver in the Star House and More Tales From The Orbservatory). Nevertheless, Paterson was very conscious not to exploit the situation: “We cleared it all with him because I’m very much aware that in the 90s, this was what would happen with Lee,” he told me. “They’d get him wasted and put him on the mic and you’d get three albums in two days and not tell him, and then you’ve got these half-arsed reggae tunes credited to Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry that he’s got no real dealings with. We didn’t want to be like that.”

TRACKLIST

1. Peter Harris - Row Fisherman / Whale Song
2. Peter Harris - This Is Hell
3. Peter Harris - Tiny Victories
4. Peter Harris - Promised Land
5. Peter Harris - Big Fish
6. Peter Harris - Devil Come Down
7. Peter Harris - When The Great Wind Blows
8. Peter Harris - Reggae Poison



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