Michael Rose: Obserb Life
Reissue of raw, stripped funk from Lee Perry’s Black Ark
Raw, stripped funk from the Black Ark, charged with atmosphere and aura.
Done over as a Zen tutorial inspired by Rose’s spar Niney, this is the Final Weapon rhythm — that signature cowbell, tough, scrubby guitar, bass bubbling deep in the pocket, and the Upsetter mixing live on the spot.
Adrian Sherwood revisited the song with Ari Up — but here is the hortical piece.