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'''<big>Subatomic Sound System</big>''' was founded in 1999 by Emch and [[Noah Shachtman]] it is an American record label and collective of [[musician]]s, [[Producer (music)|producers]], DJs, and visual artists from a variety of backgrounds and [[tradition]]s. In late 2008 the Subatomic Sound System garnered attention for a limited edition vinyl 12" featuring their collaboration with Vienna's Dubblestandart and dub inventor [[Lee "Scratch" Perry]]. These were Perry's first songs in the [[dubstep]] genre, one of the first recorded examples of a connection between the popular UK-based [[Electronic music|electronic]] genre that emerged in the early 2000's and the Jamaican dub from the 1970's.
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▲y Emch and [[Noah Shachtman]], is an American record label and collective hosting musicians, producers, DJs, and visual artists from a variety of backgrounds and traditions. In late 2008, Subatomic Sound System garnered international attention for a limited edition vinyl 12" featuring their collaboration with Vienna's Dubblestandart and dub inventor [[Lee "Scratch" Perry]], releasing the first songs from Perry in the [[dubstep]] genre, one of the first recorded examples of a tangible connection between the popular UK based electronic genre that emerged in the early 2000s and the Jamaican dub from the 1970s where dubstep's origins were rooted and which had been primarily originated by Perry himself. Beginning in 2008, Subatomic Sound System started hosting weekly radio shows on 91.5fm, Radio New York, and webcasts on Brooklyn Radio. In 2011 Subatomic Sound System began performing as Lee "Scratch" Perry's backing band with a hybrid of electronics and live instruments. In 2013 they performed together at [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] and afterward became Perry's exclusive touring band in North America. In 2017, Subatomic Sound System released their first full-length album with Perry entitled 'Super Ape Returns To Conquer' which debuted No. 5 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' reggae chart and No. 2 on [[iTunes]] US reggae album chart and reached No. 1 on North America World music NACC charts.
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▲==Performance history==
▲Fall 2001: Subatomic Sound System won the [[Red Bull]] Vinyl Lab competition in New York City using an early incarnation of [[Native Instruments]] Traktor DJ software on a laptop at a time when laptops were not commonly used in musical performances. When judges discovered software had been used to create the mix CD, it sparked controversy amongst the judges. In the end, judges conceded that there was no valid grounds for disqualifying Subatomic Sound System for using DJ software rather than traditional vinyl and turntables, so they upheld their victory in the competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=subatomic_us|title=Native Instruments article on Red Bull Vinyl Lab competition|website=Native-instruments.com|accessdate=29 January 2021}}</ref>
▲From 2007 to the present:{{When|date=July 2011}} Subatomic Sound System increased touring throughout North America and Europe in a variety of configurations from live band of ten, to electronic trio, to DJs as styles like [[dubstep]] increased in popularity and the interest in new [[dub music|dub]] oriented music emanating from New York City increased (largely the result of successful releases from NYC artists such as Dr. Israel, [[Victor Axelrod|Ticklah]], [[Easy Star All-Stars]], Dub Gabriel, [[Bill Laswell]], [[Matisyahu]], and others).
Beginning in 2008, Subatomic Sound System started Subatomic Sound Radio, hosting weekly radio shows on 91.5FM, Radio New York and Brooklyn Radio webcasts. The Radio New York show is part of a nightly program called ''Mo'Glo'' sponsored by Seattle-based public radio station [[KEXP]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Subatomic Sound System |url=https://bastardjazz.com/artist/subatomic-sound-system/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Bastard Jazz |language=en-US}}</ref>▼
▲July 19, 2009: Subatomic Sound System performed to a beyond capacity crowd at [[Summerstage]] in [[Central Park]], [[New York City]], along with Lee "Scratch" Perry & Dubblestandart (with a cameo from [[Ari Up]]) as well as [[Alpha Blondy]]. The lineup for this event drew the largest Summerstage crowd of the season, confirming organizers' expectations. Given the multicultural and cross generational audiences who turn out in Central Park, organizers had hoped this billing would draw on the connection between modern incarnations of [[dub music|dub]] based music such as dubstep and the [[Dub music|dub]] and [[roots reggae]] styles from over 30 years prior, originated by Perry in Jamaica that influenced artists like Blondy to extend that sound in [[Africa]]. Those styles then influenced groups like Dubblestandart and Subatomic Sound System in Europe and the US to meld that sound with other contemporary electronic based genres.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cityparksfoundation.org/summerstage/|title=City Parks Foundation - SummerStage|website=Cityparksfoundation.org|accessdate=29 January 2021}}</ref>
▲2012: [[Lee Scratch Perry]] with Subatomic Sound System as his band and opening act, go on tour across the US, May 16 through May 26. In September they perform together again at Dub Champions Festival in New York City, Music Hall of Williamsburg.
▲2013: [[Lee Scratch Perry]] and Subatomic Sound System tour the west coast and southwest USA including two shows at the Coachella arts & music festival, April 12 & 19, performing music ranging from the roots reggae off Perry's [[Super Ape]] album to dubstep and bass music riddims by Subatomic Sound System.
▲==Radio shows==
▲Beginning in 2008, Subatomic Sound System started Subatomic Sound Radio, hosting weekly radio shows on 91.5FM, Radio New York and Brooklyn Radio webcasts. The Radio New York show is part of a nightly program called ''Mo'Glo'' sponsored by Seattle-based public radio station [[KEXP]].
▲==Release history==
=== "Black Ark Vampires" Lee "Scratch" Perry & Subatomic Sound System ===
The song "Black Ark Vampires"
=== Iron Devil: Lee "Scratch" Perry's first dubstep track===
In the fall of 2008, Subatomic Sound System produced a collaborative remix in a dubstep style with Vienna's Dubblestandart
The limited edition vinyl 12" was distributed in either a blank white jacket or, for about 150 copies, in a vintage red, gold and green comic art jacket that was acquired from [[Tuff Gong]] in Jamaica and bore the Solographic Productions imprint (leading some stores to incorrectly list Solographic as the label for the release). The record itself had a blank white label marked on only on the A-side by a devil head hand stamped on it with red ink. It sold out in less than a week and it quickly became highly sought after on secondary vinyl markets and vinyl collectors' sites such as [[Discogs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Dubblestandart-featuring-Lee-Scratch-Perry-Prince-Far-I-Iron-Devil/release/1554929|title=Dubblestandart featuring Lee Scratch Perry* & Prince Far-I* - Iron Devil|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=29 January 2021}}</ref>
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===Blackboard Jungle dubstep===
In July 2009, another 12" was released that featured dubstep tracks based on "Blackboard Jungle", the title track of [[The Upsetters]]' album ''Blackboard Jungle Dub'' produced by Perry and considered by some{{Who|date=July 2011}} to be the first ever dub album. The original ''Blackboard Jungle Dub'' album from the 1970s was mastered and re-released as ''[[Upsetters 14 Dub Blackboard Jungle]]'' and the tune "Blackboard Jungle" was renamed "Black Panta". Dubblestandart remade the tune in collaboration with
===Electronic Cumbia Dub===
In late 2011, the Subatomic Sound label released a project called Sancocho e Tigres, a collective of young producers and musicians from across South and Central America
===On All Frequencies===
The first official full-length album by Subatomic Sound System, ''On All Frequencies,'' covered a broad range of genres, tempos and timbres. ''On All Frequencies'' entered the CMJ radio Top 40 charts in both "electronic" and "world"
==Discography==
=== Albums, EPs, digital singles===
*''Rockin’ Like a Champion'' Mykal Rose, Subatomic Sound System, & Hollie Cook (2024, Dubshot & Controlled Substance Sound Labs | digital & vinyl )
*''Babylon Soon Fall '' Subatomic Sound System & Screechy Dan (2020, Subatomic Sound | SS038 | digital )
*''Revolution 2 Freedom'' Subatomic Sound System & Junior Dread (2020, Subatomic Sound | SS037 | digital )
*''Champion Sound'' Subatomic Sound System & Screechy Dan (2020, Subatomic Sound | SS037 | digital )
*''Shaolin Dub'' Subatomic Sound System
*''Super Ape Returns To Conquer'' [[Lee "Scratch" Perry]] & Subatomic Sound System
*''NYC-2-Africa-2-Brasil'' (featuring
*''NYC-2-Africa'' (featuring
*''Blackboard Jungle Vol.2 Respect My Shit'' (featuring
*''Blackboard Jungle Vol.1 Respect the Foundation'' (featuring
*''Heat Brings Heat'' (featuring [[Pete Miser]]) (2008, Subatomic Sound / Modus Vivendi | SS007 | digital)
*''Crucial Times'' (2008, Subatomic Sound/ Modus Vivendi | SS006 | digital)
*''On All Frequencies (Instrumentals & Mixtape)''
*''On All Frequencies (Instrumentals)''
*''On All Frequencies'' (featuring [[King Django]])(2007, Subatomic Sound / Modus Vivendi / Nomadic Wax | MVM009 | CD, digital)
*''Lost Hits Vol. 1: Dancehall versus Hip Hop'' (featuring [[Pete Miser]] and [[King Django]]) (2005, Subatomic Sound / | SS004 | digital)
*''[https://subatomic.bandcamp.com/album/no-bloodshed No Bloodshed] (Vocal Mix)'' (Nov. 3, 2023, Subatomic Sound / Don Husky | digital)
===Vinyl===
*''Black Ark Vampires''/''Dub'' Lee "Scratch" Perry & Subatomic Sound System
*''Dem Can't Stop We From Talk (Dubiterian remix)''/''NYC-2-Africa riddim (Dubiterian remix)'' Anthony B, Subatomic Sound System & Nomadic Wax 7" 45rpm (2014, Subatomic Sound | cat# SS028)
*''Jah is Coming''/''Dubbing on the Moon'' Subatomic Sound System & Thomas Blondet 7" 45rpm (2014, Subatomic Sound | cat# SS027)
*''Dem Can't Stop We From Talk''/''NYC-2-Africa riddim'' Anthony B meets Subatomic Sound System & Nomadic Wax 7" 45rpm (2011, Subatomic Sound | cat# SS024)
*''Dem Can't Stop We From Talk''/''Kingston Riot riddim'' Anthony B meets Dubblestandart
*''Vampires & Informers'' Elephant Man 12" 33rpm (2010, Subatomic Sound | cat# SS018)
*''Hello, Hello, Hell is Very Low'' b/w ''Bed Athletes'' featuring Lee "Scratch" Perry and [[Ari Up]] of [[The Slits]] 7" 45rpm (2010, Subatomic Sound | cat#SS014) [#1 on Ernie B reggae vinyl chart]
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===Remixes===
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*''Green Brain'' Lee Scratch Perry, Yaadcore, & Green Lion Crew (2023, Ineffable Records | digital) included 2 versions ''Green Brain (Subatomic Sound System remix)'' & ''Green Brain (Subatomic Sound System dub)''
*''Amor e Revolucao'' Maga Bo, Dandara Manoela (2022, Kaxambu Records | digital & Vinyl 12") included ''Amor e Revolucao (Subatomic Sound System remix)''
*''Hulusi'' Piper Street Sound & General Pecos (2022, Piper Street | digital & Vinyl 10") included 3 versions ''Hulusi (Subatomic Sound System remix)''
*''Q Street'' Super Hi Fi (2012, Electric Cowbell | digital ) included ''Q Street (Subatomic Sound System remix)''
*''Dangerous'' See-I (2011, Collision | digital ) included vocal and dub mixes ''Dangerous (Subatomic Sound System remix)''
*''Happy & Deep Dark Dub'' Dubmatix (2011, Fort Knox Recordings | digital ) included ''Happy & Deep Dark Dub (Subatomic Sound System remix)''
*''Amsterdam'' Marlon Asher & Leah Rosier (2011, Dubbhism | digital) included remix ''Amsterdam (Subatomic Sound System mix)''
*''Vampires & Informers'' Elephant Man (2011, Subatomic Sound | cat# SS019 | digital) included remixes ''Vampires & Informers (Subatomic Sound System Bloodstep mix)'', ''Vampires & Informers (Subatomic Sound System bloodsucker's dub)''
*''Modern Dayz Slavery'' The Bant Singh Project featuring Delhi Sultanate (2011, Word Sound Power | digital) included remix ''Modern Dayz Slavery (Subatomic Sound System remix)''
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*''Chrome Optimism'' Dubblestandart meets Lee "Scratch" Perry and David Lynch (2010, Subatomic Sound | cat# SS012 | 12" vinyl, 33rpm) included remixes ''Chrome Optimism (Subatomic Sound System remix)'' & ''Deadly Funny (Subatomic Sound System dub)''
*''Luv 'n Liv'' [[Dub Gabriel]] w/[[U-Roy]] (2010, Destroy All Concepts | cat# DAC009 | digital) included remixes ''Luv 'n Liv (Ming vs. Subatomic Sound System remix)''
*''Dubstep EP''
*''Return From Planet Dub''
*''Remixed''
===Compilations===
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===Mixes===
*''Code Orange Relaxation Techniques''
===Unreleased and forthcoming works===
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==External links==
* [http://www.subatomicsound.com Label and group
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