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'''Subatomic Sound System''', founded in 1999 by [[Emch Shachtman|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.
Beginning in 2008, Subatomic Sound System started hosting weekly radio shows on 91.
==Performance history==
In the fall of 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-ROM|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).
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==Release history==
=== "Black Ark Vampires" Lee "Scratch" Perry & Subatomic Sound System ===
The song "Black Ark Vampires" premiered on October 31, 2014, via the Brooklyn-based Jamaican culture website Large Up,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.largeup.com/2014/10/30/lee-scratch-perry-subatomic-black-ark-vampires/|title=LargeUp Premiere: Lee "Scratch" Perry's "Black Ark Vampires"|date=30 October 2014|website=Largeup.com|accessdate=29 January 2021}}</ref> with an explanation of Perry's lyrics about killing [[vampires]] and why Perry burned down his [[Black Ark Studios]] in Jamaica decades before. In the song, Perry describes killing vampires with fire, electric wire, roast corn, and his own hair in locations around the globe including America, England, and Kingston, Jamaica. Live concerts by Perry and Subatomic Sound System from 2001 to 2014 combined digital electronics and live instrumentalists and singers and this recorded song can also be heard to use a similar blend of elements specifically instrumentation like electric guitar, bass, percussion, and harmonized background vocal produced with space echo and spring reverb effects in a fashion typical of [[reggae]] recordings from Perry's Black Ark Studios during the 1970s, as well as using electronic synthesized [[sub-bass]] and digital drums common to 21st century electronic music genres like [[dubstep]] and [[Trap music (EDM)|trap music]]. The song was released on vinyl 45rpm exclusively on November 4, 2014 and appeared at No. 1 on [[Juno Records]] charts in both dub and reggae. [[Dancehall|Reggae dancehall]] vocalist Jahdan Blakkamoore appeared as a supporting vocalist on the track, a collaborator on several other Perry & Subatomic Sound releases as well as vocalist and primary writer on [[Snoop Lion]] and [[Major Lazer]] albums. Blakkamoore is mostly known for his numerous releases both solo and with his band [[Noble Society]] whose release "Living the Life" came out on the Subatomic Sound label.
=== 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 and Perry, who were working jointly on completing an album entitled ''Return From Planet Dub'' which included new versions of several of Perry's most famous tunes and riddims from his hey day in Jamaica during the 1970s. The Subatomic Sound System remix was Perry's first release in the dubstep style that by late 2008 had spread from the UK and was beginning to see worldwide popularity among electronic music fans and an ever-growing crowd of curious music listeners. The remix was titled "Iron Devil" and was based on the riddim used for some of Lee's biggest hits like "Disco Devil", "[[Chase The Devil]]" with [[Max Romeo]], and "Croaking Lizard" from Lee's seminal ''[[Super Ape]]'' album. A short run of those records was pressed as advance promotion for the forthcoming album and included some exclusive vinyl only mixes, namely dubstep and 1980s [[dancehall]] reggae style mixes of "Iron Devil" on the A side and two remixes of [[Dubblestandart]] tracks by [[Tom Watson (musician)|Tom Watson]], a producer from Paris, France, on the B side, one of which was "Wadada" (originally recorded by [[Dub Syndicate]]) the first ever dubstep track featuring the Jamaican voice of thunder, [[Prince Far-I]].
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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