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In 2012, [[Lee Scratch Perry|Perry]], with Subatomic Sound System as his band and opening act, went on tour across the US from May 16 through May 26. In September, they performed together again at Dub Champions Festival in New York City, Music Hall of Williamsburg.

In 2013, [[Lee Scratch Perry|Perry]] and Subatomic Sound System touredwere touring the [[West Coast of the United States|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.

In 2022, [[Subatomic Sound System]] began performing and recording with [[Michael_Rose_(singer)| Mykal Rose]], former [[Black Uhuru]] singer and winner of the first [[Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album]] in 1985. Their first performance was in 2022 headlining Daytona Beach Springbreak Reggae Fest followed by Word, Sound, Power festival in Minneapolis. In 2023, they performed at Cali Vibes Fest in Long Beach, a sold out KayaFest at [[Red Rocks Amphitheatre]] in Colorado (with The Marley Brothers and [[Steel Pulse]]), and Cali Roots Festival in Monterey. In 2024, the combination of [[Michael_Rose_(singer)| Mykal Rose]], [[Subatomic Sound System]], & [[Hollie Cook]] released a 15 song album entitled "Rockin' Like a Champion". On August 4, 2024, [[Michael_Rose_(singer)| Mykal Rose]] & [[Subatomic Sound System]] appeared at [[Hollywood Bowl]] opening for [[Damian Marley]] & [[Stephen Marley]] and celebrating the release of the "Rockin' Like a Champion" album.

==Radio Shows==

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==Release History==

===Mykal Rose + Subatomic Sound System===

In 2022, [[Subatomic Sound System]] began performing and recording with Jamaican artist [[Michael_Rose_(singer)| Mykal Rose]], who won the first [[Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album]] in 1985 as singer for [[Black Uhuru]]. In 2024, the combination of [[Michael_Rose_(singer)| Mykal Rose]], [[Subatomic Sound System]], & UK singer [[Hollie Cook]] released three singles followed by a 15 song album entitled "Rockin' Like a Champion". A limited edition [https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/18306 vinyl version of the "Rockin' Like a Champion" album] was released on [[Black_Friday_(shopping)| Black Friday]], November 29, 2024, as a [[Record Store Day]] exclusive release and featured alternative mixes and a new dub track "Wisdom Dub".

=== "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.

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==Discography==

=== Albums, EPs, digital singles===

*''Rockin' Like a Champion'' [[Michael_Rose_(singer)| Mykal Rose]], Subatomic Sound System & [[Hollie Cook]] (2024, Dubshot + CSSL | digital & vinyl )

*''My Sound is Heavy'' Subatomic Sound System & Screechy Dan (2024, Subatomic Sound | SS041 | digital )

*''Lee 'Scratch' Perry is the Dub Organizer'' [[Lee Scratch Perry]], Subatomic Sound System & Screechy Dan (2023, Subatomic Sound | SS040 | digital )

*''Police in Helicopter'' Yaadcore, Jah9, Subatomic Sound System (2021, Subatomic Sound | SS039 | digital )

*''Babylon Soon Fall'' Subatomic Sound System & Screechy Dan (2024, 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 )

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===Vinyl===

*''Rockin' Like a Champion'' [[Michael_Rose_(singer)| Mykal Rose]], Subatomic Sound System & [[Hollie Cook]] 12" 33rpm (2024, Dubshot + CSSL)

*''Super Ape Returns to Conquer'' Lee "Scratch" Perry & Subatomic Sound System 12" 33rpm (2017, Subatomic Sound & Echo Beach)

*''Black Ark Vampires''/''Dub'' Lee "Scratch" Perry & Subatomic Sound System 7" 45rpm (2014, Subatomic Sound | cat# SS020)

*''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)