Music by Baby Dread, Mafia & Fluxy, Mad Professor and Tagati.

OK, I'm a Lee P fan. Dr. Lee is the shit as far as I'm concerned. I'm also a Mad Profesor fan, I figure Mad P is one dub genius. So I like Techno Party very much, in fact better than the recent "On The Wire" CD (Trojan Records). In fact I'm beginning to think it's one of my favorite post Ark Perry releases (next to "Experryments" and "Secret Lab"). The title track is a wacked take on "Punky Reggae Party". There are also grumbling, psychotic takes on "Who Colt The Game" and "I Know A Place", the former driven by a very fat bassline. "This Old Man" and "My Name Is" are nominally Techno, but sound more like reggae techno fusion, like reggae on an acid trip. There are also the very Perry revenge-lyric tunes (e.g "Crooks Ina De Business"). The mix sounds different to me than most of Mad P's work with Perry. It definitely gives the impression that Perry did some of the engineering as claimed in the liner notes. For example Perry's stream-of-consciousness vocals are set back compared to other Ariwa releases so they don't dominate and in a number of tunes there is a thick treble overlayer that gives a shimmer, reminds me of Perry's liberal use of high hat and phasing in the Black Ark. There are also dissonent tweaks in a number of tunes using an electronic bike horn (?) (e.g. "My Name Is") that are pure Lee Scratch Perry, very much like in his live shows. I won't deny there are duff tracks on this CD, like almost *all* collections of Lee P vocals. But for sure this CD has more than one moment where the old man is maestro; he makes a strange brew that sticks in yer brain. Recommended for the Perry fans!!