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Artist:	SCIENTIST
Title:	At The Controls Of Dub: Rare Dubs 1979-1980
Label:	JAMAICAN RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	JR 029CD

"Scientist's name will be found on many dub releases in people's record collections. His connection to King Tubby is inseparable and many would say that when dub had fallen on quieter times, it was Scientist who breathed new life into it. His paired down mixing style suited the new dancehall reggae sound that came as the '70s rolled into the '80s. Such was his stature that albums were now sold with his name on their jacket, Scientist vs. Prince Jammy and Scientist Meets The Space Invaders to name but two. Here Jamaican Recordings have compiled some tuff tracks from that same period, before everything went digital. Hope you enjoy the set."

Artist:	SCIENTIST
Title:	Dub 911
Label:	NATURE SOUNDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	NSD 122CD

"Scientist burst onto the reggae scene in the early 70's with a reckless mixing style that seemed to outdo even dub legend King Tubby's wildest extravaganzas. He began his career as an engineer at King Tubby's studio in 1978. Shortly afterwards he became a protege of King Tubby, and swiftly gained a reputation with his unique mixing style. The Scientist soon became Jamaica's top recording engineer and worked with everyone imaginable including Dennis Brown, Barrington Levy, Freddie McGregor, Dean Frasier, Linval Thompson, Augustus Pablo, The Heptones and many more. This led to a surge of albums mixed by The Scientist from various sources throughout the 1980s. Dub 911 is the first studio album of all new material from the dub icon in 3 years and he sounds as fresh as ever."

Artist:	SCIENTIST
Title:	Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space
Label:	TECTONIC (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.50
Catalog #:	TEC 010CD

Tectonic's most ambitious project to date, in which the influence of dub comes full circle, Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space sees legendary dub engineer Scientist version 12 exclusive and unreleased dubstep rhythms from the scene's top producers, including Kode9, Shackleton, Pinch and Mala. It's a vital and unprecedented move for dubstep; one year in the making, uniting roots and futurism in visionary style. In archetypal fashion, Scientist puts decades of tactile, hands-on experience to work, deftly transforming the killer originals -- many composed specifically for this project -- into living, breathing dub music with his most sacred of black arts. The effect is most radical when he reviews the ultra-modern surfaces of Guido's "Korg Back" or Pinch and Emika's prescient stepper "2012," realigning the dance's depth perception with the skill of an electro-acoustic mastermind. No less, when working with vocalists on King Midas Sound's "U" or the dread vibes of Spaceape on Kode9's "Abeng," he enhances their duppy potential tenfold. Perhaps most spooky of all is his version of Shackleton's "Hackney Marshes," morphing the original's nyabinghi-like percussion into a subtly spiritual and psychoactive slab of riddim minimalism. However, for many the highlights will be the dreadnaught overhauls of Mala DMZ's bass bin punishing "City Cycle," and Loefah & Sgt. Pokes' "Dog Money" respectively, realizing many dub-fiend's most feverish dreams in ultra-heavyweight fashion. Add to these the energetic Afro-house roll of Jack Sparrow, RSD's cultured roots, ominous cone-testing from Armour (aka Roly Vex'd), Distance's swelling atmospheres, and Cyrus (Random Trio)'s modernist update of broken-beats, and the result is a session that does as much to survey the contemporary map of bass ordinance as it does to provide a fertile source text for Scientist's first new studio project in the thick end of ten years. Hopeton Brown aka Scientist is one of Jamaica's most revered dub engineers. His career behind the mixing desk began in the mid '70s at King Tubby's Dromilly Road studios in Kingston, earning him the "Scientist" tag in a legendary conversation between Bunny Lee and King Tubby. By the early '80s, he was working at Tuff Gong studios and it was during this period that he created his seminal series of albums for Greensleeves including Scientist Rids The World Of The Curse Of The Evil Vampires and Scientist Wins The World Cup. In the tradition of Lee "Scratch" Perry, King Tubby, and Prince Jammy, Scientist developed a distinct style, manipulating reverb, delay and filters to create transient sonic dimensions which place him as one of the most distinguished dub engineers alive today. Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space is a 24-track 2CD, containing separate discs of original cuts and Scientist versions.

Artist:	SCIENTIST
Title:	Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space...
Label:	TECTONIC (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	TEC 046LP

...The Scientist Mixes. Tectonic's most ambitious project to date, in which the influence of dub comes full circle, Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space: The Scientist Mixes sees legendary dub engineer Scientist version 12 exclusive and unreleased dubstep rhythms from the scene's top producers, including Kode9, Shackleton, Pinch and Mala. It's a vital and unprecedented move for dubstep; one year in the making, uniting roots and futurism in visionary style. In archetypal fashion, Scientist puts decades of tactile, hands-on experience to work, deftly transforming the killer originals -- many composed specifically for this project -- into living, breathing dub music with his most sacred of black arts. The effect is most radical when he reviews the ultra-modern surfaces of Guido's "Korg Back" or Pinch and Emika's prescient stepper "2012," realigning the dance's depth perception with the skill of an electro-acoustic mastermind. No less, when working with vocalists such as Dokkebi Q's Hitomi and poet Roger Robinson on King Midas Sound's "U" or the dread vibes of Spaceape on Kode9's "Abeng," he enhances their duppy potential tenfold. Perhaps most spooky of all is his version of Shackleton's "Hackney Marshes," morphing the original's nyabinghi-like percussion into a subtly spiritual and psychoactive slab of riddim minimalism. However, for many, the highlights will be the dreadnaught overhauls of Mala DMZ's bass-bin punishing "City Cycle," and Loefah & Sgt. Pokes' "Dog Money," respectively, realizing many dub-fiend's most feverish dreams in ultra-heavyweight fashion. Add to these the energetic Afro-house roll of Jack Sparrow, RSD's cultured roots, ominous cone-testing from Armour (aka Roly Vex'd), Distance's swelling atmospheres, and Cyrus Random Trio's modernist update of broken-beats, and the result is a session that does as much to survey the contemporary map of bass ordnance as it does to provide a fertile source text for Scientist's first new studio project in the thick end of ten years. Creating an optimized, tactile experience with emphasis on physical bass weight and immersive psychoacoustics is an aesthetic clearly shared by the original Jamaican engineers and the vanguard of contemporary dubstep. Available on vinyl as a strictly limited gatefold 2LP set of bespoke dubs.

Artist:	SCIENTIST
Title:	Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space
Label:	TECTONIC (UK)
Format:	4LP
Price:	$31.00
Catalog #:	TECPAK 001LP

Strictly-limited 4LP set of the 12 dubstep productions from Tectonic's most ambitious project to date, Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space. This 4LP version features the 12 unmixed original cuts featured on the first CD of the double CD version (TEC 010CD). Artists: Pinch & Emika, Armour, Roly Vex'd, Guido, Shackleton, King Midas Sound, ASBO, Loefah & Sgt. Pokes, Distance, RSD, Prince Jamo, Jack Sparrow, Mala (Digital Mystikz), Kode9 & Spaceape and Cyrus (Random Trio).

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