Scientist
One of the leading dub artists of the '80s, Scientist was one of the most distinctive figures on the Jamaican music scene, known for his spacious production and mixing techniques as well as his wild album titles and cover artwork. Scientist's LPs found him using his skills at the mixing board to combat monsters, mythic villains, and video game characters. Scientist was born Overton Brown in Kingston on April 18, 1960. Brown was only 16 years old when producer/performer Errol "Don" Mais discovered and developed the considerable talents of this adolescent dub wiz.
Scientist learned basic electronics from his TV repairman father, skills that made him very popular with the mobile DJs and their not-always-functioning sound systems. A friend suggested he visit the legendary dub producer/mixer King Tubby, not to remix records, but to get some transformers with which Scientist could build his own amplifiers. Soon Scientist was an employee of Tubby's, fixing transformers and televisions. One day, after an animated conversation about mixing records, Tubby challenged Scientist to take a shot at remixing a record. Brimming with adolescent bravado, he took Tubby up on his challenge, and that led to an extended apprenticeship in dub experimentation under Tubby's guidance. It was while at Tubby's that the Scientist developed his idiosyncratic dub style, playful and very psychedelic, loaded with echo explosions and blasts of feedback -- a sound that caught the attention of Don Mais, who overheard the Scientist at the mixing board during a visit to Tubby's studio. With Mais supervising the production, Scientist, now all of 18, cut some wicked dub sides for the Roots Tradition label. At the end of the '70s, Scientist (now also referred to as "The Dub Chemist") left Tubby's to become the main engineer at Channel One Studios, and working with Henry "Junjo" Lawes, cut some best-selling dub LPs, only to leave for the greener pastures of Tuff Gong in 1982. In 1985, Scientist moved to Silver Springs, Maryland, where he worked as a recording engineer, designed electronics, and continued to record and release new dub material. In the 21st century, he took up a crusade to defend his rights as a recording artist and receive royalty payments for his work. Scientist filed suit against Greensleeves Records, insisting they had licensed and reissued his music without permission or payment; he also took the creators of the video game Grand Theft Auto to court for using some of his tracks as background music without asking his consent. Scientist's studio work and efforts to protect his catalog didn't keep him from creating new music; in 2017, he released two new albums, Untouchable and Allied Dub Selection.
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Tribute to Augustus Pablo
Ska & Rocksteady - Editado por Dubiterian Records el 20 abr. 2014
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The Greys, meet Scientist!
Dub - Editado por Smuggler Music el 4 mar. 2022
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Drum Song (Dub Version)
Reggae - Editado por Quadio Records el 3 feb. 2023
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Conqueror Strut (Scientist Dub - Instrumental)
Ska & Rocksteady - Editado por Upful Fam Records el 29 abr. 2022
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Angels
Ska & Rocksteady - Editado por 5683755 Records DK el 26 ago. 2023
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Dub Attack
The Aggrovators, The Revolutionaries, Scientist
Dub - Editado por Gorgon Music - VPAL Music el 27 nov. 2008
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Dub The Way You Dub
Ska & Rocksteady - Editado por 876 Dub Studio el 26 oct. 2022
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Drum Song Joy (Drum Song Dub Remix)
Dub - Editado por Amazonas records el 1 ene. 2023
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Dub Attack
The Aggrovators, The Revolutionaries, Scientist
Dub - Editado por Gorgon Music - VPAL Music el 27 nov. 2008
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Satisfaction Club Remix
Dancehall - Editado por Dubmusic Productions dubmusic.com el 14 feb. 2015
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Marcel-Philipp Meets Scientist
Dub - Editado por Ashera Records el 24 nov. 2021
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Síncope / Argel Dub
Electrónica - Editado por priusdiscos el 15 ene. 2021
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Fractal, Neutral Train
Dance - Editado por Recycle Records el 25 feb. 2010
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Miraste Mucha Tele / Science Tv
Electrónica - Editado por priusdiscos el 21 oct. 2020
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White Label 12"
Electrónica - Editado por Foot Stompin el 30 sep. 2008
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World EP: Mobile Lab Remix Edition
Pop - Editado por Scientist el 16 jul. 2014
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Body and Soul (Scientist Remix)
África - Editado por Luaka Bop el 26 nov. 2013
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Baile Amarillo / Version Amarilla
Electrónica - Editado por priusdiscos el 19 nov. 2020
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Should I (feat. Ela & Don Tino)
Ska & Rocksteady - Editado por Shine I Dub el 21 dic. 2019
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Queen Dub (feat. Navisa Yasmin & Nick Reider)
Ska & Rocksteady - Editado por Dub Studio el 21 jun. 2023
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