SCIENTISTOLOGY

You all know Scientist, right? For those of you who don't, he was the wunderkind protege of King Tubby, the man who pretty much invented dub around 1970. In the early seventies, Tubby was the man. Originally an engineer, Tubby had the know-how of the inner workings of equipment and their capabilities, so he tried things that hadn't been done before, namely fading instruments and vocal tracks in and out of mixes, and adding effects. It doesn't seem that radical now, but in Jamaica in the early seventies it was nothing short of mind blowing. Tubby's go-to second fiddle was, at the time, Prince Jammy. When Jammy couldn't make a Barrington Levy session, Scientist, who had been lurking around Tubby's studio, talked his way into what would end up being a career. Dude was still in his teens.

Scientist in the studio, November 2010

A few things that you old fart reggae fiends may not know about Scientist: He is still active. He now lives in L.A.; and one thing that makes sense but surprised me nonetheless, he's been known to use a laptop when mixing.

Here's just a few of his older things. If you're already familiar with his stuff, take a pass on the music and check out the interview linked below.

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Listen:
Scientist - 305 Spanish Town Road Dub mp3 at Clumsy & Shy
Scientist - Your Teeth My Neck mp3 at Earmilk
Scientist - Kidney Punch mp3 at No Genre
Scientist - Dance of the Vampires mp3 at Quarter Life Party
King Tubby & Scientist - Ravin' Dub mp3 at Fat Berri's
Barrington Levy & Scientist - Rock and Come In mp3 at Zertya
Visit:
Scientist - Interview at United Reggae (2012)
Scientist at Wikipedia
Scientist - Discography (partial) at Wikipedia