General Article name: Scientist Encounters Pac-Man at Channel One
Genre: Reggae Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: DUB MIR Number of tracks: 10 Tracklist LP - 1 Scientist - Under Surveillance Scientist - Prince's Wrath Scientist - Space Invaders Re-Group Scientist - World Cup Squad Lick Their Wounds Scientist - Vampire Initiative Scientist - Malicious Intent Scientist - The Dark Secret Of The Box Scientist - S.O.S. Scientist - Man-Trap Scientist - Look Out - Behind You!   Description Description

One of two fine LPs Scientist cut from Linval Thompson rhythms -- the other is the even more impressive Scientist Meets the Space Invaders -- Scientist Encounters Pac Man finds the onetime King Tubby protégé forging his patented minimal sound, a landscape resplendent with steely piano, depth-charge drums, and futuristic dub effects. Scientist also delivers one of his most progressive mixes here, deconstructing the originals down to their skeletal base and adding just the right amount of mixing board-generated Echoplex and reverb. And helping out considerably with the heady proceedings, the early dancehall period's greatest band, the Roots Radics, lay down the brutal rhythms and subtle keyboard and guitar interjections. Plus, one gets another of artist Tony McDermott's spectacular comic-book covers, this time depicting all of the studio Svengali's horror-movie nemeses from album jackets past (vampires, zombies, Frankenstein, those space invaders, and now the computer game's star of the day, Pac Man). A mind-warping yet eminently enjoyable way to check into dub central. ~ Stephen Cook

Stephen Cook

Contributors Artist: Scientist Record Label: Dub Mir