Scientist Meets the Space Invaders

Scientist Meets the Space Invaders
Studio album by
Scientist
Released1981
StudioChannel One Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
GenreDub
Length31:50
LabelGreensleeves GREL19
ProducerMickie "Roots" Scott, Linval Thompson
Scientist chronology
Big Showdown at King Tubby's
(1980) 		Scientist Meets the Space Invaders
(1981) 		Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[2]

Scientist Meets the Space Invaders is a 1981 album by the dub musician Scientist.

The album was produced by Mickie "Roots" Scott and Linval Thompson. The recording was done at Channel One Studios backed by the Roots Radics, and mixed at King Tubby's. The recording was by Stanley "Barnabas" Bryan, Anthony "Crucial Bunny" Graham and Maxwell "Maxie" McKenzie. The cover artwork is by Tony McDermott.

The tracks that formed the basis of the album were Thompson productions including Wayne Wade's "Poor and Humble" ("Cloning Process"), and Johnny Osbourne's "Kiss Somebody" ("Quasar").[3]

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, Stephen Cook regarded the album as a "great dub" record and among Scientist's "essential" albums.[1] Fellow critic Tom Hull called it "one of the more legendary" recordings in which Scientist "orchestrated dozens of mythic battles, encounters, and jams ... although it feels like something he could do dozens of times."[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Linval Thompson

Side one - First Wall
  1. "Beam Down" - 3:20
  2. "Red Shift" - 3:33
  3. "Time Warp" - 2:51
  4. "Cloning Process" - 4:16
  5. "Pulsar" - 3:10
Side two - Second Wall
  1. "Laser Attack" - 3:45
  2. "Dematerialise" - 2:48
  3. "Fission" - 2:35
  4. "Super Nova Explosion" - 2:34
  5. "Quasar" - 2:58

Personnel

Technical
  • Scientist - mixing
  • Stanley "Barnabas" Bryan, Anthony "Crucial Bunny" Graham, Lancelot "Maxie" McKenzie - recording
  • Tony McDermott - cover artwork

References

  1. ^ a b Cook, Stephen "Scientist Meets the Space Invaders Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  2. ^ a b Hull, Tom (March 15, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) Reggae: 100 Essential CDs - The Rough Guide, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-567-4, p.151-152