Scientist Meets the Space Invaders
Appearance
Scientist Meets the Space Invaders | ||||
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Released | 1981 | |||
Studio | Channel One Studios, Kingston, Jamaica | |||
Genre | Dub | |||
Length | 31:50 | |||
Label | Greensleeves GREL19 | |||
Producer | Mickie "Roots" Scott, Linval Thompson | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
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").[2]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Linval Thompson
- Side one - First Wall
- "Beam Down" - 3:20
- "Red Shift" - 3:33
- "Time Warp" - 2:51
- "Cloning Process" - 4:16
- "Pulsar" - 3:10
- Side two - Second Wall
- "Laser Attack" - 3:45
- "Dematerialise" - 2:48
- "Fission" - 2:35
- "Super Nova Explosion" - 2:34
- "Quasar" - 2:58
Personnel
- Carlton "Santa" Davis, Lincoln "Style" Scott - drums
- Errol "Flabba" Holt - bass
- Noel "Sowell" Bailey, Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont - guitar
- Wycliffe "Steelie" Johnson, Winston Wright - organ
- Gladstone "Gladdy" Anderson - piano
- Christopher "Sky Juice" Blake, Noel "Skully" Simms - percussion
- Technical
- Scientist - mixing
- Stanley "Barnabas" Bryan, Anthony "Crucial Bunny" Graham, Lancelot "Maxie" McKenzie - recording
- Tony McDermott - cover artwork
References
- ^ Cook, Stephen "Scientist Meets the Space Invaders Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
- ^ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) Reggae: 100 Essential CDs - The Rough Guide, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-567-4, p.151-152