Scientist, whose real name is Hopeton Overton Brown, has mixed a ton ;) of dub music. At a young age, he learned about electronics from his father, who was a TV repairman (and had an awesome set of tools). He began to work on recording equipment for various producers and was hired on by King Tubby to work in his studio. He soon learned how to operate the mixing desk, and by the time he was 16, Scientist was turning songs into little dub masterpieces, saturated with lots of echo and delay. His sobriquet originated when King Tubby, so impressed by his skills, remarked "Damn, this little boy must be a scientist." His first proper album was issued in 1980, and he continues to record, produce, and design electronic equipment to this day.
He recorded Babylon Fight Dub when he was just 17. It was eventually released in 1996 on the excellent Blood and Fire compilation Dub in the Roots Tradition. It displays classic elements of dub: drums crackle and pop with electricity, the bass anchors the guy wire, and the vocals and piano vibrate and echo across the soundscape.
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