Scientist Launches Dubstep into Outer Space

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All Music Guide - Rick Anderson
Hopeton Brown (aka Scientist) is one of the greatest and last remaining of Jamaica's first generation of dub producers. He apprenticed under the late King Tubby, the undisputed master of all dub masters, and has been at the forefront of developments in the art form since emerging on his own in the early '80s. This two-disc set is something of a departure for him; he was invited to remix a program of 12 previously unreleased dubstep tracks from the likes of Kode9, Shackleton, Pinch, Mala, and Jack Sparrow. Despite its moniker, dubstep actually has little rhythmically in common with reggae; it tends to be built on a lurching, off-kilter beat that sounds like it was meant to...
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All Music Guide - Rick Anderson
Hopeton Brown (aka Scientist) is one of the greatest and last remaining of Jamaica's first generation of dub producers. He apprenticed under the late King Tubby, the undisputed master of all dub masters, and has been at the forefront of developments in the art form since emerging on his own in the early '80s. This two-disc set is something of a departure for him; he was invited to remix a program of 12 previously unreleased dubstep tracks from the likes of Kode9, Shackleton, Pinch, Mala, and Jack Sparrow. Despite its moniker, dubstep actually has little rhythmically in common with reggae; it tends to be built on a lurching, off-kilter beat that sounds like it was meant to be danced to by someone with one leg shorter than the other, and although its basslines are teeth-shakingly loud and deep, they tend not to be as melodic as those of reggae. Many of the tracks collected here are actually somewhat lighter than dubstep fans might expect: Guido's "Korg Back" is calm and nearly pretty, while Shackleton's "Hackney Marshes" dances lightly and Distance's "Ill Content" brings a darker flavor to the proceedings without departing substantially from the decorous tone set by the other artists. Not until the very end, when Kode9 and Spaceape collaborate on the brilliant "Abeng," do the proceedings start getting that nervously bustling quality that characterizes so much contemporary dubstep. The second disc features Scientist's remixes, and it is to his credit that none of them tries to wrestle the original track into a prefabricated reggae template. "The Long Way" by Armour (Roly Vex'd) gets a bigger and more echoey acoustic, and Jack Sparrow's excellent "Red Sand" is given a dense and nearly jungly mix, but for the most part Scientist shows both taste and restraint in his mixes. Unsurprisingly, the most exciting remix is his deconstruction of RSD's "After All," the most reggae-flavored entry in the original program. On this track Scientist does really let loose with some reggae-style dub technique, and the result is spectacular. But there are no weak tracks on this excellent collection. The only complaint one might have is that it would have been nice to hear Scientist's mixes directly after each track rather than segregated on a separate disc.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 12/21/2010
  • Label: Tectonic
  • EAN: 5055300321879
  • Catalog Number: 10

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 2012 Dub - Emika (5:12)
  2. 2 The Long Way Dub - Armour (4:26)
  3. 3 Korg Back Dub - Guido (4:10)
  4. 4 Marshes Dub - Shackleton (4:43)
  5. 5 U Dub - King Midas Sound (3:34)
  6. 6 Dog Money Dub - ASBO (5:00)
  7. 7 Ill Kontent Dub - Distance (5:01)
  8. 8 After All Dub - Prince Jamo (4:01)
  9. 9 Red Sand Dub - Jack Sparrow (4:57)
  10. 10 City Cycle Dub - Mala (4:10)
  11. 11 Footsteps Dub - Cyrus (4:59)
  12. 12 Abeng Dub - Spaceape (3:49)
Disc 2
  1. 1 2012 - Emika (5:08)
  2. 2 The Long Way - Armour (4:30)
  3. 3 Korg Back - Guido (4:02)
  4. 4 Marshes - Shackleton (5:32)
  5. 5 U - King Midas Sound (4:31)
  6. 6 Dog Money - ASBO (4:23)
  7. 7 Ill Kontent - Distance (6:08)
  8. 8 After All - Prince Jamo (5:17)
  9. 9 Red Sand - Jack Sparrow (5:28)
  10. 10 City Cycle - Mala (5:34)
  11. 11 Footsteps - Cyrus (5:15)
  12. 12 Abeng - Spaceape (4:33)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Scientist Primary Artist
S. Gordon Vocals
Technical Credits
Shawn Joseph Mastering
RSD Engineer
Loefah Engineer
Shackleton Composer, Producer
Emika Composer
Rob Smith Engineer
J. Charles Composer, Producer
S. Gordon Composer, Lyricist
S. Goodman Composer, Producer
M. Lawrence Composer, Producer
J. Campbell Composer, Lyricist
Kiki Hitomi Artwork
Brooks Jarret Artwork
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