Scientist

Scientist, the Jamaican producer and former principal engineer at Channel One, brings a live recreation of the 1981 album Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires to Slay in Glasgow. The concert is presented by AGMP Concerts.

Scientist is a Jamaican producer who trained under King Tubby and helped develop dub at Studio One in the late 1970s, earning a reputation for a distinctive style of mixing. In the early 1980s, Scientist became principal engineer at Channel One, where a run of albums followed, including Scientist Meets the Space Invaders, Scientific Dub, Scientists Wins the World Cup, Scientist Encounters Pac-Man and Scientist and Jammy Strike Back.

The performance centres on Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires, the 1981 album that Scientist recreates live in full, with additional material. Five songs from that record were used as playlist tracks on the K-Jah radio station in the 2001 video game Grand Theft Auto 3. The music draws on R&B, soul, funk, gospel and reggae.

The concert takes place at Slay, a venue at 24 Glassford Street in Glasgow that mainly hosts concerts, with a programme centred on pop, rock and indie music.