Scientist

Scientist, a Jamaican producer and sound engineer, performs at Thekla in Bristol in a presentation by AGMP Concerts, with a set built around a landmark 1981 dub reggae album.

Scientist is a Jamaican producer and sound engineer who helped pioneer dub reggae in the late 1970s. A protégé of King Tubby, Scientist developed a distinctive mixing style at Studio One before becoming principal engineer at Channel One, where a run of albums appeared in the early 1980s, among them Scientist Meets the Space Invaders, Scientific Dub and Scientist Encounters Pac-Man.

The show centres on the 1981 album Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires, which the performance recreates in full, followed by further 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 concert is presented by AGMP Concerts and takes place at Thekla, a Bristol venue that hosts concerts and shows. It suits listeners who follow dub reggae and the studio production of the early 1980s, the period in which these albums were made.