Scientist

Jamaican producer Scientist performs the 1981 dub reggae album Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires in full at The Cavern Club in Liverpool. The night is built around one of the best-documented records in dub.

Scientist, a Jamaican producer and engineer, began working at Studio One in the late 1970s as a protégé of King Tubby. There, the mixing style that set them apart helped establish dub as a genre. In the early 1980s they became principal engineer at Channel One, where a run of records followed, including Scientist Meets the Space Invaders, Scientific Dub, Scientists Wins the World Cup, Scientist Encounters Pac-Man and Scientist and Jammy Strike Back. Five tracks from the 1981 album Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires were used as playlist songs on the K-Jah radio station in the 2001 video game Grand Theft Auto 3.

This evening recreates that 1981 album in full, performed live by Scientist. The music draws on reggae and dub, and the event is aimed at listeners who want to hear the studio techniques of the period performed on stage rather than through recordings. The programme is presented by AGMP Concerts.

The Cavern Club, the Liverpool venue hosting the performance, also stages exhibitions and cultural events throughout the year, so the night sits within the city's wider arts programme.