Scientist - In The Kingdom Of DubHopeton Brown, better known as Scientist, has been a pioneering figure in the world of dub for 40 years. His early love of electronics proved fruitful when (still a teenager) he was hired at King Tubby's studio in Kingston. Brown quickly ascended the ranks and became heir to Tubby's throne, producing imaginative and technically impressive mixes that solidified his forward looking nickname. Originally released in 1981, In The Kingdom Of Dub remains one

with the addition of former Lucero guitarist Steve Selvidge

disenfranchised

a music writer who had founded Crawdaddy Magazine in 1966

Psychemagik

He paints vast vistas of velvety

entitled Recording in Progress saw Harvey

Stevie's Loaded—an album full of hits

and Pulp vividly evokes this world with a startling lack of romanticism but an appropriate amount of drama and a surplus of flair

singer and producer as he charts the intoxication

bossa nova

Still only 27 years old

The resultant album represented the first fully formed document of Astatke’s trademark Ethio jazz sound