Scientist Meets the Space Invaders

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Scientist Meets the Space Invaders
File:Scientist Meets the Space Invaders (Scientist) album cover.jpg
Studio album by Scientist
Released 1981
Genre Dub
Length 31:50
Label Greensleeves
Producer Mikey "Roots" Scott, Linval Thompson
Scientist chronology
Big Showdown at King Tubby's
(1980)Big Showdown at King Tubby's1980
Scientist Meets the Space Invaders
(1981)
Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires
(1981)Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

Scientist Meets the Space Invaders is a 1981 album by the dub musician Scientist.

The album was produced by Mikey "Roots" Scott & Linval Thompson. The recording was done at Channel One Studios backed by the Roots Radics, and mixed at King Tubby's. The recording was by Stanley "Barnabas" Bryan, Anthony "Crucial Bunny" Graham and Maxwell "Maxie" Livington Smith. The cover artwork is by Tony McDermott.

The tracks that formed the basis of the album were Thompson productions including Wayne Wade's "Poor and Humble" ("Cloning Process"), and Johnny Osbourne's "Kiss Somebody" ("Quasar").[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Linval Thompson

  1. "Beam Down" - 3:20
  2. "Red Shift" - 3:33
  3. "Time Warp" - 2:51
  4. "Cloning Process" - 4:16
  5. "Pulsar" - 3:10
  6. "Laser Attack" - 3:45
  7. "Dematerialise" - 2:48
  8. "Fission" - 2:35
  9. "Super Nova Explosion" - 2:34
  10. "Quasar" - 2:58

Personnel

References

  1. Cook, Stephen "Scientist Meets the Space Invaders Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  2. Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) Reggae: 100 Essential CDs - The Rough Guide, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-567-4, p.151-152