Scientist
Person · male · Jamaica · Kingston · born 1960 · recording since 1980
Jamaican musician; dub music originator
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Also known as Hopeton Brown · Hopeton Overton Brown · Hopeton Overton Brown · Overton Brown · Overton Browne · The Scientist
Timeline
1960s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Heavyweight Dub Champion
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
Biography
Hopeton Overton Brown (born 18 April 1960 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican recording engineer and producer who rose to fame in the 1980s mixing dub music as "Scientist". A protégé of King Tubby (Osbourne Ruddock), Scientist's contemporaries include several figures who, working at King Tubby's studio, had helped pioneer the genre in the 1970s: Ruddock, Bunny Lee, Philip Smart, Pat Kelly and Prince Jammy.
1970s: King Tubby's, Channel One, and Studio One
Scientist was introduced to electronics by his father, who worked as a television and radio repair technician. He began building his own amplifiers and would buy transformers from Tubby's Dromilly Road studio. While at the studio, the Scientist asked Tubby to give him a chance at mixing. He was taken on at Tubby's as an assistant, performing tasks such as winding transformer coils, and began working as a mixer in the mid-1970s, initially creating dubs of reworked Studio One tracks for Don Mais's Roots Tradition label, given his chance when Prince Jammy cut short a mixing session for Mais because he was too tired to continue. His name originated from a comment by Bunny Lee to King Tubby, with regard to his technical proficiency, "Damn, this little boy must be a scientist."
He left King Tubby's at the end of the 1970s and became the principal engineer for Channel One when hired by the Hoo Kim brothers, giving him the chance to work on a 16-track mixing desk rather than the four tracks at Tubby's.
1980s: King Tubby's, Tuff Gong
Scientist came to prominence in the early 1980s and produced many albums, his mixes featuring on many releases in the first part of the decade. He made a series of albums in the early 1980s, released on Greensleeves Records with titles themed around Scientist's fictional achievements in fighting Space Invaders, Pac-Men, and Vampires, and winning the World Cup. The music on these albums was played by Roots Radics, his most frequent collaborators. In particular, he was the favourite engineer of Henry "Junjo" Lawes, for whom he mixed several albums featuring Roots Radics, many based on tracks by Barrington Levy. He also did a lot of work for Linval Thompson and Jah Thomas. In 1982 he left Channel One to work at Tuff Gong studio as second engineer to Errol Brown.
Scientist worked as an engineer in recording studios in the Washington, D.C. area starting in 1985.
In 1991, the album Reggae Español by Panamanian artist Nando Boom was mixed by Scientist. This work blends dancehall with Spanish lyrics, including a Spanish-language version of the song "Dem Bow". Its influence is regarded as a precursor to reggaeton, having contributed to the genre's expansion in New York, Puerto Rico, and Latin America.
Licensing issues
Scientist has alleged in court that Greensleeves originally released albums without his knowledge, according to his interview with United Reggae online magazine. After this, Dub Мир label began working directly with Scientist to reissue his best-known work. In 2016, Greensleeves removed the Scientist moniker for a run of reissues, substituting titles such as Junjo Presents: Wins The World Cup.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 71 | 96.4th |
| Studio albums | 57 | 99.4th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 51 | 98.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 45 | 85.8th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (71 release groups · 57 studio albums)
Albums · 57
1980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:56
1Seconds Away3:152Straight Left3:013Upper Cut4:114Kidney Punch3:435Saved by the Bell2:526Right Cross2:547Jab3:178One-Two3:129Below the Belt3:0710Knock Out3:241980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks
1Who Dead2Kill Me With Dub Pa Tads3You Can't Play This One Scientist4Pack Up And Go Home Boy5Murder Style6A Me Dead7Scientist Special8Straight To Saps Head9Water House RockScientist vs. Prince Jammy: Big Showdown at King Tubby's
1980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:20
A1Round 13:44A2Round 23:37A3Round 34:01A4Round 44:08A5Round 54:18B1Round 64:01B2Round 73:48B3Round 83:22B4Round 94:34B5Round 102:47The Best Dub Album in the World (Introducing Scientist)
1980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 26:38
A1Steppers3:58A2Rubber Foot2:22A3Elasticated2:40A4Rocking2:29A5Lovers2:42B1Frontline2:25B2Scientific2:37B3Jungle2:10B4Bali-Hi2:22B5Chemistry2:53Scientist Meets the Space Invaders
1981 · studio album
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A1Beam DownA2Red ShiftA3Time WarpA4Cloning ProcessA5PulsarB1Laser AttackB2DematerialiseB3FissionB4Supernova ExplosionB5Quasar1981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 33:33
1Invasion of Iraq3:152Ethiopia Rock3:283Lam's Dub3:084Zimbabwe Dub3:315Dub Ovation3:466United Jam Dun3:057Jah Instruction3:018World at War2:559Iran Revolution3:3010Monkey Spanner3:541981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:35
A1Invaders3:38A2Landing2:59A3Dark Side3:35A4Attack3:55A5Beaming3:35B1Vulcan2:38B2Black Out3:13B3Time Passage3:10B4Meteorite2:55B5Galaxy2:571981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:03
A1Feed Back Dubstyle3:13A2Prophecy in Dub3:43A3Ganja Syrup3:50A4Cultured Dub3:56A5Cool Rock4:14B1Murder3:40B2Blood Light3:46B3The Winner3:05B4Bionic Skank3:35B5Master Piece4:011981 · studio album
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A1Drum Song DubA2Keep a Good Dub RubbingA3Taxi to Baltimore DubA4Satta Dread DubA5Every Dub Shall ScrubB1Blacka Shade of DubB2Bad Days DubB3East of Scientist Corner (II Pieces)B4Just say Dub... WhoB5Words of DubScientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires
1981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:35
A1The Voodoo Curse3:49A2Dance of the Vampires3:26A3Blood on His Lips3:00A4Cry of the Werewolf4:25A5The Mummy's Shroud4:26B1The Corpse Rises3:27B2Night of the Living Dead4:14B3Your Teeth in My Neck4:38B4Plague of Zombies2:49B5Ghost of Frankenstein3:211981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 31:55
A1Kissing Dub3:02A2Jumping Dub3:01A3Murder3:36A4Esha Rock3:46A5Kreechie Style2:50B1Tan Deh3:14B2Uplifted Dub2:38B3Arise2:50B4Science3:30B5173:281981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:34
A118 Drumalie Avenue Dub3:12A2Next Door Dub3:28A3305 Spanish Town Road Dub4:06A413 Bread Lane Dub3:16A514 Grass Quit Glade Dub3:38A611 Guava Road Dub3:50B1Kingdom Dub5:00B2Harriot Dub3:26B3Thunder and Lightning Dub3:10B4Disciple Dub3:54B5Jerusalem Dub2:53B6Burning Sun Dub2:411982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:59
A1Earth2:58A2Reconnaissance3:29A3Base2:40A4Life3:54A5Contact3:26B1Denial3:38B2City of Gold3:59B3Betrayal2:55B4Conquest3:53B5Victory4:071982 · studio album
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A1Bedtime RockA2Morning GloryA3Midnight SpecialA4Daylight Loving TimeA5Easy LovingB1Rough RiderB2Mr. SpecialB3Miss SeducerB4Mr. UnforgettableB5Mr. Main Squeeze1982 · studio album
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A1UntitledA2UntitledA3UntitledA4UntitledA5UntitledB1UntitledB2UntitledB3UntitledB4UntitledB5Untitled1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 33:00
1Under Surveillance2:562Prince's Wrath3:083Space Invaders Re-Group3:174World Cup Squad Lick Their Wounds3:585Vampire Initiative3:086Malicious Intent3:417The Dark Secret of the Box3:478S.O.S.3:319Man-Trap3:0110Look Out - Behind You!2:331982 · studio album
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A1Watch the Sound of the Metal DubA2Having Fun With the KlingonsA3Rocking Time Warp DubA4Jah Love All AliensA5Conversation With KahnB1Queen of the IootionB2Party Time on the EnterpriseB3Dread in a Remulacks DubB4Lazer in the Sky DubB5Smerf Wak Head BeatScientist and Jammy Strike Back!
1983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:35
A1Storming the Death Star3:08A2Mission Impossible3:19A3The Alien Aborts3:21A4Buck Rogers in the Black Hole3:05A5The Death of Mr. Spock3:06B1The Princess Takes Her Revenge3:29B2The Crushing of the Stormtroopers3:16B3Flash Gordon Meets Luke Skywalker3:45B4The Son of Darth Vader3:06B5C-3PO + R2-D2 = The Force3:001983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 36:06
A1Creation Mix3:57A2Raw Dub3:13A3Choice Of Dub3:26A4Dub The Daughter2:51A5Cultural Vibes3:13B1Collie Weed And Dub4:08B2Cool Profile Style3:41B3Pride Of The Dread3:50B4Turn Corn Meal And Fresh Milk3:58B5Feel Good3:491983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 21:31
1Everlasting Version5:072Version Forever4:163A Piece More Version3:344Knock Out Version4:345Rise With Version4:006King Tubby's Hi Fi7Jack Ruby High Power8Jah Love of Twelve Tribe9King Sturgav10People's Choice, the Lion1983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:36
1Hail Him in Dub4:392God Man the Prophet3:333Rueben First Born3:274Ethiopian High Priest3:465Repatriation Is a Must3:206Their Hands in Blood3:387The Vatican3:278The President3:139Forgive Them Oh Jah3:2710Mass Murder & Corruption10:061983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:17
1Jah Children4:292Heal the Nation Dub3:513Zion Dub3:074Full House Dub3:325Warning Dub4:166Sailing Dub4:237Meet the People Dub4:378In The Dance Dub4:399Cain Man Dub3:4410Welch Man Dub4:2711Back to Wall Dub4:5812Stick Herb Dub4:141984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:31
A1Work To Go Dub4:40A2Solomon The Great3:26A3Revolutionist4:43A4Dress Up Dub4:08A5Ral Rock3:34B1War And Crime3:37B2I And I Dub2:43B3Suffer Dub2:51B4Star Proformer3:04B5Scientist Rock2:451984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:31
A1Work To Go Dub4:40A2Solomon The Great3:26A3Revolutionist4:43A4Dress Up Dub4:08A5Ral Rock3:34B1War And Crime3:37B2I And I Dub2:43B3Suffer Dub2:51B4Star Proformer3:04B5Scientist Rock2:451987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:00:36
111 Guava Road Dub3:52213 Bread Lane Dub3:153Burning Sun Dub2:44418 Drumallie Avenue Dub3:135Gad Man the Prophet3:486Rise With Version4:037Next Door Dub3:298Forgive Them Oh Jah4:119Mass Murder and Corruption3:2710King Tubby's Hi-Fi4:1811Raw Dub3:1412Jack Rubys' Hi Power3:4313Cultural Vibes3:1514Everlasting Version5:1015Knockout Version4:3516King Sturgav4:191996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 48:19
1King Tubby's Answer3:212Dub Bible2:543Dub 163:514Pick Up The Dub3:305Don't Rush The Dub2:586No Dub Island3:087Love You Dub3:238When I Love Dub2:439See A Dub Face3:0510One Man Dub3:3011Sunshine Version3:3112Dub Livity3:2813Babylon Fight Dub2:5214African Daughter Dub3:1315Home Version2:52Jah Thomas Meets Scientist in Dub Conference
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 51:58
1Runadub3:552Hard Dub4:203Barnabas Dub5:074Bingy Bunny Dub3:475Give Me a Dub3:166Rock in a Dub4:027Number One Dub3:198Hear It in Dub2:559Dance Hall Dub2:4610Fisherman Dub3:3411War Dub2:3512Respect the Dub4:0713Adapter Chapter4:1214Entertainer Dub4:031997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 30 tracks · 1:53:41
Disc 11Goon a Dub3:252Ready for Dub3:303Praising Dub4:294Dub Belly3:475Wild Wild Dub3:476Aids Dub3:217Bossman Dub4:188Mess With Dub3:569Me Oh My Oh Dub3:5310Mama Mama Dub5:0611Lying Dub3:4212Dub Gone Dub3:2213Virgin Dub2:5014A Merry Dub4:5815Jingle Bells Dub3:39Disc 21Do Dub3:472Pass The Dub4:283International Dub4:024Damn Dub4:115Ease Up Dub3:296Ethiopia Dub3:207Dubbing Home3:588Golden Dub3:389Girlish Dub3:4510Too Hot Dub3:1711Party Dub3:5712Boys Want Dub3:2913Here We Dub3:2614Loving Dub3:0915Freaky Dub3:42Scientist Kills The Millennium Bug
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 52:26
1No Genetics Dub3:222Dub Ware3:233On Line Dub3:214Dub A Byte3:045Dub In The Millennia3:236Kill The Virus Dub2:447Gigabyte Dub3:118Hard Drive Dub3:459Ram Dub Memory3:0810Killer Dub Bug2:4811Dub Modem3:3012One Million Dub3:1513Cyber Dub4:0114Netscape Dub3:2715Dub Chat Room3:3016Killa Mouse Dub2:34Scientist Dubs Culture Into a Parallel Universe
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:22
1Spacetime Continuum4:122Return of Mr. Mxyztplk4:083Beam Me Up Dubby3:504Photon Phaser Phever4:045Intergalactic Excursion3:576Quantum Physics Revisited3:287Black Hole4:188To Go Where No Dub Has Gone Before4:439E Equals MC Squared3:2010Unified Field Theory3:3111Plasma Conduit3:512001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 44:22
1The Greatest Dubber3:202All Hail the Dub Headmaster2:423Hero to Hero Dub3:444Arcadia Dub3:305Rootical Dubber3:146Scientifical Evaluation Dub3:297Dub Analyzed2:338Gothic Fiction Dub3:189Dub Searched3:2310Imperialist Illusion Dub3:2611The Big Issue Dub3:1412Big Guns for Hire Dub3:1013Subject to Change Dub2:2414The Mix Master's Dub2:552001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 30:54
1Love Is Universal3:372Jacqueline3:063Rasta Have the Handle3:044In Your Eyes3:285Over 32 Under 212:206Never Stop Fighting3:367Give a Little Love3:388Red, Gold & Green2:539Bubbling2:5010Ranny and Lou2:222005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
1Hiyah2Revolution Dub3Dred4Knockout5Nightlight6Dubtown7Bionic Dub8Shadow Dub9Steppers10Foundation11Rootsman12Dubwise13Oakland DubDub War - Coxsone vs. Quaker City
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 31:32
1Third and Fourth Generation2:582Coxsone Feel This One2:563Streight in the Boy Coxsone Chest4:354The Man Never Immetiate Always Orriginate3:085Ride On3:126Run Come Listen Coxsone2:427Murderer Style2:518Scientist Say Papa Coxsone Gone2:459Give Them Dub Coxsone3:2910Coxsone a Chemist in a Dis2:562006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:17:51
1Nuh Brother Fight (Heavenless)3:372Tribute to the Reggae King Dub4:043Dub of the Traveller3:244Gunshot3:245Caring for My Sister5:356Something on My Mind Dub2:257Dub of Gladness3:078Movie Star Dub3:139Blood Dunza Dub3:0810Separation (12" version)5:3111Time Is Cold Dub3:1012Miss Know It3:2113One Way3:0814Problem Dub3:1115Young Lover3:2516Jah Wrote Me (A Letter From Zion)5:5117Baltimore Dub4:4418Scientist Explosion Dub3:4319Pop No Style7:0120Dub From the Ghetto2:492006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:07:14
1The Antichrist3:352Babylon Burning4:233Burning in Hell3:424WMDS3:5259114:236Guided Missiles4:097Flying at Night3:578Crying for Peace4:439Run Saddam, Bush Coming3:1710Find Him in a Hole4:5411Punk Motherfucker4:3312Don't Fuck With America3:2713No More War4:1414No Terrorist5:1815Piece in the Middle East5:0416Peace on Earth3:43Scientist Meets the Crazy Mad Professor At Channel One
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 56:41
1Everlove Dub3:352Earths Rightful Ruler3:103Can't Keep Love Down3:274Solve It Dub3:225Rush Dem Dub2:446Enjoyment Dub2:367Goodtime2:308Come in Dub3:039Real Dancehall Dub3:1310Cutting Edge Dub2:5311Wondering Drifter Dub3:2412Sailors Dub3:0013Wise Dancehall Dub2:3514Send Them Dub3:4515Leggo Badness2:5016Groovin Dub2:5617Dub It Right Dub It Right (Cd bonus Scientist dub)3:2318Kill Bwoy Dub (Cd bonus Proffessor dub)4:152014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 44:40
1Arabian Dub3:162Arabian Rock3:153Execution Dub3:434Goodhearted Dub3:115Goodhearted Dubwise3:086Jah Light Dub2:507Dub Light2:508Java Dub3:329Java Rock3:3210Meditation Dub4:0711Up Warrika Hill Dub3:3612Up Warrika Rock3:3713Pipers of Zion Dub4:03The Dub Album They Didn't Want You To Hear!
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 31:47
1Jah Turn the Dub2:372My Lady's Dub2:363Yallas Dub4:014Slave Master Dub3:305Where Wicked Gonna Dub3:186Facts of Dub2:437I Don't Mind Dub3:158Don't Give Up Your Culture Dub3:499Rockers Dub2:4110School Days Dub3:172015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:19:42
1Jah Children3:102Heal The Nation-The Royals3:503Zion Dub4:344Full House Dub4:045Warning Dub4:156Sailing Dub- Prince Far I5:037Meet The People Dub4:288In The Dance Dub3:299Sugar Cane Man Dub4:2210Back To Wall Dub3:0911Stick Herb Dub3:2512101 Granby Street,Liverpool 8-Charlie Chaplin3:2613Zachariah Dub3:4714The Hermit3:331558 Picton Road,Liverpool 155:1516Gloria ' Mama Do It' Mahadio,Kingston 11,Jamaica4:0917Zinc Fence Dub3:4118Count Raja The Joker3:5719Welsh Man Dub-Baba Dread4:37202 Fenbrook Avenue,Marverley,Jamaica3:282015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:59
1Jah Life in Dub3:072I Am the Only in Dub4:103Shaolin Dub3:154English Dub4:045Collie Dub3:406Bounty Dub3:507My Heart Is Dub4:028Skylarking Dub4:109What You Gonna Dub3:4110Moonlight Dub4:002016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Kissing DubA2Jumping DubA3MurderA4Esha RockA5Kreechie StyleB1Tan DehB2Uplifted DubB3AriseB4ScienceB5172016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:07:48
Disc 1A1Scientific Strut7:21A2House On The Rock4:14A3Jackie-Me-Too!5:20B1Stop And Frisk ( The New Jim Crow)4:53B2Killa Dilla4:09B3Baltimore4:28B4Give A Little Love4:10Disc 2C1This Is A Takeover5:11C2Tubby5:19C3The Struggle5:05D1Saro-Wiwa5:02D2Yanira3:49D3Geronimo's Free4:59D4Yanira Dub3:482017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 47:22
A1Fly Like An Eagle3:11A2Dubadyedye3:58A3That's Not Real Life2:57A4Dancing In The Hall2:27A5Inna Trouble3:14A6Do Re Mi Fa Sol La4:35A7It's All Good2:38B1Money Cant' Buy Me3:05B2You Are Still Alive3:24B3Go Go Go5:01B4Moneylodica3:12B5Guiding Star4:37B6Go Go Go Dub5:032017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:01
1D.D.T. Lazy Horn Style4:522Jah Jah Dub of Intrest5:133Trouble to A Dub2:254Shine Dub3:015It's Not A Easy Dub4:366Weed Dub4:057Natty Dub3:258Wedding Dub3:439Trod with Jah Dub3:0510Hold You Dub3:36Scientist Meets Hempress Sativa in Dub
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 43:24
1Revolution Dub4:412Rock It Ina Dub4:123Skin Teeth Dub3:564Heathen Wage Dub4:235Boom (Wah da da Deng) Dub3:596Jah Will Be There Dub4:167No Peace Dub5:498We All Dub3:229Fight for Your Rights Dub4:3210Natty Dread DubWise4:14Scientist Dubs Don D' Lion Universe
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 31:40
1Beauti Sublime Dub6:222Bullets of the Shadow Dub4:523Steady Dub4:364Old Dawn Dub4:465Radikal Boom Dub4:476Riddim Dub6:17Free Brazil From The Invading Vampires
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 43:32
1Beach Dub3:282Park Dub3:153Style Dub3:454Hot Dub3:095Police Dub4:176Ever Dub4:037Love Dub3:508Wild Dub3:389High Dub4:1810Danger Dub3:1511Same Dub3:2512Talking Dub3:092024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 29:30
1Jail House5:002Tribute to King George5:333Missing You4:554Be Thankful3:575Cosmic Dust4:396Higher Meditation5:262025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:40
1The Creative: Awakening2:392The Receptive: Harmony of Stars3:513Difficulty at the Beginning: Archangels Ascension4:184Youthful Folly: The Ancient Quest3:265Waiting: Supernova Showdown3:406Conflict: Eclipse of the Shadows3:507The Army: Infinitys Edge4:278Holding Together: Resurgence of Hope4:159Taming Power of the Small: Dance of the Celestial Beings4:3610Treading: Eternal Resonance4:1211Peace: Symphony of the Cosmos4:26— · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1Tribute to the King Dub2King Pharaoh Dub3Girls Like it Dub4King Pharaoh Meets King David Dub5Round the Walls of Jericho Dub6Chant Down Babylon Dub7King of Kings Dub8Free South Africa Dub9Chase Vampire Away Dub10Stop Nuclear War Dub11Revolution— · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 34:19
1Pockets of Resistance2Oil War Dub3:373Global Poverty Dub3:324Refugee Dub3:305Frontline Fighters3:416Mek Wi Dub It Nuh Dub3:117The Soldiers War8The Generals War3:249The Blakk House Dub3:0510England Visa Dub3:3511Far In Dub3:1412Stenhammrah Dub3:30— · studio album
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1HEALING2KING Of Kings3Look@ The Spinks4Looking for His Crown5No more Death6REPARATION LINE7Rise Up Fron Death.8Ruler of The Worrld9Set The captive Free10Got So MadThe Best Dub Album In The World
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 30:27
1Steppers4:012Rubber Foot2:243Elasticated2:424Rocking2:485Lovers2:316Front Line2:267Scientific2:388Jungle2:139Bali-Hi2:2210Chemistry2:5411Feedback Part Two3:28Introducing Scientist (The Best Dub Album In The World)
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:00:05
1Steppers Dub4:012Rubber Foot Dub2:243Elasticated Dub2:424Rocking Dub2:315Lovers Dub2:446Front Line Dub2:267Scientific Dub2:398Jungle Dub2:149Bali Hi Dub2:2310Chemistry Dub2:5411Leave Yah / Black Star Liner5:5112Step It Up6:2113Feedback Part 23:2814Feedback (Dub Style)3:0515Cultured Dub3:4216The Winner2:57173rd Generation3:4418Scientist At His Best3:59— · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:18:31
1Drumalie Avenue Dub3:122Next Door Dub3:283305 Spanish Town Road Dub4:06413 Bread Lane Dub3:16514 Grass Quit Glade Dub3:38611 Guava Road Dub3:507Kingdom Dub5:008Chariot Dub3:269Thunder & Lightning Dub3:1010Disciple Dub3:5411Jerusalem Dub2:5312Burning Sun Dub2:4213Eastman Skank2:5214Cyrus Hall2:5815A Me Dead3:5816Scientist Special3:2217Straight To Saps Head3:3818Water House Rock2:0219Creation Mix4:0520Raw Dub3:1821Choice Of Dub3:3022Dub The Daughter2:5423Cultural Vibes3:19— · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:58
1Marcus Mosiah Garvey5:242Walter Sisuli3:283Malcolm X5:174Mohamed Ali4:365George Jackson3:526Desmond Tutu3:407Nelson Mandela3:288Martin Luther King4:019Jomo Kenyatta3:1010Steve Biko4:1911Dedan Kimathi4:0812Kwame Nkrumah3:35
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| 1980 | Pop No Style / Second Hand GirlSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAPop No Style BSecond Hand Girl | 1980 | ||
| 2016 | Jackpot DubwiseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 22:251Guiding Stard Dub4:38 2Lion of Dub4:30 3Money Money Dub2:54 4Money Money Dub2:59 5Bandulu Dub3:42 6Bandulu Dubwise3:42 | 1 February 2016 | ||
| 2023 | We Dub Diabetic Test StripsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAThe Gods Must Be Crazy BEmpire Blvd | 14 November 2023 |
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Crucial CutsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 34:48A1Burning Sun Dub2:45 A218 Drumalie Avenue Dub3:11 A3Gad Man The Prophet3:45 A4Rise With Him Version3:59 A5Next Door Dub3:26 B1Mass Murder And Corruption3:25 B2King Tubby's Hi Fi4:14 B3Raw Dub3:11 B4Jack Ruby's Hi Power3:40 B5Cultural Vibes3:12 | Compilation | 1983 | |
| 1986 | Crucial Cuts Vol. 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 39:14A113 Bread Lane Dub3:08 A211 Guava Road Dub3:49 A3Ethiopian High Priest2:22 A4The President4:43 A5Forgive Them Oh Jah4:08 B1Everlasting Version5:07 B2Knock Out Version4:34 B3King Sturgav4:20 B4People's Choice, The Lion4:14 B5Dub The Daughter2:49 | Compilation | 7 March 1986 | |
| 2000 | Scientist at King TubbysSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 31:401Scientist at the Control2:35 2The Ruler2:44 3Drumalie Skank2:20 4Best of the Best2:32 5Roots Man Connection3:03 6Straight to Jammys Chest4:12 7Cool Operator2:32 8Scientist a Cool2:50 9No Entry2:39 10False Start2:50 11What I to Do3:23 | Compilation | 7 April 2000 | |
| 2003 | RAS PortraitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 50:511Baltimore Dub4:46 2To Go Where No Dub Has Gone Before4:45 3Style And Pattern3:36 4Me Oh My Oh Dub3:55 5Iraq U Rock3:47 6Feeling Irie3:38 7Jah Jah Voice Is Calling7:09 8E Equals MC Squared3:22 9Here We Dub3:28 10Ready For Dub3:32 11Mama Mama Dub5:08 12Test Me3:45 | Compilation | 2003 | |
| 2006 | Dub Landing Volume 1 and 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:07:421Invaders3:43 2Landing3:02 3Dark Side3:38 4Attack3:57 5Beaming3:39 6Vulcan2:40 7Black Out3:17 8Time Passage2:54 9Meteorite2:56 10Galaxy2:58 11Earth3:05 12Reconnaissance3:11 13Base2:45 14Life3:58 15Contact3:28 16Denial3:40 17City Of God4:00 18Betrayal2:57 19Conquest3:56 20Victory3:58 | Compilation | 2006 | |
| 2008 | Scientist at the Controls of Dub: Rare Dubs 1979-1980Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 51:481Mr. Babylon Dub2:48 2Never Trouble Dub2:58 3Light and Dub2:40 4Time and Place for Dub2:24 5Wah Dah Dub3:12 6The Greatest Dub3:20 7Mr. Landlord3:21 8Stop Spreading Dub4:00 9Bad Boy Dub3:19 10Bad Posse Dub3:09 11Undying Dub3:24 12Joker Dub3:15 13Eveready Dub3:26 14Heavenless Dub3:27 15Moving Away to Dub3:36 16Take a Dub3:29 | Compilation | 2008 | |
| 2010 | The People's Choice DubSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:12:151Introduction - The Arawak0:38 2Emperor's Faith - Sound System3:01 3King Edwards The Giant4:27 4Lloyd The Matador3:13 5Ray Symbolic Hi-Fi3:33 6Tom The Great Sabaean4:05 7Jah Love Muzik - The Culture Sound3:10 8Killimanjaro - 24 KT88 Power With Jim Kelly3:20 9People's Choice The Lion2:47 10King Tubby's Hi-Fi4:36 11Jack Ruby Hi-Power4:17 12King Stur-Gav Hi-Fi3:11 13Lord Tippertone4:54 14King Attorney4:26 15El Suzie A Go-Go Disco4:38 16Ruddy's Spanish Town Champion2:49 17Sir George The Atomic3:43 18Well Charge Sound Power3:22 19Roots Harmony Hi-Fi3:06 20Virgo International3:06 21Supreme - Quadril1:53 | Compilation | 2010 | |
| 2010 | Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer SpaceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:54:36Disc 1 120125:13 2The Long Way4:30 3Korg Back4:10 4Hackney Marshes5:32 5U4:31 6Dog Money (Lovemix)4:23 7Ill Kontent6:08 8After All5:17 9Red Sand5:28 10City Cycle5:34 11Footsteps5:15 12Abeng4:33 Disc 212012 Dub5:12 2The Long Way Dub4:26 3Korg Back Dub4:10 4Hackney Marshes Dub4:43 5U Dub Part 23:34 6Dog Money Dub5:00 7Ill Kontent Dub5:01 8After All Dub4:01 9Red Sand Dub4:57 10City Cycle Dub4:10 11Footsteps Dub4:59 12Abeng Dub3:49 | Remix | 6 December 2010 | |
| 2015 | Watch This! Dubbing at Tuff GongSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 52:371A Bad Boy Dub3:12 2Black Solidarity Dub3:22 3Watch This Dub3:23 456 Road of Dub2:29 5Dub Madness3:20 6Cooler Than Kilimanjaro Dub3:22 7Tuff Gong Dub3:05 8Off the Dub3:25 9Inner City Dub3:00 10G’Wan Go Dub3:41 11Greatest Dub3:23 12220 Garvey Dub3:39 13Ghetto People Dub3:23 14A Prosperous Dub3:27 15Delamere Affair Dub2:55 16Scientific Dub Style3:31 | Compilation | 9 October 2015 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Malcolm X/Marcus Mosiah Garvey/Toussaint L'Ouverture/Jacques DessalinesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Malcolm X A2Marcus Mosiah Garvey B1Toussaint L'Ouverture B2Jacques Dessalines | 2014 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Step It UpSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks1Step It Up 2Step It Up DJN4 & AKI AKI Digi Dance MixX) 3Step It Up (DJN4 & AKI AKI Digi Dance v Scientist Dub) | 1 August 2022 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Scientist head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 71 | 96.4th |
| Studio albums | 57 | 99.4th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 51 | 98.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 45 | 85.8th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/90d63976-5e70-4c73-a500-eb67997d6ed2core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898207genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898207seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientist_%28musician%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Wikidata: Q898207 · MusicBrainz: 90d63976-5e70-4c73-a500-eb67997d6ed2
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