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Album Reviews
Album Review: Various Artists – Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space (Tectonic Records)
By Paul Vig | Published on Thursday 2 December 2010
Legendary dub producer and protégé of King Tubby, Scientist – aka Hopeton Brown – is called upon here to remix some of the new stars of dubstep, and he pushes the maximum dub buttons as he goes.
The quality is high. It kicks off with a rework of Pinch and Emika’s ‘2012’ which is stripped down and given a modern fresh dubby sound. Meanwhile, the rerub of Jack Sparrow’s ‘Red Sand’ has a more traditional dub feel to it, with a little bit of Afrobeat thrown in for good measure. And from present to past to future, the remixes of Cyrus’s ‘Footsteps’ and Kode 9’s ‘Abeng’ seem to offer an interesting glimpse into where dubstep might be heading.
It’s an interesting selection musically, and also worth checking out for the fantastic comic-styled sleeve artwork by Greensleeves Records designer Tony McDermott. Plus a disc of the original tracks will be included to boot in the finished copy. PV
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