Scientist Encounters Pac-Man
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Scientist Encounters Pac-Man is an album
featuring the dub
musician
Scientist
in 1982. It was produced by Linval Thompson
and was released on Greensleeves Records
. It was recorded at Channel One Studio, Kingston
, Jamaica
. The backing band was Roots Radics
and the cover artwork was by Tony McDermott.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
featuring the dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
Scientist
Scientist (musician)
Scientist, born Hopeton Brown in Kingston, Jamaica, 1960 , was a protégé of King Tubby , one of the originators of dub music.-Biography:...
in 1982. It was produced by Linval Thompson
Linval Thompson
Linval Thompson is a Jamaican reggae and dub musician and record producer.-Biography:Thompson was raised in Kingston, Jamaica, but spent time with his mother in Queens, New York, and his recording career began around the age of 20 with the self-released "No Other Woman," recorded in Brooklyn, New...
and was released on Greensleeves Records
Greensleeves Records
Greensleeves Records & Publishing is a record label specialising in dancehall and reggae music. The company was founded by Chris Cracknell and Chris Sedgwick and started as a small record store in West Ealing, London, in November 1975 and is based in Britain....
. It was recorded at Channel One Studio, Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. The backing band was Roots Radics
Roots Radics
The Roots Radics Band was formed in 1978 by bass player Errol "Flabba" Holt and guitarist Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont. They were joined by many great musicians. As a combined force the Roots Radics became a well-respected studio and stage band, which dominated the sound in the first half of the 1980s...
and the cover artwork was by Tony McDermott.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Linval Thompson- "Under Surveillance" - 2:56
- "Prince's Wrath" - 3:08
- "Space Invaders Re-Group" - 3:18
- "World Cup Squad Lick Their Wounds" - 3:58
- "Vampire Initiative" - 3:08
- "Malicious Intent" - 3:41
- "The Dark Secret of the Box" - 3:47
- "S.O.S." - 3:31
- "Man-Trap" - 3:01
- "Look Out - Behind You!" - 2:33