Scientist - aka Hopeton Overton Brown - is a recording engineer and producer. 
He can take a lovely reggae song and twist it into a whole other science fiction dub universe. His bass textures alone are a thing of wonder - many remixers just turn up the bass but our man Scientist sculpts the sound into something completely new.
Here are some of his best dubs (IMHO), in collaboration with the rock-solid Roots Radics band, featuring Errol Flabba Holt on heavyweight bass and Style Scott (RIP) on drums.
I recommend the album Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of Vampires as a gateway to his music.
If it helps you to find them, the Greensleeves albums have been reissued by VP Records with the name of the producer, Junjo (Lawes) in place of Scientist's. Same music, but the original Greensleeves discs may have better sound quality. You decide!

1  Johnny Osbourne & Papa Tullo - Back Off - Greensleeves 12” GRED 50
2  Radics (vocal by Freddie Mckay) - Beaming - Dub Landing Vol 1 CD - Auralux
3  Errol Flabba Holt - Ark Special - Roots Radics Dub LP Tads (Scientist isn't on this one, liked too much to leave it out).
4  The Mummy's Shroud - Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of Vampires LP – Greensleeves/VP
5  The Corpse Rises - Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of Vampires LP – Greensleeves/VP
6  Your Teeth In My Neck - Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of Vampires LP – Greensleeves/VP
7  Johnny Osbourne & Papa Tullo - Trying To Turn Me On  - Greensleeves 12” GRED 60
8  Miss Know It - Dub From The Ghetto CD - Ras 
9  Jah Wrote Me A Letter (From Zion) - Dub From The Ghetto CD - Ras
10 Linval Thompson - Pop No Style - Dub From The Ghetto CD - Ras
11 Barry Brown - Girlfriend + Girlfriend In Dub - Barry Brown Showcase LP - Midnight Rock
12 Seventh Dangerous Match - Scientist Wins The World Cup CD – Greensleeves
13 Roots Radics - Craftsman Dub - Greensleeves GRED 50 12” B side
14 Roots Radics - Turn On Dub - Greensleeves GRED 60 12” B side

Scientist & Roots Radics Mix

C๏sʍ๏tunes ★84 @vibes4yoursoul
Release date: June 8th, 2022
Label: @cosmovisionrecords
Download all our free edits here : soundcloud.com/cosmovisionrecords/sets/cosmos-edits-free-downloads
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About this edit : @vibes4yoursoul
I came accross this song (and the highly recommended related LP "Kulanjan", released in 1999) several years back. It blends the sounds of two immense artists, Toumani Diabate of Mali & American blues legend Taj Mahal.
Always loved the melancholic dialog between Toumani's kora and Taj's blues guitar, as well as the perfect contrast between the aerial African singing from Toumani's band and Taj's deep & warm voice. As if these two musical universes were bound to meet.

So here's my take of it, where I added a slo-mo balearic feel while retaining (hopefully) the spiritual feel of the song. Hope you'll enjoy it, and that it will make you want discover the original album.
Cheers,
Jm / Vibes4YourSoul
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Scientist - aka Hopeton Overton Brown - can take a lovely reggae song and twist it into a whole other science fiction dub universe. His bass textures alone are a thing of wonder - many remixers just turn it up but Scientist sculpts the bass into something new.
Here are some of his best dubs at 320 kbps with the rock-solid Roots Radics band, featuring Errol Flabba Holt on heavyweight bass and Style Scott (RIP) on drums.
The album Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of Vampires is a gateway to his music. It's been reissued by VP Records with the producer credit, Junjo (Lawes), in place of Scientist's. Same music, but the original Greensleeves discs may have better sound quality. You decide!

PLAYLIST
1  Johnny Osbourne & Papa Tullo - Back Off - Greensleeves 12” GRED 50
2  Radics (vocal by Freddie Mckay) - Beaming - Dub Landing Vol 1 CD - Auralux
3  Errol Flabba Holt - Ark Special - Roots Radics Dub LP Tads (Scientist isn't on this one, liked too much to leave it out).
4  The Mummy's Shroud - Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of Vampires LP – Greensleeves/VP
5  The Corpse Rises - Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of Vampires LP – Greensleeves/VP
6  Your Teeth In My Neck - Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of Vampires LP – Greensleeves/VP
7  Johnny Osbourne & Papa Tullo - Trying To Turn Me On  - Greensleeves 12” GRED 60
8  Miss Know It - Dub From The Ghetto CD - Ras 
9  Jah Wrote Me A Letter (From Zion) - Dub From The Ghetto CD - Ras
10 Linval Thompson - Pop No Style - Dub From The Ghetto CD - Ras
11 Barry Brown - Girlfriend + Girlfriend In Dub - Barry Brown Showcase LP - Midnight Rock
12 Seventh Dangerous Match - Scientist Wins The World Cup CD – Greensleeves
13 Roots Radics - Craftsman Dub - Greensleeves GRED 50 12” B side
14 Roots Radics - Turn On Dub - Greensleeves GRED 60 12” B side

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Björk & Omar Souleyman group "Crystalline" Crystalline remix EP
Hamid el-Shaeri "Hely meli" Arabic groove
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Ursula 1000 featuring Dan the Automator "Ram balram" Electric vindaloo
Jojo "Humma humma" Bombay soundtrack
Bomba Estereo  "Bailar conmigo" Elegancia tropical
Issa Bagayogo "Gnangran" Sya
Rokia Traore "Mouso niyalén" Wanita
Ann Peebles "I can't stand the rain" Hi records
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Allen Toussaint "Bright Mississippi"
Bucovina Club vs Taraf de Haidouks "Carolina" Electric Gypsyland
The Tamlins "Baltimore" Darker than blue
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Gaudi & Nusrat "Bethe bethe kese kese" Dub qawwali

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Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès "Galo" Dieuf-Dieul de Thiès*

Principe y su Sexeto "Todo se acabo (It’s all over)" Salsa de guaguanco*
Fruko "Bang bang" Fruko power 	
Saïd Chalaban "Jarama" Jarama*
Moreno & Moja One "Dunia ni duara" More Pili	
			
Mama Sissoko "Soleil de minuit (rappel)" Live 98*		
Rail Band "Walignouma lombaliya" Nuits de Bamako/Belle epoque vol 3/Rail Band Mory Kante  		
Linton Kwesi Johnson "Mekkin histri" live in Paris
Sinéad O’Connor "War" Throw down your arms			
Les Shleu-Shleu feat. Zouzoul "Cérémonie Loa" Tête chauve

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Guitar Gods of Ségou, and other popular acts

PLAYLIST

Augustus Pablo, with Aston Barrett et al – Thunder Clap + AP Special – Original Rockers CD – Greensleeves

Los Nemus Del Pacifico – Soy del Pueblo – Harder Than Before LP – Island/Discos Fuentes (2005)
Can - Vitamin C – Ege Bamyasi CD – Spoon (1972)
The Fall – Das Katerer – The Unutterable CD – Eagle (2000)

Orchestra Baobab – Gnawou – Bamba CD – Sterns (1980)
Tabu Ley & Orchestre Afrisa – Adeito - Congo Funk! Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) – Analog Africa (released April 2024)
Tabu Ley & Orchestre Afrisa – Kaful Mayay – The Voice Of Lightness: Congo Classics 1961-1977 2xCD – Sterns

Richard ‘Rabbit’ Brown – James Alley Blues (1927)
King Sunny Ade – Ja Funmi (Waka version) – Island 12” (1982)

Delroy Wilson – Here Come The Heartaches – Dub Plate Style CD – Pressure Sounds (1978)
Prince Tony’s All Stars – What Did You Say (Version) – Flashing Echo: Trojan In Dub 1970-1980 2xCD – Trojan

Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett & The Wailers Band + Dizzy – Cell Block 11 – Soul Constitution: Instrumentals & Dubs 1971-1982 CD – Dub Store (2018)

Soul Syndicate – Riot – Green Door 7”, produced by Keith Hudson

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Heptones "Mistry Babylon + version" Open the gate	

Franco & OK Jazz "Congo mibale" Les Editions Populaires (1968-70) *
Les Wanyika "Pamela 1 & 2" New Dance Les Les		
Pape Seck & Etoile de Dakar "Thiely" Xalis	

Los Guayabo Bros "La Cumbia liberataria" Psycho tropical*
Tarek Abdallah & Adel Shams el Din "Backraf rast" Ousoul*
Maliheh Moradi & Ehsan Matoori "For the rain" Our sorrow*
ShazaLaKazoo "Desafino" Chorba*

Ray Draper with John Coltrane "Angel eyes" The Complete Ray Draper Quintet sessions 1957-58
Jabo Williams "Jab blues" Boogie Woogie rarities 1927-32
Victoria Spivey "Murder in the first degree" Rough Guide to murder ballads*

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Music radio the way it should be, rare beats and sonic treats. I play what I like, which is plenty. Over 120 one hour radio shows!
Plus specials on Lee Perry, Roots Radics & Scientist, soul, R'nB, dub, Studio One, Gregory Isaacs.. and more.
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Yorkshire, England.

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