Scientist - Heavyweight Dub Champion (1980)

Rather than re-contextualizing other records to anywhere near the same degree as Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires where sweet songs gained nocturnal B-horror and arcade machine sounds and atmospherics, Heavyweight Dub Champion has a 20 year old King Tubby protégé going straight for the KO- the boxing analogy being one he sticks to for all ten song titles. Lazy night-time dub reverb/echoed way out so it doesn't really make sense any more- listen to the drums on Seconds Away loud and see

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Scientist - Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires (1981)

1. The Voodoo Curse 3:48

2. Dance of the Vampires 3:26

3. Blood on His Lips 3:00

4. Cry of the Werewolf 4:25

5. The Mummy's Shroud 4:25

6. The Corpse Rises 3:27

7. Night of the Living Dead 4:14

8. Your Teeth in My Neck 4:38

9. Plague of Zombies 2:49

10. Ghost of Frankenstein 3:20

Whether it's because of the wonderfully reggae/b-horror-movie album cover or the actual music's presence on K-Jah, Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires is one of the most danceable yet atmospheric and nocturnal albums I've ever heard. The horror themes gave a darker and more surreal edge to Liberty City 'cause the crack fiends became zombies and all that.

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