Scientific Dub

Though Overton Brown earned the nickname Scientist for his knack with cutting-edge technology, he injects an enormous amount of soul into his dub tracks. From the yearning organ line pitted against an onslaught of echoing percussion on "Black a Shade of Dub" to the deliciously deconstructed guitar all over "East of Scientist Corner (II Pieces)," Scientist creates a spacey but groove-heavy zone all his own. And when he lends his otherworldly effects to the Bee Gees' "Words" for "Words of Dub," the effect is downright poignant.