The Scientist

The Scientist - UK techno producer Phivos Sebastiane

Person from United Kingdom

Genres: breakbeat, Rave, techno, dub, jungle

About The Scientist

The Scientist, aka Phivos (Phil) Sebastiane, grew up in Basildon Essex. When he first listened to the Doctor Who Theme music made by Delia Derbyshire and Ron Grainger and fell in love with the synthesizers. Inspired by the legacy of Depeche Mode, in 1982, at age 9, he bought his first records. In 1984, at eleven, he got his first synthesizer - a Yamaha CS01 MKII, a monophonic analog. He took six months of organ lessons for the basics. His first close contact with the realm of electronic music happened when he listened to the Synth Pop classics of The Human League, and, of course, D.M. At twelve, his older sister Nina, took him to some concerts, such as the early tours of Siouxies and the Banshees, The Human League and even Depeche Mode. This gave him a whole new direction and inspiration. Phivos loved all of the quality synthesizer music, from ambient to Detroit techno. He first heard the Chicago sound at school, and got into the futuristic sound of Detroit some time later at the end of the 80's. He got involved in Alternative Radio Station Phaze One, whose members were Fabio, Grooverider, Dave Angel and The Passion Crew.(Jumpin Jack Frost and Bryan Gee). The named him The Scientist. They used to call Phil 'Q' a while before because of his intellectual skills. Then for a party at the Fridge in Brixton, they decided to write The Scientist on the flyers, an artistic name that definitely stuck. One night at the Fridge, he found himself suddenly sharing a dressing room with The Shut Up & Dance crew, who was doing a live there. He met their mixing professional at that time: DJ Hype, with whom he created The Exorcist (& Champion Sound), They produced "The Bee", which hit No.1 on the independent dance charts selling more than 35,000 records. It was named track of the year in 1990 by Kiss FM. Then came The Exorcist, and after a split between house and hardcore and a year without releasing anything, Phivos left Kickin Records and started to produce under the name Pure Science. Not to be confused with Scientist, the reggae/dub artist.

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On RadioStar

19
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10
countries
23
tracks tracked
most active station (The United States Of America)

Radio Stations sorted by tracks on rotation

Sin
1 track on rotation
MP3 : 192
12 Likes


EBS FM
1 track on rotation
AAC+ : 3
7 Likes

The Scientist — Top 23 songs

Artist Song title Like / Dislike
The Scientist Coldplay
The Scientist COLDPLAY
The Scientist Cry Of The Werewolf
The Scientist Laser Attack
The Scientist Time Warp
The Scientist Guaraní Cover (1)
The Scientist Ghost Of Frankenstein
The Scientist Red Shift
The Scientist Super Nova Explosion
The Scientist Beam Down
The Scientist The Exorcist (Original Mix)
The Scientist De Materialize
The Scientist Your Teeth In My Neck
The Scientist Coldplay (2002)
The Scientist Dance Of The Vampires
The Scientist Fission
The Scientist The Greatest Dubber :: Piknik
The Scientist Dub Hard Stay Calm
The Scientist Progressive
The Scientist The Voodoo Curse
The Scientist Blood On His Lips
The Scientist Night Of The Living Dead
The Scientist Give a Little Love
Cry Of The Werewolf
Laser Attack
Time Warp
Guaraní Cover (1)
Ghost Of Frankenstein
Red Shift
Super Nova Explosion
Beam Down
The Exorcist (Original Mix)
De Materialize
Your Teeth In My Neck
Coldplay (2002)
Dance Of The Vampires
The Greatest Dubber :: Piknik
Dub Hard Stay Calm
Progressive
The Voodoo Curse
Blood On His Lips
Night Of The Living Dead
Give a Little Love