PRINCE ISTARI 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Prince Istari presents Riddim Dub School 1st Grade is a brilliant new 7" packed with computerised acid and dub sounds. This one is packed with authentic flavours for fans of machine-made riddims and steppers and is perfect for space exploration and bass enthusiasts. 'Cellphone Love (Acid Bass In Your Face)' kicks off with endlessly echoing hits and clean digital lines over fat low ends and then 'I'll Never Let You Dub (Answer On Me Bass)' is a more slow-motion and stoned dub sound with plenty of smart effects and studio mixing board tricks.

Review: Rarely do we hear much in the way of fresh contemporary dub and/or steppers from Germany. Whilst most of our dub catalogue today consists in reissues, we're warmed by the news of this new portmanteau of tracks from Prince Istari. Istari is one of the many aliases of Felix Raeithel, best known by the name Istari Lasterfahrer. Whereas jungle, breakbeat and hardcore is the usual name of his game, it's his one-off aliases that lend a more distinctive mottling to his overall output. "Made on Earth with love", the 'Everlasting Dub' and its 'Ebb & Flow' version are nonetheless two cosmically minded dub dishings-out, replete with sunbeaten melodica and sudden spring reverbs, as per.