Thursday 20 December 2018

E.R.S. Dub Chants and Magic Plants Review






Artist: 


E.R.S.



Title: 

Dub Chants and Magic Plants



Label:

Dubmission Records



Released: 

7th December 2018






This five track E.P. by Austrian producer Manfred under his E.R.S. pseudonym, takes the vibe slightly more in the direction of psy-dub than his previous dub reggae productions.


The release gets underway with ‘Made of Information’ where a slightly delayed and melodic guitar is over-layed with the kind of spoken dialogue you would expect from a psy-dub release. Although it’s a short piece it’s enough of an enticer to maintain my interest. The next track ‘Shroomed’ begins in a typical reggae fashion but drops off into twisted spacey fx before returning with the reggae vibe overlayed alongside bells and an apt vocal sample.


Moving on in more of a stereo-typical dub reggae fashion ‘One Million Questions’ drifts through a myriad of tones, vocal samples and shakers layered over a simplistic yet effective bass-line. While ‘On a Mission’ is a pure electro-dub journey where reverbed tones meet tribal percussion. The E.P. comes to a close with ‘Roots Station’ a slow burner of rolling percussion and sound fx that builds and drops nicely before the stereo-typical reggae keys and horns are introduced.


Overall although this may not be a classic you will frequently return to for years to come. I found it an enjoyable enough and at a reasonable £3 or more you can’t go wrong.


Reviewed by Woodzee.


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