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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