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The subtitle for this PRINCE ISTARI release is top ranking stepper science class. But not only steppers are on this six tracker. here we step into the 8th grade of junior high school with two cuts of the EWIL-MERODUB, one acid stepper and one strip down drum and bass version. Ewil-Merodach son of Nebukadnezar is also known as Amēl-Marduk (Second Book of Kings 25,27). The last tune on the A-side is DIKE DISCO STYLE DUB with some synth keys into niceness land. Flipside TROUBLE NO SET LIKE RAIN brings you a deep rockers riddim with some melancholic horns section. this one is a heavy load tune! STEP INTO CALABI-YAU follows up and is a particular type of manifold gently stepperdub which has certain properties, such as Ricci flatness tom tom echos, yielding electro piano applications in theoretical physics. Last tune is the tricky ones here in terms of the drum beats (it’s based upon the Peanuts Vendor Riddim Beat for those of you who want to know) and is called BODERATION TIMES DUB and features PRINCE ISTARI on his 6 string bass guitar solo. Its more of a serious dubinstrumental then a dub tune.

B
Gone Too Early (Version 3)
Conquering Dub
No Dub Inna Di Wrong

With the 7th Grade of the Riddim Dub School series, Prince Istari enters Junior High School. Prince Istari returns with his Riddim Dub School series now on 12inch, pushing deeper into the intersection of dub, drum and bass, and sound system culture. This 6-track EP, titled “lessons into drum and bass wise”, explores raw rhythms, analog feedbacks, and heavy low-end pressure.

The EP starts with a Drum and Bass cut with a One Drop of the DUB ME LOOPY tune from Riddim Dub School 5th Grade. INTIMACY COORDINATOR follows with a heavy Disco Dub. The last track on Side A is LABOUR’S DUB, with deep bass polished through spring reverb. The shakers come in late and push the whole thing forward. Side B begins with GONE TOO SOON from Riddim Dub School 4th Grade, in an alternative version. It’s followed by the most upfront track on the release CONQUERING DUB – brass fanfares and a deep disco rocker beat with minimalistic arrangement. NO DUB INNA DI WRONG ends the 7th Grade with a roots way style. It suggests that dub music doesn’t belong to or support negative, corrupt, or unjust actions or spaces. Dub music stays righteous, true, or positive, and doesn’t associate with bad vibes or wrongdoing.

With the 7th Grade of the Riddim Dub School series, Prince Istari enters Junior High School. Prince Istari returns with his Riddim Dub School series now on 12inch, pushing deeper into the intersection of dub, drum and bass, and sound system culture. This 6-track EP, titled “lessons into drum and bass wise”, explores raw rhythms, analog feedbacks, and heavy low-end pressure.
The EP starts with a Drum and Bass cut with a One Drop of the DUB ME LOOPY tune from Riddim Dub School 5th Grade. INTIMACY COORDINATOR follows with a heavy Disco Dub. The last track on Side A is LABOUR’S DUB, with deep bass polished through spring reverb. The shakers come in late and push the whole thing forward. Side B begins with GONE TOO SOON from Riddim Dub School 4th Grade, in an alternative version. It’s followed by the most upfront track on the release CONQUERING DUB – brass fanfares and a deep disco rocker beat with minimalistic arrangement. NO DUB INNA DI WRONG ends the 7th Grade with a roots way style. It suggests that dub music doesn’t belong to or support negative, corrupt, or unjust actions or spaces. Dub music stays righteous, true, or positive, and doesn’t associate with bad vibes or wrongdoing.

A
DUB ME LOOPY
INTIMACY COORDINATOR
LABOUR’S DUB

B
GONE TOO SOON (Version 3)
CONQUERING DUB
NO DUB INNA DI WRONG

SPB12053
Limited to 200 copies, white sleave, 33,3rpm
Release Date: 11.7.2025

B
I Dub Further (Bass Upon The Wicked)

The last grade of the elementary Riddim Dub School. If you like it hot you go for Mwendoskasi and so Prince Istari did for the first side on the 6th Grade. Brass driven hot stepper dub on this one with a killer bass line as allways. Flipside ‚I Dub Further‘ dives in deeper territory of percussion solos and fans of organ licks and brass sections have their treat on this heavy dub rocker.

B
Under Me Acidhead (Cut 4)
Under Me Acidhead (Cut 5)

Under Me Acidhead! Celebrating 40 years of the Casio MT40 rock preset generated riddim which become the change in dub music towards digital riddims! 1985 on the 23th february prince jammy became king jammy by dropping his famous sleng teng riddim on a soundclash between his sound and Black Scorpio Sound in Kingston.
The rock preset on the budget casio keyboard has been programmed by Okuda Hiroko. She was assigned to create several of the MT 40 consumer keyboard’s presets, among them a “rock” rhythm.

this four cuts is a 40 yrs anniversary special. it’s none profit to I and I.

Prince Istari did 5 versions which you find four of them on this 10inch dubplate cut. Limited to 11 copies. Digital files only last as long the fisical records last!

B
Gay Dubbing (Joyfull As You Want To Be)

Prince Istari. The basic of this tune goes way back to 1995 where the young Prince Istari had some friends over at his and recording some live dubs on a house party. Flipside we find our way into joyfull dreamscape disco dub with psychadelic guitar and flute solo played by Prince Istari. This one is kind of a special tune. I hope you enjoy!

B
Lost You In A Club (Found You In A Dub)

Prince Istari in the 4th Grade of the Riddim Dub School brings a one drop tune on the first side called ‚Gone Too Soon‘. Prince Istari plays here the opening acustic guitar solo. then the tunes flaps into heavy spring reverbation in a drum and bass style just to swing back into a melodic part with some uplifting melancholic mallets solo. On the flipside ‚Lost You In A Club‘ a melodica solo and lover rock influenced disco dub tune will pick you up into gentle rub-a-dub. heavy ibanez hd-1000 harmonizer dubbing on this one!