PERSIAN PRINCE 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Schools don't get any older, or more hardcore. Persian Prince originally dusted off his old DATs in early 2015, selling a hyper-limited run of 70 12s. Back by popular demand, each of these cuts still knock spots off a lot of modern jungle cuts thanks to their ridiculous drum edits and rule-free dynamics. Highlights include the dancehall murderation of "Persian Sound", the wily drum magic of D Lux's "Dub Fi Dub" and the outrageousness of "Truth". Forever future.

Review: Those DATS keep getting unearthed and remastered as Dlux and Persian Prince hit the fifth volume in the series. Once again, it's an open and shut case of music that was decades ahead of its time. Spacey to the point of psychedelic, freeform to the point of jazz; Dlux was a master at those lean unpredictable grooves that have stood the test of time so well. Highlights include the sudden chops into funk breaks on "Drummer's Return" and the frantic gamey 8 bit bubbles of "I Gotcha Part 2". Ageless slammage.

Review: Mediator Music lay down some reissue gold right here from enigmatic early 90s hardcore producer Persian Prince. With various releases going for over L150 on auction sites, this lands at just the right time and hits with crisp remastered charm. Three flavours, each the spot; 'Persian In AA Babylon' flips from jungle techno to big dubby ripples. 'Dub Called Lion' is here for the junglists with its tricked out vocal sample and scatty drum craft. Finally Mediator gets involved with his own take on 'Desertism'. Watch out for those vocals! They'll whisk you away and you'll never want to come home.

Review: Hugely prolific pioneer Persian Prince returns with yet another haul (and indeed pull) of unreleased DATs from the foundation era. His breakthrough "Persian Inna Jungle" track takes the lead with a dubplate remix never-before-released. It's back by pure gully fire as "Drum & Bass Soldier" takes us straight back to 95 and Kool FM absolutely running things. Deeper into the mix "Interlude" takes us on the scenic route with some very spacey treatments on the breaks while "Truth" plain shaves our head off with serious amen pressure. Finally, "Desertism" drops us in the middle of the Sahara with only a drum kit to keep us alive. Mystical business.