Here comes the second of two new bass-infected dub EPs from Japan’s Mystica Tribe on the Syncom Data label. Title track ‘Stars Are Mine’ has a prickly dub atmospheres, with lurching bass and odd effects combing to great effect. ‘His Temple’ is indeed both tribal and mystical, like some dub excursion to a clearing deep in side the jungle. Dark and moody, it’s evocative stuff. ‘Prayer’ then evolves around a catchy melody that won’t leave your head for days, ‘Zen Stone’ rounds out the EP nicely on a gloomy sci trip. It’s an interesting and unfamiliar world in which Mystic Tribe lives, and he soundtracks it beautifully.

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