In Psalm 1, also sometimes known as Blessed is the Man, Prince Far I delivers a strong recital of the first Psalm over a raw cut of the Drum Song riddim. As you will hear, this isn't the same Studio 1 presented yesterday, but a stripped-down interpretation by the Aggrovators.
As the piano chords begin, Prince Far I opens :
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly
nor standeth in the way of sinners
nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord
and His law doth he meditate day and night
His rough toasting delivers a prophetic recital of the King James' version of the psalm, a warning to all sinners of the perils that will fall upon them if they don't repent from unfaithful living.
The song is part of his Psalms For I album which in the same way is a collection of strict recitals of selected Psalms, released on Adrian Sherwood's Carib Gems.
Prince Far I was also a very prolific producer and released two other versions of the riddim with the Arabs, over which he voiced too - Blackman Land and Everytime I Hear the Word.
Both versions are remarkably produced, the first has great uplifting drums and the second has a much deeper and heavy sound. An astonishing horns version, Drums of the Arab, has been re-released by Digikiller/Deeper Knowledge on this second version and credited to Deadly Headley & Asher.
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