Dub Syndicate

𝙊𝙣-𝙐 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙’𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣-𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙤-𝙖𝙨-𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟵 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙞-𝙙𝙪𝙗, 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡, 𝙥𝙤𝙥, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙜𝙖𝙚, 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖 𝙉𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙂𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣.

Coincidentally marking the advent of Dub Syndicate as a touring band, ‘Strike The Balance’ hears the troupe led by The Roots Radics drummer Style Scott evolve along its own path under the auspices of producer Adrian Sherwood, then at a crest of his powers after a decade helping shaping dub, pop, rock and dance from the backroom. This cross-generational combo carried a torch of classic and cutting-edge chops forward with broad appeal to stoners, lovers, and knowing listeners on an all killer no filler suite right here.

From the subtly psychedelic slant on Lloyd & Devon’s ‘Cuss Cuss’ lit up with searing lead guitar, to Gary Williams’ growling vocal on the bed wise curtain closer ‘I’m The Man For You Baby’, it’s pure gravy, stunning up surefooted templates for later Massive Attack aces in the likes of the brooding sitra threaded to ‘Hey Ho’, and the Shara Nelson take on ‘Je T’Aime’ diffused with wicked sampler voices and laced to lovers groove, or no doubt the nice ’n slow gem ‘Mafia’ balancing Bim Sherman’s croon with robo voice, and thru the warm lilt of ‘Hawaii’ and the melodica breezed digi-dub of ‘J.A. Minor’.