Black Symbol - Behold (Sugar Shack Records)

Just as was the case for Capital Letter's 'Judgement Day', the final mix was done by Compendulum. The track list contains a nice mix of new songs and successful covers. In the latter category we certainly want to mention title track 'Behold', an a capella reworking of the Culture classic, in Black Symbol's version really putting a lump in one's throat, but 'Mama Say', a reworking of the Heptones classic can also absolutely convince. As for the new tracks, it were mainly opener and ode to mother earth 'Mother Of Creation', 'Collie Bud', a slow ganja tune with an Aston Barrett-like bass line in which Black Symbol looks back on his childhood in rural Jamaica, and finally the up-tempo mama tune 'Mama Say'. The icing on the cake are four dub versions for which Compendulum got carte blanche. Top UK roots release!