Lows & Highs

Creation Rebel was one of the bands associated with Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound label, and much of their recorded output consisted of instrumental reggae and dub. The group’s membership overlapped significantly with that of On-U Sound house band Dub Syndicate, but this was typical of the musical community that revolved around that label and studio. Lows and Highs features an unusual predominance of vocal numbers, notably the fine “Independent Man” (presented in both conventional and dub version) and a wonderful take on Smokey Robinson’s “A Love I Can See.”