Bye Bye Bye Riddim – Belleville International

Belleville International keeps the “Bye Bye Bye” cut in that late-2000s roots groove: steady drums, a clean rolling bassline, and enough open space for the singers to stretch out without crowding the rhythm. Cornell Campbell’s “Only Love” is the natural anchor here, his voice sitting right in the pocket, while Rod Taylor’s “Created By The Father” and Tony Roots’ “Hola Zion” push the riddim toward conscious, upright territory. Colonel Lloydie and Joseph Cotton bring a sharper edge on “Bye Bye Bye” and “Internet Babies, ” and Murry Man’s “Never Stop” keeps the energy moving. Even the instrumental, voiced by D-Fact Crew, feels like a proper version cut rather than a leftover, which is why the whole 2007 set hangs together so neatly on a single, patient pulse.