A Fi Fly Out Riddim – Techniques Records 1988

Tight cut. Winston Riley’s Techniques imprint lines up eight songs on the A Fi Fly Out rhythm, and the sequence keeps a nice run of late-’80s dancehall voices moving from Courtney Melody’s “Bad Boy (Dangerous)” into Daddy Lizard’s title cut, then on to Flourgon, Frankie Paul, Sanchez and Sister Charmaine. The rhythm is rooted in that lean, keyboard-led Techniques sound: crisp drums, skittering bass and just enough space for the deejays and singers to ride it clean. Daddy Lizard, Flourgon and Frankie Paul are the names that anchor it, while Johnny P and Tuffis add a lively foreign-madness turn with “Foreign Bungle. ” Released in 1988, the set closes on Sister Charmaine’s “Man So Nice. ”