Basalt Riddim – Concrete Production

A low-slung, no-frills dancehall cut, Basalt Riddim keeps the focus on a hard, stony pulse rather than any flashy ornament. Concrete Production lines up eight voices across 11 tracks, with clean-and-raw versions for Powerman, CV, and Speng Beng sitting beside one-off cuts from CK Progmatic, Ghandi, Peligro, Frassman Brilliant, and Elly Gan. The strongest pull comes from the way the songs ride that weighty instrumental bed: tight drums, a clipped forward motion, and a bassline that stays firm without crowding the vocal. Frassman Brilliant’s “Up Again” and Ghandi’s “Eye Openah” fit the groove especially well, while Peligro’s “They So” adds a sharper edge with K. Bae in tow. It’s an archival-style 2021 dancehall set, and the riddim’s whole shape depends on that steady, heavy bottom end.

Basalt Riddim Tracklist:

1. CK Progmatic – Fake Friends
2. Ghandi – Eye Openah
3. Peligro – They So (feat K.Bae)
4. Frassman Brilliant – Up Again
5. Powerman – Gymnastic (Clean)
6. Powerman – Gymnastic (Raw)
7. CV – Loopy (Clean)
8. CV – Loopy (Raw)
9. Elly Gan – Suh Mi Do It
10. Speng Beng – Musky (Clean)
11. Speng Beng – Musky (Raw)