Beach Riddim (2016) – Inspired Music Records

Beach Riddim lines up eight vocal cuts and an instrumental from Inspired Music Records, with Melloquence, Patexx, King Stylus, Marlon Binns, and the rest working the same easygoing 2016 groove. The set feels like a mid-tempo roots-leaning reggae showcase rather than a flashy dancehall exercise, leaning on a warm, rolling bass line and a light, sunlit skank that keeps the whole thing moving without crowding the singers. Patexx’s “Live In Love” and Marlon Binns’ “Don’t Say I’m Rude” sit neatly beside the more reflective turns from Melloquence and Carlos Turner, while the instrumental at the end lays bare the rhythm section’s clean guitar chop and steady drum pattern. It’s a compact package, but the riddim holds its shape through the vocal changes and never drifts from that relaxed, beachside pulse.