Bounce Back Riddim – Various Artists

BOUNCE BACK RIDDIM produced by VARIOUS ARTISTS 2006

The Bounce Back Riddim sits in that mid-2000s dancehall moment when the singles were coming thick and fast, and this 2006 set keeps the focus on sharp hooks and streetwise talk rather than any big studio trickery. Danny English and Egg Nog open with “Flossing, ” while Chico turns up again on “Gangsta Life, ” and Turbulence’s “Friends And Foes” and T. Ras’s “Acient Warrior” give the rhythm a tougher, more reflective edge. The line-up runs through voices like Shifta, Kendra, Frearon and Oba Simba, so the project moves between party chatter, gallis energy and harder-eyed commentary without losing its bounce. The closing “Acient Warrior” leaves the whole thing with a slightly more rooted finish, which suits a riddim that keeps its groove tight and its attitude even tighter.

Bounce Back Riddim Tracklist:

1. Danny English & Egg Nog – Flossing
2. Flavour Unit – She Want A Man
3. Frankie Wilmont – Whe Di Gal Them Deh
4. Bomb – Youth A Holla
5. Frearon – Did You Wrong
6. Kendra – Saddle Up
7. Nicky B And Chico – Gangsta Life
8. Oba Simba – Anansi Story
9. Shifta – Stroll Out
10. To-Isis – Bounce Back
11. Turbulence – Friends And Foes
12. T. Ras – Acient Warrior