Burdz Riddim – Precision Records

Machel Montano’s “Time For Work” feels like the natural anchor here, the kind of tune that can pull a whole soca riddim into focus, and on Burdz Riddim he sits alongside Erphaan Alves, Shal Marshall, and the Swappi 4D and Nebula868 pairing with a sharp, busy energy. Precision Records keeps the 2011 cut moving with that bright, waistline-ready bounce Trinidad listeners would have clocked right away, and Montano’s urgency lines up neatly with the more playful turn of Shal Marshall’s “Wine Yuh Body. ” Erphaan Alves brings a slick younger edge to “On D Spot, ” while the quartet format gives the project a little extra room to breathe without overloading it, just four tracks and plenty of movement. Simple, tight, and very much of its Carnival moment.

Burdz Riddim Tracklist:

1. Erphaan Alves – On D Spot
2. Machel Montano – Time For Work
3. Shal Marshall – Wine Yuh Body
4. Swappi 4D & Nebula868 – Bad