Burial Riddim 80s Juggling – Tads Roots Band – Tads Records

The riddim carries that dark, mid-tempo roots pulse that suits a wake-up call as much as a sound system session, with the hook-heavy phrasing and heavy bass giving the whole thing a serious late-’80s yard feel. Tad’s Roots Band keep it tight across five cuts, and the strongest moments come when Horace Andy steps in on “Chant Rastaman Chant” and Ranking Joe rides “Burial” with that gruff toaster’s authority. Delroy Smith’s “Ashes to Ashes and the Dust to Dust” and Jah Thomas’ “Another One Bite the Dust” lean into the funeral imagery without making the set feel morbid; instead, it plays like classic juggling with a sly, knowing grin. It also sits neatly alongside Tad’s wider catalogue of vintage-minded roots material, echoing the label’s habit of revisiting heavyweight old-school patterns with fresh voicings rather than polishing them into something too neat.