Clean Riddim – Blackat Music

By 2008, roots-minded reggae was still leaning on spare, tough riddims, and Clean Riddim sits right in that pocket with a six-cut lineup that keeps the focus on the chant and the groove. Blackat Music keeps the cast tight: Mykal Rose opens with “Never Run Away, ” Rod Taylor lines up “Clean Life, ” and Tiwony’s “Selassie” adds a modern French-Caribbean edge to the set. Tiwony’s discography also places this cut with Blackat Records that same year, which fits the release’s cross-Channel flavour and its roots-conscious tone. The sequencing feels deliberate, moving from veteran names into the Artikal Crew version at the end, so the instrumental lands as the final statement rather than a throwaway afterthought.

Clean Riddim Tracklist:

1. Mykal Rose – Never Run Away
2. Ras Mac Bean – They Fall
3. Rod Taylor – Clean Life
4. Tiwony – Selassie
5. Murray Man – Ras Tafari
6. Artikal Crew – Clean Riddim