Come Down Riddim (1988)

Come Down Riddim lands in that late-’80s dancehall pocket where the pace is lean, the bass is heavy, and the hook hangs around long after the side is done. The set is tiny but sharp: Super Cat’s “Come Down” is the pull, riding the rhythm with that clipped, no-nonsense Dee Jay swagger that made him such a force in the era, while Wayne Fire’s “Sexy Body” keeps the mood squarely in dancehall flirtation. The instrumental version closes it out cleanly, letting the stripped-back groove do the talking and showing how much mileage producers could get from a tight, two-song-style riddim package in 1988.