Concrete Riddim – Platinum Sunset Records

CONCRETE RIDDIM produced by PLATINUM SUNSET RECORDS 2006

By 2006, Platinum Sunset Records had already settled into a tidy one-way formula, and Concrete Riddim sits right in that catalog lane with a Japanese-heavy dancehall cast that includes Atooshi, Fireball, H Man, NG Head, and Ryo the Skywalker. The rhythm itself has a hard, blocky feel, all clipped drum programming and a deep bassline that keeps the verses moving without much ornament. Fireball’s pair of cuts and Ryo the Skywalker’s “No Time Fi Waste” give the project its sharpest pull, while the version track underlines how stripped-down the riddim really is. It’s a compact compilation, 12 tracks all told, that leans on tense phrasing and a dry, percussive pulse rather than flash.

Concrete Riddim Tracklist:

1. Atooshi – No.1
2. Butcher – Dansu Horazu
3. Dabo – Sen Modo
4. Fireball – Mission No.9
5. Fireball – Onettai Soun
6. H Man – Mada Mada
7. King K – Zion
8. NG Head – Boom
9. Platinum Sunset – Concrete Riddim Version
10. Ryo The Skywalker – No Time Fi Waste
11. Shounan No Kaze – Oh Yeah
12. Soldier Featuring Akane – Cyaan Stop