Country Living Riddim (2018) – Rufftouch Movement

Country-cool pressure. Rufftouch Movement keeps Country Living Riddim lean and unhurried, with just three cuts from Alethia, G Star and Gappy Ranks, so every vocal has room to breathe over the instrumental. Gappy Ranks is the name that jumps out, and his “No One” gives the set a bit more edge than the title might suggest. Compared with Rufftouch’s earlier Rain and Sunshine work, this one feels tighter and more stripped back, less about abundance and more about a single mood held in place. In the Rufftouch catalogue, it sits neatly as a compact 2018 roots-minded session rather than a sprawling showcase, the kind of riddim package that leaves you with the groove itself as the lasting memory.