Crystal Woman And Musik Two Riddim – Rootdown Records

Rootdown Records was deep in the European reggae circuit when it cut Crystal Woman and Musik Two in 2005, and the riddim’s roster tells you plenty about the moment: Anthony B’s “Player No More, ” Richie Spice’s “Gideon Soldier, ” and Lutan Fyah’s “When Mi Rise It” sit alongside voices from Jahmali, Chuck Fenda, and the German sing-jay Maxim. The groove is warm and steady rather than flashy, the kind of one-drop backdrop that leaves room for the chants and warnings to land clean, and Rootdown threads the whole thing with a cross-Atlantic cast that even dips into German-language cuts like Nosliw’s “Musik” and Maxim’s “Wein Nicht Mehr. ” It’s a snapshot of reggae moving through Switzerland, Germany, and Jamaica at the same time, with “Gideon Soldier” and “Player No More” doing a lot of the talking, plus a few surprise turns near the end.

Crystal Woman And Musik Two Riddim Tracklist:

1. Anthony B – Player No More
2. Cali P. – Take Care Of My Family
3. Chuck Fenda – Perfect Love
4. Elijah Prophet – Got To Be Conscious
5. Elijah Prophet – Small World
6. Jahmali – On Our Guard
7. Lloyd Brown – No Stone Unturned
8. Lloyd Brown – Under Estimation
9. Lutan Fyah – When Mi Rise It
10. Maxim – Wein Nicht Mehr
11. Natty Flo & Jahmeek – My Baby Is Gone
12. Norrisman – Rough Road
13. Nosliw – Musik
14. Promoe, Cosmic & Tenor Diamond – Bureaucrazy
15. Rebellion The Recaller – Life Is A Treasure
16. Richie Spice – Gideon Soldier
17. Skarra Mucci – Stop The War
18. Tenor Diamond – Reaching Out
19. Turbulence – No Matter What They Say