Currant Riddim – Notice Records

Currant Riddim finds Notice Records leaning into a brisk 2011 dancehall juggling, the sort of compilation that keeps the focus on sharp one-drop-to-one-voice exchanges rather than any single headliner. Beenie Man’s “Woman A Di Year” and Bugle’s “Nah Follow Nobody” sit nicely beside the tighter, more militant turns from Jah Malo and Blak Ryno and Wahwa, while Junior Reid and Mr. Vegas add some veteran weight to the set. The rhythm itself has that clean, punchy mid-2000s-to-early-2010s dancehall feel, with enough bounce for the party cuts and enough edge for tracks like “Go For My Goal” and “Nah Bow Fi Money” to land properly. Released in April 2011, the set runs 12 tracks and includes both edit and raw versions of Jah Malo’s “Girl Ova Gun, ” which tells you exactly how the label wanted this one handled.