D Wake Up Riddim – Various Soca Artists

D Wake Up Riddim keeps the focus tight with six cuts and a clean, chant-heavy soca pulse that leans more on energy than gloss. Phive Pound and Eustace’s “Vibes” sets the tone early, while Mr Menace’s “Energy” and Snakey’s “Watch What You Eat” give the set its sharper carnival bite; “Pepper, ” with Sexy Tricia in the mix, is the one that really lifts the room. The tracklist suggests a small but lively studio exercise rather than a sprawling package, and that’s part of its charm. Coming out in 2008, it sits neatly alongside that period’s lean, party-first soca riddims, where the version at the end leaves just enough space for selectors to work it properly.