Daydreamz Riddim – Kick Dem Records

Kick Dem Records’ Daydreamz Riddim sits in that early-2010s wave of lean dancehall projects that keep the guest list short and the replay value high. The four-track set pairs Bugle’s thankful, year-end reflection on “Thank God Fi Another Year” with D’Angel’s looser, more flirtatious “When Mi Whine, ” while Terro 3000’s “Check In” and G-Whizz’s “Happy People” keep the energy bouncing along without crowding the riddim. It’s a quick, no-frills release, the kind that lets each singer carve out a different mood over the same frame. Issued in 2013, it landed right in the heart of a busy riddim era, when producers were still pushing compact one-drop-style dancehall packages with just enough songs to make the concept stick.