Dont Try To Use Me Riddim – Bunny Striker

Three cuts, three voices, and all of them land in that early-’70s roots pocket Bunny Striker was shaping so well. Horace Andy’s “Don’t Try To Use Me” is the anchor here, with Jah Stitch’s “Greedy Girl” and Johnny Clarke’s “Man Like Me” keeping the pressure on from different angles, each singer working the same riddim with his own edge. It’s a tidy little showcase of how much character a single rhythm can carry when the vocalists are this sharp, and the production leans into that classic stripped-back Jamaican feel rather than dressing anything up. Bunny Striker’s hand on it keeps the whole thing grounded in 1973, when these kind of vocal rides could turn a simple pattern into a whole statement. The release runs just three tracks, with Horace Andy, Jah Stitch, and Johnny Clarke listed in that order.