Drama Riddim – Pressure Sounds

Pressure Sounds’ Drama Riddim sits in that mid-2000s run of hard-edged dancehall where the rhythm does most of the talking: a lean, tense pulse with enough room for voices to jab in and out, and a bassline that keeps the whole thing moving. The cast is deep without feeling crowded, with Anthony B and Dasia on “Rasta, ” Elephant Man cutting through on the oddly named “Sulan – Stroke Me Slow, ” and Vybz Kartel turning up twice, first on “Pussy Watcher” with Escobar and then solo on “Informer. ” Roundhead’s “Get Higher” and Wayne Marshall’s “Oh Yeah” add some extra lift, but the riddim keeps its bite through the final stretch, ending on Zumjay and Hotta Ball’s “Dance Forever, ” then the version, which leaves the bare groove hanging in the air the way a good dancehall cut should.

Drama Riddim Tracklist:

1. Anthony B & Dasia – Rasta
2. Bling Dawg – We A Soldier
3. Dazla – Different Ting
4. Elephant Man & Neo – Sulan – Stroke Me Slow
5. Loogaman – Mi Blaze
6. Roundhead – Get Higher
7. Sanjay & Carl Morrison – Whats Your Name
8. Tanto Marijuana – I Like
9. Tok – Change Up The Scenery
10. Tornado & Alias – War 2005
11. Tornado – More Gal
12. Vybz Kartel & Escobar – Pussy Watcher
13. Vybz Kartel – Informer
14. Ward 21 – Full Hundred
15. Wayne Marshall – Oh Yeah
16. Wayne Wonder – Snitches & Spies
17. Zumjay & Hotta Ball – Dance Forever