Eclipse Riddim – VA Records

Eclipse Riddim from VA Records sits in that lean 2021 dancehall pocket where the rhythm does most of the talking, with a dark, late-night pulse that suits the names on it: Blakk Man on “Chap E Line, ” Iyara’s “Place Nice, ” and Seggy Inkk’s pair of cuts, “Every Night” and “Roll Up. ” The clean/raw doubles on a couple of tracks suggest a project aimed squarely at selectors as much as casual listeners, and that kind of packaging usually means the riddim itself is the hook. VA Records keeps the arrangement tight and uncluttered, letting the vocal lines ride over a focused drum pattern and a bass line that stays low and steady rather than flashy. It’s the sort of dancehall workout that leaves room for the artists to lean into wording and delivery, while the rhythm holds everything in a dry, rolling groove.

Eclipse Riddim Tracklist:

1. Night Owl, Blakk Man – Chap E Line (Clean)
2. Night Owl, Blakk Man – Chap E Line (Raw)
3. Iyara – Place Nice (Clean)
4. Iyara – Place Nice (Raw)
5. Seggy Inkk – Every Night
6. Seggy Inkk – Roll Up
7. Divabody Charm – Qwint Pon It (Clean)
8. Divabody Charm – Qwint Pon It (Raw)
9. Sample King – Rich a Foreign (Clean)
10. Sample King – Rich a Foreign (Raw)
11. Paradyme – Gold Bottle (Clean)
12. Paradyme – Gold Bottle (Raw)

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