False Teeth Riddim – Soca 2013 – 1st Klase

Bright and mischievous, the False Teeth Riddim catches 1st Klase in that sweet spot where old-school calypso ideas meet Carnival-season soca muscle. Bunji Garlin’s “Hard Wine” and Kes’s “I Ok” do a lot of the heavy lifting here, while Kerwin Du Bois and Konshens keep the energy moving with their own spins on the rhythm. Coming off the back of 1st Klase’s earlier knack for fusing sharper electronic textures into soca, this one feels a little warmer and more throwback in spirit, with the playful title matching the cheeky pulse of the arrangement. The instrumental version is no afterthought either; it lets the groove breathe and shows how carefully the cut is put together. In the 1st Klase catalogue, it sits neatly among the producer’s more Carnival-ready sides, the sort of riddim built to travel straight into the season.