Fingerprint Riddim – Joe Frasier

Joe Frasier’s Fingerprint Riddim lands in that mid-2000s roots-reggae pocket where the melody does the heavy lifting and the groove stays unhurried. Released in 2006 and cut as an 18-track various-artist set, it pulls in voices like Anthony B on “Blaze The Fire, ” Frankie Paul on “Stranger In Love, ” and Yellowman on “Over Me (Original), ” with Lloyd Brown doubling up for extra weight. The title track sits among a mix of lovers-rock tenderness and culture-minded lyrics, and the whole thing has that clean, warm Joe Frasier feel rather than a hard digital edge. What ties it together is the steady 84-BPM pulse, a rounded bass line, and a simple, loping drum pattern that leaves plenty of room for the singers to work the phrase.

Fingerprint Riddim Tracklist:

1. Ansel Meditation – Step Inside
2. Anthony B – Blaze The Fire
3. Ed Robinson – Walk With Me
4. Fiona – Goodbye
5. Frankie Paul – Stranger In Love
6. Honorebel – Wife
7. Hopeton Lindo – For You
8. Instrumental – Fingerprint Riddim
9. Jackie Robinson – Country Living
10. Kashief Lindo – Paradise Jamdown
11. Lloyd Brown – Dont Bother Me
12. Lloyd Brown – My Denstiny
13. Mikey Spice – Losing Me
14. Roger Robin – For Life
15. Ruddy Stewart – Never Can Say Goodbye
16. The Terrors – Dont Bother Me (Orginial)
17. Tinga Stewart – Jackie Medley
18. Yellowman – Over Me (Orginal)