Fire Stitch Riddim – Muta King

Fire Stitch comes off less like a flashy one-shot and more like a straight-up Muta King session from 2013, with the producer stepping into the artist lineup himself alongside Crage Ed East, Jah Currant, Karva, Sammy D and X-Pents. The cut that gives the riddim its title, “Fire Stitch Version, ” keeps the focus on the rhythm bed, while the vocal tunes lean into heartbreak, roots sentiment and social warning, especially Jah Currant’s “Hurt My Heart” and Sammy D’s “People A Dead. ” There’s a warm, steady reggae pulse here rather than any big studio theatrics, which suits the song list and keeps the whole thing moving with a plainspoken, mid-tempo feel. In all, the set runs seven tracks, ending on the version cut itself.