First Date Riddim – Spice Isle Records

First Date Riddim from Spice Isle Records sits in that mid-2000s reggae pocket where the music is tidy, melodic, and light on clutter, with just three vocal cuts to carry the whole idea. Desrene’s “Last Date” and J C Lodge’s “Yours For Life” give it the heart of a lovers-rock set, while Johannes Schetz’s title track keeps the theme pointed straight at the romance angle. It’s a small line-up, but that’s part of the charm: no crowding, no filler, just three songs on the same rhythm moving in different shades of the same mood. By the time the instrumental closes things out, the project feels like a compact date-night piece rather than a broad compilation.