Flash Drive Riddim – Nutation Records

Flash Drive Riddim keeps things tight: just two vocal cuts and the bare instrumental, which gives Nutation Records’ 2014 soca project a lean, radio-ready feel. Shal Marshall’s “Wild Out” leans into the kind of party-forward carnival energy that usually gets a season moving, while Erphaan Alves’ “Balance” adds a smoother, hookier counterpoint and feels like the stronger of the two songs. Nutation already had a hand in the vocal side here, since “Balance” is credited to Erphaan Alves and produced by the label, and the whole package was mastered by Platta. It’s a compact release rather than a sprawling compilation, and that economy suits the riddim’s title: Flash Drive sits neatly in Nutation’s catalogue as a small but usable soca drop for the 2015 Carnival run.