Heartbeat Riddim (2004) – Cellblock Records

A compact two-voice slice of early-2000s roots reggae, Heartbeat Riddim leans on the pairing of Junior Kelly’s “Precious” and Marcia Griffiths’ “My Heart Beat, ” with a version cut left to close out the set. The 2004 Cellblock Studio production ties both songs to the same melodic groove, and the lineup feels deliberately lean rather than crowded. Junior Kelly brings the harder-edged uplift he was running with in that period, while Griffiths adds the kind of warm, seasoned phrasing that can steady any riddim instantly. It’s a short tracklist, but the sequencing is tidy: vocal cut, vocal cut, then the instrumental, which makes the producer’s intention plain enough.