Him A Natty Dread Riddim – Various Labels

This one sits a little looser than a straight artist showcase, with the same natty-dread groove carrying different angles across the cuts instead of one singer steering the whole thing. Bingy Bunny, the Morwells and Nico Demus stretch “Him A Natty Dread” into a long 12-inch cut, while Keeling Beckford’s “That Girl” keeps the side moving with a lighter vocal edge. The production leans into early-’80s roots pressure rather than glossy polish: deep bass, clipped guitar chops, and that tough Rockers-era drive the Roots Radics made their calling card. The instrumental “Road Block” closes it out like a proper dub companion, darker and more stripped back, so the project lands less like a singles package and more like a snapshot of a band-style rhythm getting worked three different ways.