Jungle Fever Riddim (2011) – Goodlife Music

Goodlife Music’s Jungle Fever Riddim sits a little outside the label’s usual one-off singles approach, gathering six cuts around a 2011 dancehall rhythm that leans on a clipped, skanking guitar line and a deep, steady bass pulse rather than anything overly busy. P’s Like This and Newbalanz’s X Rated do the sharpest work on it, while Pearla and Snoops keep the energy matter-of-fact and street-level. The whole set moves at a mid-tempo pace that leaves space for the deejays to ride the pocket cleanly, with the instrumental doing its job through tight drum programming and a low-end that stays anchored instead of booming out front.