Life Lines Riddim – Mash Records

Seh Calaz gives Life Lines Riddim its sharpest edge, cutting through Mash Records’ 2013 dancehall cut with “Ndiwe, ” a track that sits nicely between the riddim’s rough, insistent drive and the more pointed protest energy of Reign’s “Corruption. ” Viviun’s “Nditambidze Rudo” adds a sweeter, more melodic pull, while Vinkon comes in with “Break The Rules” to keep the whole thing on the younger, more unruly side of the spectrum. Mash Records keeps the set tight at five tracks, and that economy suits the riddim’s stripped, direct feel; there’s no extra filler, just a quick sweep through different voices over the same backbone, with Josmas closing out on the riddim version, almost like a footnote.