Lost Piano Riddim – Izaboo Sound

Lost Piano Riddim leans on a stripped, piano-led pulse that leaves plenty of room for the voices to cut through, and that’s part of its charm. Izaboo Sound pulled together a broad 14-track dancehall set in 2017, with Alozade’s “What A Revolution, ” Gappy Ranks’ “Peace And Joy (Postman Remix), ” and Jigsy King’s “Ganja Mi Want Inna Mi Head” doing some of the heaviest lifting. There’s a nice contrast between the sharper social commentary and the more overtly ganja-minded cuts, while the whole thing keeps that compact, sound-system feel you’d expect from a Paris-based crew working with Postman on the riddim itself. Compared with some of Izaboo Sound’s later, more self-contained output, this one plays like a straightforward vocal showcase, and it sits neatly in their 2017 catalogue as one of those lean, singer-heavy dancehall projects that doesn’t waste time.