Mad Program Riddim – Anthony Records

Navino kicks off Mad Program Riddim with “Mac 90, ” and that’s the cut that gives the whole Anthony Records set its snap: hard-edged dancehall energy with just enough space for the vocalists to cut through. Tycoon’s “Weeping and Moaning” and Sling’s “Truly Sick” keep the pressure on, while the instrumental makes the producer’s rhythm-first approach plain. On this 2017 release, Anthony Records leans into the kind of spare, street-minded programming that also marked its later instrumental-heavy work, and Navino is the name that gives the project its sharpest pull. At just four tracks, Mad Program sits neatly in the label’s catalogue as a compact, no-frills dancehall drop built for selectors and dubplate heads.