Magical Riddim – Pandm Records

Anthony B anchors Magical Riddim with “Woman Of My Dream, ” and that tune helps point up the riddim’s sweeter, more melodic side even as the set runs through tougher voices like Vybz Kartel and Singer J on “Ready To Tise, ” Turbulence on “Try And Try, ” and Gyptian’s “More And More. ” P and M Records kept the arrangement lean and properly mid-2000s reggae: bass-forward, uncluttered, with enough room for the singers to carry the hooks without crowding the rhythm. The tracklist also folds in a clean/raw pair for Teflan’s “Doing Good, ” which feels very much in line with the era’s habit of giving selectors and DJs a choice cut. Coming in 2008, this sits neatly among those P and M productions that favored a straightforward roots-reggae feel rather than chasing anything overly polished.

Magical Riddim Tracklist:

1. Guidance – Leave Me Alone
2. Anthony B – Woman Of My Dream
3. Vybz Kartel And Singer J – Ready To Tise
4. Teflan – Doing Good
5. Algebra – Hozanna
6. Polly Famous And Jaggy D – Too Much
7. Turbulence – Try And Try
8. C P Inc – Bigger Head
9. Gyptian – More And More
10. Almidon And Ras Goodi – Dying
11. Bryan Gold And Bunny General – In My Dream
12. Teflan – Doing Good (Raw)
13. Version – Magical Rhythm