Marble Riddim – Noah X Productions

On the 2019 soca circuit, Marble Riddim from Noah X Productions lands with a sharp jab-jab energy and a compact eight-track run that keeps the focus on performance rather than excess. Dee1 and Terra D Governor’s “Talking Parrot” is the obvious anchor, and the fact it appears in both standard and raw form says a lot about how much weight the tune carried in the set. Around it, Jab Play’s “Contagious, ” D. N. A. Test’s “Toxic, ” and iQlus’ “Mad Jab Jab” keep the pace snappy and the lyrical angles playful, with “Rum Head” and “We Code” pushing that Carnival-room chatter. Noah X has a way of keeping the arrangements lean and direct, and here the riddim sits neatly in the producer’s catalogue as one of those regional soca plates built for rotation, not overthinking.