Mash Up The Dance Riddim – Interrupt Music

In 2021, when a lot of digital dancehall was looking back to the raw, stripped-down sound of the late ’80s, Interrupt Music came through with Mash Up The Dance, a five-track riddim EP cut from a fast, hard-edged version of the Turn On the Heat rhythm. Mowty Mahlyka’s title tune is the sharpest shot here, all ragga attack and sound-system energy, while Parly B’s “Talking Parrot” leans into his witty, fast-talking style with real UK dancehall bite. Ponchita Peligros twists “Follow Style” into something more playful and off-kilter, and the three-voice team-up on “Josephine Calling” gives the riddim a different angle without losing the pressure. Interrupt rounds it off with a straight instrumental version, and for a first release on the label, it lands with the kind of dancehall-minded urgency that made sense in the post-lockdown session climate of 2021.