Mind Change Riddim – Inspired Music

Cool, crisp. Mind Change Riddim finds Inspired Music in that sweet spot between rootsy uplift and modern dancehall bounce, with Warrior King’s “Changes, ” Lutan Fyah’s “Riches, ” and Fantan Mojah’s “Queen and King” doing most of the heavy lifting over a melodic, hypnotic cut. The 2012 set keeps the focus tight with eight tracks, including the raw and clean versions of Shamrock’s “Bounce, ” and it plays like the kind of label compilation Phantom was sharpening around that period after earlier work such as the Like a Lion soundtrack. Ricky Teetz’s “Live” closes it out with a firmer street-side edge, but the whole release sits neatly in Inspired Music’s catalogue as one of those conscious-leaning dancehall projects that leans more on message and movement than pure hype.