One DJ Wont Do – Techniques

Seven cuts deep and straight out of 1986, One DJ Wont Do is a lean Techniques dancehall set that leans on the kind of deejay cipher that was taking over the sound system era. Johnny P’s “Flood Disaster” is the cut that jumps out first, all sharp delivery and quick-tongued urgency, while Cutty Ranks on “Out A Hand” brings that tougher, early-style edge that already points toward where he’d go next. Ashman’s “No Love Truck” and Junie Ranks’ “Nah Stop Gi Bunn” keep the energy rolling without letting the groove loosen up, and the artwork credit to Limonious gives the whole thing that unmistakable late-80s Kingston stamp. It’s a snapshot of Techniques in its lane, when the label was backing deejays hard and the format was moving fast.