Onward Riddim (2017) – Silly Walks Discotheque

Silly Walks Discotheque keep Onward Riddim in a lane that’s a bit sharper than the name might suggest, pairing a steady roots pressure with a more modern dancehall edge and then opening it up with Russ Disciple dub versions after each vocal cut. Released on April 28, 2017, the set runs eight tracks across four songs and their dubs, with Shuga’s title tune leading the charge before Kabaka Pyramid’s “Revolution of the Mind, ” Gentleman and Torch’s “Keep on Moving, ” and King Mas’ “Big Banking” each get their own space. Kabaka brings the most immediate lift, but the real pleasure is the way the sequence keeps circling back to each song in dub form, as if the producer wanted every vocal statement answered by a shadow version right after it.