Red Hot Riddim – Idlers Corner Records

Idlers Corner keeps this one lean and focused: three cuts, one sturdy roots groove, and no wasted motion. Exco Levi’s “Place Called Earth” gives the riddim its clearest anthem, with that singer’s steady, conscious delivery riding the track’s warm bass and clipped guitar skank, while D’Nations bring a harder warning on “Trample Bad Mind. ” Marshall Neeko closes the set with “Red Hot Dub, ” and that instrumental feels like the point where the whole rhythm settles into its own pocket, leaving the echo and low end to do the talking.