Reinvention Riddim – Tuffchin Records

Tuffchin Records didn’t lean on a big-name cast here; instead, Reinvention Riddim works as a lean 2012 dancehall set where the energy comes from the songs themselves, with Alkaline’s “Fake Friend” and Twin Of Twins’ “Lucky Boy” sitting alongside sharper-cut cuts like Ras Charmer’s “Trendsetter” and G Blunt’s “Hard Fi Dead. ” The riddim runs at a steady, mid-tempo pace, leaving enough room for the deejays to sharpen their lines and for the production to keep that tight, no-nonsense feel that suited early-2010s dancehall compilations. There’s a nice spread of voices across the project too, from Penti and Andy Frass to Eyesus on “No One Knows, ” which helps the set move between warning shots, street talk, and more reflective turns without losing its edge. The release lines up 17 tracks in all, closing with Tuffchin’s own “Reinvention Riddim. ”