Rimshot Riddim Medley – Gurr Music

A crisp rimshot pattern and skanking guitar give this 2016 Gurr Music cut a light, bouncing feel rather than a heavy bashment shove, and that swing suits the seven-voiced lineup well. Smooth opens with the devotional pull of In The Heart, while Good Samaritan and Ras Brando keep the message-minded tone moving with a more urgent edge. Mark Ras and Nashan lean into uplift and struggle, and Singer Blue’s Quarell adds a sharper, more personal note that breaks the medley up nicely. Gurr Music keeps the instrumentation lean and live-sounding, which was the right call for a reggae riddim release in that mid-2010s run of compact, singer-driven projects.