Roller Coaster Riddim – Taxi / Peanut Vendor Records

Roller Coaster Riddim from Taxi and Peanut Vendor Records sits in that early-2000s roots-reggae pocket where the groove is carried by patient drums, a warm bassline and tidy skank guitar rather than anything flashy. The 2004 set lines up seven singers across the same backing, with Freddie McGregor, Glen Washington, Marcia Griffiths and Nadine Sutherland doing the heaviest lifting. Glen Washington’s “Roller Costa Ride” is the obvious anchor, while Freddie’s “No More” and Marcia’s “Back In The Days” lean into the melodic, straight-backed phrasing that suits the riddim’s unhurried pulse. It’s a compact one-riddim session, and the arrangement keeps the focus on clean vocals over a steady, rolling bass pattern that gives the project its name.

Roller Coaster Riddim Tracklist:

1. Dino – Sex
2. Freddie McGregor – No More
3. Glen Washington – Roller Costa Ride
4. Loud Braw – Give Thanx
5. Marcia Griffiths – Back In The Days
6. Nadine Sutherland – Always
7. Tinga Stewart – Dream Of Me