Saint Riddim – Fashion Records

Saint Riddim is a 1997 Fashion Records dancehall release with three cuts: Ras Harry Chapman’s Free Up The Herb, an instrumental from Saint, and Sandeeno’s Flexing Lean. Fashion was one of the better-known UK reggae labels, founded in London by John MacGillivray and Chris Lane, and this little set carries that late-’90s British dancehall feel with a tight, stripped-back setup. The title track’s instrumental version gives the riddim room to breathe, while the vocal cuts keep it rooted in the herb-conscious, party-ready lane that marked a lot of the era’s best Fashion output.