Savage Riddim – Nocturne Records

Mid-2000s French-Caribbean dancehall gets a sharp turn here, with Nocturne Records steering Savage Riddim through a lineup that leans hard on Admiral T, Daddy Mory, Tiwony and Yaniss Odua. It was issued in 2002 and, under another catalog name, turns up as Savage (2) Riddim, credited to Psycho (2) and Crucial L, which helps explain the project’s restless, cross-Atlantic feel. Admiral T’s “So Strong” gets doubled with a remix, and that pattern repeats through the set, so you hear the producers testing the same cut in different voices and versions. The result is less a loose compilation than a carefully sequenced stack of originals, remixes and version pieces, ending with that run of alternate takes to underline the riddim’s club-ready intent.

Savage Riddim Tracklist:

1. Admiral T – So Strong (Remix)
2. Admiral T – So Strong
3. Azrock – Queen Mackrel
4. Bocas – Ladj? Yo Ba Mwen
5. Bocass – Ladj? Yo Ba Mwen (Remix)
6. Daddy Mory – Big Faya (Remix)
7. Daddy Mory – Big Faya
8. Dj Jeff – Savage Megamix
9. Faya D – Dancehall Time
10. Full Style – Natural
11. Kiss – Why
12. Kulu Ganja & Lynnsha – They Don’t Know
13. Laskez – Horseride Megamix
14. Laskez – Savage Version
15. Loo Ranks – Attitude Raggamuffin
16. Lord Delphy – ‘Jel Yo Ni (Remix)
17. Lord Delphy – ‘Jel Yo Ni
18. Lord Kossity – Zoom
19. Matinda – I Am A Ruffneg
20. Nasareken Tiken – It’s Time
21. Neg Marron – La M?me Cause
22. Original Uman – D’?gal ? ?gal
23. Outsider – Faya Bun
24. Radikal – Ruff
25. Reel Killa – Les Gens Qui Font Du Vent
26. Stra?ka D – Hold Up (Remix)
27. Stra?ka D – Hold Up
28. Supa John & Lee-Vayah B – 2-Nite
29. Thorn – Bun Dem
30. Tiwony – Une Vie De Chien (Remix)
31. Tiwony – Une Vie De Chien
32. Trey – L’homme Qui En Savait Trop
33. Yaniss Odua – Qui Est Ce Qui
34. Yaniss Odua – Ui Est Ce Qui (Remix)