Sax On Da Beach Riddim – Keepleft Records

In 2015, when soca and dancehall were still trading a lot of the same club energy, Keepleft Records dropped Sax On Da Beach Riddim with a cast that leans on familiar names and sharp party turns. Leftside’s “Teenie” kicks things off, with Elephant Man on “Hot Inna, ” Spice on “Stevie Wonder, ” and Sizzla Kalonji on “Gwaan Gyal” giving the juggling a nice mix of cheeky, high-volume vocal styles. The title points to the arrangement’s saxophone hook, which sits over a bright, bouncy soca pulse rather than a heavy dancehall stomp, and that horn line is what keeps the whole set feeling breezy and slightly mischievous. Red Rat and Voicemail ft. Ova Marz keep the momentum up, but the riddim’s real identity comes from that light, fast-moving brass pattern and the clean, elastic rhythm section underneath it.