Snake Wine Riddim – Platinum Kids / Knockturnal Records

By 2017, Platinum Kids and Knockturnal Records were already shaping a run of dancehall projects with a sharp, local-gunpowder feel, and Snake Wine Riddim sits right in that pocket with six artists spread across nine cuts and a pair of radio edits folded in alongside the raw takes. Blak Ryno gets the early spotlight with “Mek It Numb, ” while Di Artist Redd’s “Gyal Dem A Die Fa” and Rozegold’s “Only Man She Need” keep the pressure on, all riding a fast, hard-edged rhythm that pushes the vocals forward instead of burying them. Sewell’s “Garrison” and Tallis’s “Gone Up” add more grit to the set, and the title instrumental closes it out under the Platinum Kids banner, dated March 24, 2017.