Spanish Guitar Riddim (2013) – Big Link Up Records

Spanish Guitar Riddim comes with a light, melodic dancehall swing that sits nicely under the vocal cuts, giving Big Link Up Records’ 2013 set a sharper, more musical edge than a bare-bones juggling. The seven-track lineup keeps the focus on personality: Bartley’s “Brace It” and Versatile’s “Ride Or Die Chick” are the kind of tunes that give the riddim its shape, while Sany-G’s “Badman Law” and Teesha’s “One Day” keep the energy moving in different directions. Snypa Kyng’s “New Gyal” and Tj-Sharp’s “Crazy Life” round it out without overcrowding the rhythm, so each voice gets room to land. Big Link Up closes with its own instrumental, and that version underlines the guitar line that gives the whole project its name.