Sparta Riddim – Raggedy Productions

Sparta Riddim comes in as a sharp 2012 dancehall set from Raggedy Productions, chasing that raw, tension-heavy street sound rather than anything glossy, with Gaza Maxwell’s “Buss Dem Head” and the Merciless pairing on “War” giving the project its hardest edges. Hartbles keeps the heat on with “Ang Diss, ” while Savage’s “Wat A Massacre” leans into the clash-ready mood that runs through the whole package, and the instrumental closes things out cleanly after the vocal cuts. Raggedy Productions keeps the arrangement spare enough for the deejays to do the damage, leaving the low end to rumble and the hooks to bite. The tracklist on the release also includes Frassout’s “Smoke Shop” and the “Sparta Riddim” instrumental.