Spitfire Riddim – Bombrush Records

Out of the 2011 dancehall crop, Bombrush Records’ Spitfire Riddim feels like a sharply cut mid-year set with enough crossover names to keep it moving. Bay C and Blak Diamon open the field with “Nuh Touch Up, ” and the double take on Stein’s “Neat” gives the juggling a nice bit of symmetry, while Mavado and Chase Cross on “Burning Up” and Wayne Marshall on “Make A Toast” bring the heavyweight pull. The riddim itself leans lean and punchy rather than overworked, which suits the mix of street-facing tunes and party records from Erup, Monster Twinz, Sleepy Hallowtips and Versatile. Coming after Bombrush’s earlier dancehall work, it sits comfortably in the label’s 2011 run: a compact, vocal-heavy set with 17 tracks and no wasted space.

Spitfire Riddim Tracklist:

1. Bay C & Blak Diamon – Nuh Touch Up (Clean)
2. Bay C & Blak Diamon – Nuh Touch Up (Raw)
3. Bomb Rush – Spit Fire Riddim
4. Erup – Not Afraid
5. Flexx (T.O.K) & Dalla Sign – Tun Up A Road
6. Jahbert – Rock My World
7. Mavado & Chase Cross – Burning Up
8. Monster Twinz – Real Thugs
9. Nyrone – Dangerous
10. Sleepy Hallowtips – Party
11. Stein – Neat (Edit)
12. Stein – Neat (Raw)
13. T.O.K – Bubble & Wine
14. Tarrus Riley – Away From Me
15. Versatile – We No Take Talk (Clean)
16. Versatile – We No Take Talk (Raw)
17. Wayne Marshall – Make A Toast