Stalingrad Riddim – Various Artists

STALINGRAD RIDDIM produced by VARIOUS ARTISTS 2005

By 2005, dancehall was leaning hard into sharp-edged computer rhythms and fast, talk-over-friendly cuts, and Stalingrad Riddim sits right in that moment with a compact batch of mostly French-language tunes and a proper version tucked in the middle. Afta Micky and Skyrox come in swinging on “Anti Battyboy (Freestyle), ” while Breaklyn’s “Dead Wak? ” keeps the pressure on with a grittier, more street-level charge; Fox’s “Babylone” and B Mct’s “Blackman” add a tougher roots-conscious angle to the set. The riddim version from Dj Skorn’ helps frame the whole thing, giving the vocal cuts a bare, driving backbone. It’s the kind of mid-2000s regional dancehall record that feels of its time without sounding disposable.

Stalingrad Riddim Tracklist:

1. Afta Micky Feat Skyrox – Anti Battyboy (Freestyle)
2. Breaklyn – Dead Wak?
3. Dayon’aye – Restan A Moun’
4. Dj Skorn’ – Stalingrad Riddim Version
5. Fox – Babylone
6. Jaffia Feat Yoda – L? Vi? B?
7. Mct – Blackman (Stalingrad Riddim)
8. Orizy – Buch Pa Fin’ ?v? La Gu?
9. Ss Norys Premier – Bun Battyboy Dem
10. Stalingrad Riddim – Version
11. Ta?ny B – Dibilidi Gwada
12. Tenshy – C’est Le Ghetto
13. Waat Man – War
14. Yodah Feat Ll – Ganja Pousse