Storm Alarm Release Details
- Riddim year: 2004
- Style: Reggae
- Total tracks: 22
- Unique artists on riddim: 25
- Production credits: SPECIAL DELIVERY MUSIC
- Key artists on this riddim: Admiral Tibett, Gentleman, Luciano, Mark Wonder, Queen Ifrica, Tiwony
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2004 Riddims List · 2004 Reggae Riddims
Special Delivery Music usually aimed straight at rootsy, artist-driven reggae, but Storm Alarm leans a little harder into the crossover zone, with Bost and Bim’s production giving the riddim a taut, digital pulse that still leaves room for conscious singers. Admiral Tibet’s “Natural Vibes” and Luciano’s “Now And Then” carry the weight on the roots side, while Gentleman’s “Rainy Days” points to the release’s wider appeal and helped make the riddim one of the label’s better-known 2004 outings. The set stretches across English and French-speaking voices too, with Alpheus, Tiwony, Little Francky and Tony Rebel all adding their own angle to the pattern. It closes on “Riddim Storm Alarm, ” the instrumental cut that lays bare the sharp drum programming and clipped bassline that hold the whole thing together.
Storm Alarm Tracklist:
- Admiral Tibet – Natural Vibes
- Alkaly – Libere Ton Esprit
- Alpheus – You Got Love
- Bost & Bim – Riddim Storm Alarm
- Chadness – Red Gold & Green
- Deni Ranks – Di Yoots Dem
- Difanga – J’accumule
- Fefe Typical & Tiwony – Choisis Ta Destinee
- Gentleman – Rainy Days
- I Selah I – You Mix It Up
- Little Francky – Tu Dois Avancer
- Luciano – Now And Then
- Lyricson – Suburb Politician
- Mark Wonder – Slave
- Matinda – Demain Se Construit Au Present
- Nemo – Air & Oxygen
- Prinzlo – Competition
- Queen Ifrica – Jah Lenghten My Days
- Ras Shiloh – Silent Rivers
- Ryan – Higher Chant
- Tairo And Mad Killah – Vis Aujourd’hui
- Tony Rebel – Not Necessary
