Stress Relief Riddim – Various Artists

STRESS RELIEF RIDDIM produced by VARIOUS ARTISTS 2005

By 2005, reggae was still giving plenty of room to the one-riddim format, and Stress Relief Riddim fits right into that period with a roster that moves between singjay comfort food and sharper dancehall talk. Billy Kinkaid’s “Festival Fever” and Hotta Flames’ “I’ll Always Love You” lean into melody, while Salt’s “Bun Dem Out” and Kaasha’s “Come Boy” keep the pace a little more frontline and rowdy, all riding a rhythm that sounds warm, breezy, and built for the sound system rather than the studio monitor. The set also folds in Easy B and Blue Diamond, Jj, and Nick And Dee, with “Stress Relief” itself giving the riddim its name and mood, before the closing “Version” strips it back to the bare pattern.

Stress Relief Riddim Tracklist:

1. Billy Kinkaid – Festival Fever
2. Easy B And Blue Diamond – Stress Relief
3. Hotta Flames – Ill Always Love You
4. Jj – Sweet Soca Music
5. Kaasha – Come Boy
6. Nick And Dee – For All Seasons
7. Salt – Bun Dem Out
8. Superstar – Theyre Craving
9. Version – Stress Relief Riddim