Summer Journey Riddim – Deano Deann

Deano Deann takes a lighter, more breezy turn here than on some of the harder-edged street cuts tied to his name, and that suits Summer Journey Riddim well: a compact 2014 dancehall set with eight tracks and a proper end-of-day feel. The production keeps a warm, sun-splashed swing under the vocals, letting Clip C’s Closed Curtains, Fiyah Binghi’s Ites Up and Craig Ed East’s Summer Love carry the hooky, party-season mood without crowding the riddim. Venom Legacy’s Mi Everything and Gaza Maxwell’s Summa Deh Yah tilt it a little more romantic and conversational, while Tuff Krakaz push the energy up on Party Everyday. The instrumental closes things out cleanly, and it leaves the whole project sounding like one of those July compilations meant for yard speakers and late-road cruising.