Super Flash Riddim – Various Artists

2012 was one of those years when dancehall was still leaning hard into sharp digital patterns and chest-rattling bass, and Super Flash Riddim sits right in that pocket with a lean seven-track cut from eight voices. The set moves through short, punchy turns from Firstborn on “Wiggle Wiggle, ” Kryptonyt and Tussan on “Money Mi A Look, ” and Shem on “A Yuh Mi Say, ” while Cv pops up twice, first on “Swag Tun Up Rattacon” and then on “Blood Splash” with First Born. The production keeps the emphasis on quick-footed drum programming and a bright, flashing synth figure that gives the riddim its name. It plays at a brisk mid-tempo pace, with the vocals riding the beat in clipped, talk-sung phrases rather than long melodic runs.