Tenement Yard 2019 Riddim – Crossfire Sound Luxembourg

Crossfire Sound Luxembourg’s Tenement Yard 2019 Riddim feels less like a standard one-drop package and more like a compact tribute to roots history, with the title nodding to Jacob Miller’s “Tenement Yard” and the set landing on March 30, 2019 as a seven-track, 26-minute release. Anthony Que’s “Chart Topping” is the sharpest pull here, but the whole run keeps a warm, skanking pulse under voices from Naptali, Hempress Iley, Don G, and Vijahn, before Judi K and Old Capital close it out with “Tenement Dub, ” which folds pieces of “Chart Topping” back into the dub treatment. It’s the kind of riddim that stays grounded in classic reggae swing while giving each singer enough room to shape the vibe, right down to the final dub cut.