The Dirty Harry Riddim (2016) – Dublife Muzik Kulcha Shok

By 2016, Dublife Muzik Kulcha Shok had settled into the kind of rootsy, dub-conscious reggae work that plays well in a sound system set, and The Dirty Harry Riddim sits right in that pocket with 11 cuts and a wide spread of voices. The sequence around “Day And Night, ” “Tell Me Why, ” and “Trouble Like Rain” keeps the energy moving without rushing, while Predator Dub Assassins give the project its roughest edge with “Heavy On Harry” and the instrumental “Dirty Dub. ” Compared with Dublife’s earlier Irreplaceable Riddim, this one feels a little broader in cast and a touch heavier in atmosphere, less about one breakout anthem than the way the whole rhythm carries several different singers. It’s a sturdy entry in the label’s run of compact reggae juggling, with enough variation to keep the set moving and enough dub pressure to make the title stick.