Tilt Riddim, Pt. 1 – Chinese Laundry Music

Kernal Roberts leads Tilt Riddim, Pt. 1 with the title cut, and that’s the sharper of the two tracks here, giving Chinese Laundry Music’s 2021 two-song set its quick, forward push before Zan’s “Sunshine and Wine” rounds it out. The release is cut lean and direct, with just the two vocal takes over the same riddim, and it arrived on October 7, 2021 as part of Chinese Laundry Music’s run of closely spaced Tilt releases that year. Kernal Roberts had already been an active name in the Trinidad soca-reggae space, and the pairing with Zan keeps this first part focused on melody and bounce rather than extras. It’s a two-track single, with no dub or instrumental versions in the package.