Titanium Riddim – Various Artists

Titanium Riddim lands as a compact ten-track dancehall juggling act, with nine different voices cutting through the same 2005 rhythm and only Marvin Lewis returning twice. Antics opens with the streetwise pull of In D Ghetto, while Sherwayne’s Waste Water (Remix) with Bunji Garlin and Total’s Keep On Praising push the set into two different directions, one more raw and one more uplifted. The project is tagged to various artists rather than a single named production house, which fits the way it moves like a snapshot of the era rather than a polished label statement. That sequencing feels intentional too: the harder cuts come early, then the tracklist eases into singalong territory, with Vondon’s Pretty Lady closing things on a smoother note.