Tun Up Di Soca Loud!!! Riddim – Young Veterans Records

Sharp-edged soca energy runs through Tun Up Di Soca Loud! ! ! Riddim, a 2011 Young Veterans Records set that leans hard on party-ready remixes rather than chasing anything slick or polished. The lineup is a tidy cross-section of dancehall and soca voices: Macka Diamond kicks off with “Wine, ” Capleton snaps into “Tun Up, ” Lady Saw keeps the pace moving on “Anuh Anything, ” and the riddim never really lets up once Trainer and Perfect take their turns. It’s a short, punchy package at just over half an hour, with every cut hovering around the same quick-hit length, so the emphasis stays on momentum and hooks. The final impression belongs to Capleton, whose “Tun Up” has the kind of rough, commanding bounce that cuts cleanly through the carnival-season gloss around it.