Two Riddim Clash Volume One by Heavy Beat Records (2023)

Heavy Beat Records’ Two Riddim Clash Volume One arrived in 2023 with a classic roots-and-rockers feel, lining up veterans like Beres Hammond, Chuck Turner, Leroy Smart, Tyrone Taylor and Jimmy Riley alongside Tarrus Riley on Life Is No Bed Of Roses and Anthony Cruz with Ras Mega on Chant Fire. The set also runs through Don Perez, Fleshy Ranks, Michelle Gordan, KashieF Lindo and Mical Rustle, giving the release a broad vocal spread while keeping the same steady 89 BPM backbone across the whole project. It plays like a label showcase built for sound systems and selectors, with Tight Situation, Wey Dem Ago Do and Back Up Train among the cuts that help define its old-school clash-style character.