Vampire Riddim (2012) – Stringray Records

Stringray Records keeps this one lean and vocal-heavy, with just three cuts riding the Vampire rhythm in 2012. Bushman opens the set on “Back Weh Vampire, ” while Alton Ellis brings a veteran touch to “Jah Made Me Stronger” and Don Campbell rounds things off with “Hypocrites. ” There’s no padding here, no dub pass or instrumental run hiding in the sequence, just a compact reggae various-artists piece that lets each singer take a clean turn over the same backing. It sits in the same Stringray lane as the label’s other roots-minded riddims, but the appeal is in the simple line-up and the names attached. The release lists three tracks and three unique artists.