Wattage Riddim

Wattage Riddim comes with a straight-ahead roots push and a strong conscious lean, with Queen Omega’s “I Need” and Alpha Mega’s “Heart Tearing” doing a lot of the heavy lifting. The set pairs familiar names like Prophet Benjamin, Isacha and Supreme with a tight, no-frills version cut, and the overall feel is less glossy studio polish than rugged mid-2000s reggae pressure. That’s part of the charm here: it sits comfortably beside the tougher, voice-led riddims from that period rather than chasing crossover shine. With eight artists across eight cuts, it’s the kind of compilation that fills out a producer’s catalogue with depth, not just volume, and it fits neatly among the more straightforward, singer-friendly 2009 reggae releases.