What We Are Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down Riddim – Small Axe Production

What We Are Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down Riddim – Small Axe Production 2009

Somewhere between a roots showcase and a singer’s set piece, this 2009 Small Axe Production riddim lines up Tom O Brien, Ernie Smith, Dalton Screwdriver Lindo, Ian Kimo Forrester and Tony Lamb across 16 cuts, with Ernie Smith’s “I Was Country” and Tom O Brien’s “When Do We Act” and “Peace Bredren Please” among the first tracks to catch the ear. The title has a slightly dystopian edge, but the production stays firmly in reggae territory: warm, steady drum and bass, a patient one-drop feel, and enough space for each vocalist to work the riddim without crowding it. Small Axe keeps the arrangement dry and direct, letting the harmony lines and spoken-leaning phrasing do the heavy lifting while the bass carries the whole thing forward. It’s the kind of riddim that moves at an easy mid-tempo, with a locked-in low end and vocals sitting cleanly on top.

What We Are Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down Riddim Tracklist:

1. Tom O Brien – When Do We Act
2. Ernie Smith – I Was Country
3. Dalton Screwdriver Lindo – Smoothy Rudy
4. Ian Kimo Forrester – Warriors
5. Tom Obrien – Fool S Gold
6. Dalton Screwdriver Lindo – Been Through A Lot
7. Ernie Smith – Dont Worry Mama
8. Tony Lamb – She Says
9. Tom O Brien – Running Back
10. Ian Kimo Forrester – Revelation
11. Dalton Screwdriver Lindo – Man Of The Past
12. Tom O Brien – Peace Bredren Please
13. Dalton Screwdriver Lindo – She Fell In Love
14. Ernie Smith – Somebody Here
15. Dalton Screwdriver Lindo – Unbottled Wine
16. Tom O Brien – At Your Side

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