What We Are Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down Release Details
- Riddim year: 2009
- Style: Reggae
- Total tracks: 16
- Unique artists on riddim: 6
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2009 Riddims List · 2009 Reggae Riddims
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 Tracklist:
- Tom O Brien – When Do We Act
- Ernie Smith – I Was Country
- Dalton Screwdriver Lindo – Smoothy Rudy
- Ian Kimo Forrester – Warriors
- Tom Obrien – Fool S Gold
- Dalton Screwdriver Lindo – Been Through A Lot
- Ernie Smith – Dont Worry Mama
- Tony Lamb – She Says
- Tom O Brien – Running Back
- Ian Kimo Forrester – Revelation
- Dalton Screwdriver Lindo – Man Of The Past
- Tom O Brien – Peace Bredren Please
- Dalton Screwdriver Lindo – She Fell In Love
- Ernie Smith – Somebody Here
- Dalton Screwdriver Lindo – Unbottled Wine
- Tom O Brien – At Your Side
