Wrangla Riddim – Yellow Moon Records

Yellow Moon Records kept its run of sharp modern dancehall juggling going with Wrangla Riddim, released in 2015 and issued through Zojak. The project arrived on May 5, 2015 and spans 14 tracks across 44 minutes, with the instrumental carrying the kind of hard-edged, forward-driving energy that made the label’s Wul Dem and related releases resonate in the first place.

The sound is tense and kinetic, with a dark, militant pulse that leaves plenty of room for fast-lane deejay work and sharp one-drop phrasing. DJ Sunshine, the producer behind Yellow Moon, had already carved out a reputation for rhythm projects that gave dancehall heavyweights a clean, punchy canvas without sanding off the aggression. Wrangla sits squarely in that lane, but it feels especially concentrated in the way the arrangement keeps building pressure around the vocal cuts.

Alkaline’s Whey Yuh Have is the tune most likely to anchor the whole set. It pairs his icy, taunting delivery with a melody that cuts through the riddim’s heavy chassis. I-Octane’s Nuh Bwoy brings a grittier, more veteran tone, while Mavado’s Up Like 7 lands with the kind of street-steady confidence that has long suited him. Masicka’s Check Again and Shawn Storm’s Fully Bad add younger-energy contrast, and Kiprich’s Rich Suh gives the juggling some old-school swagger. Chilando’s Hot It Up rounds it out with another dance-ready cut.

Wrangla works because it understands the dancehall logic of contrast: menace, melody, and bragging rights all sitting on the same backbone, with Alkaline and Mavado giving the riddim its clearest pull.