X Facta Riddim – Digitalize Records

X Facta hits like a tight little 2011 dancehall set with Digitalize Records keeping the framework lean and grimy. There are seven tracks on the riddim, and the selection moves from Chilando’s rough-edged “Kick In A Face” to the Digital Sham and Sofano combo on “Beg Yo Sum, ” with Kantana’s “Tuff Cockey” and Vulkano’s “Can Do It Better” keeping the energy pointed straight at the dance. Digitalize leave themselves a slot with the title cut, which gives the project a proper anchor and ties the whole sequence together without crowding it. The language-heavy hooks and rude-boy attitude are what give the rhythm its bite, but the sharpest pull comes from Digital Sham, who turns up twice in the tracklisting and seems to sit right at the center of the release’s character.