Throwback of the week: “Power Cut Riddim” produced by Big Ship
The “Power Cut Riddim”, produced by Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor for Big Ship and released in 2006, is one of the numerous Dancehall various-artist compilations of the Riddim Driven Series. It includes no less than 29 tracks (strictly raw, no version). It’s been released ten years ago, which also reminds me how fast time goes by.The “Power Cut Riddim” is a terrific Dancehall riddim. It’s one of my favorite riddims of the mid-2000’s. It’s a real bad man riddim. There’s no romantic love song on this riddim and if you’ve ever heard one, it probably is an unofficial track.From the very first bars of the intro you can tell this riddim is bad. And when I say bad, I mean bad like yard or bad like Michael Jackson (depending on your references). The short electric guitar lick of the intro is only a small insight of how epic this “Power Cut Riddim” is. It mainly consists of an uptempo military-driven drum line. On top of the beat, a set of staccato chords adds some more tension, which gives the beat an overall dangerous feel.I personally love the “Power Cut Riddim” and hopefully you do too. It features mad tracks like “Bush Kash” by Aidonia, “Rise Crime” by Mavado, “Rise di Machine” by Stein, “No Friend From Dem” by Mr Vegas and many more.For the record, the VP Records’ “Riddim Driven” series includes more than a 100 riddims. It’s a must-have in your Reggae music collection. So make sure you get this issue if you don’t have it yet. Do not hesitate to leave a comment below, and let us know what you think of this riddim.
- Release date: 2006
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Track list
01 – Aidonia – Bushkosh
02 – Vybz Kartel – Start War And Dead
03 – Busy Signal – Powercut
04 – Einstein – Rise The Machine
05 – Bramma – Last Man Standing
06 – Delly Ranx – We Are Gangsters
07 – Bounty Killer – Use Bullet
08 – Chino – Top Ranking
09 – Singing Sweet – Keep Holding On
10 – Craig Dennis – Real Badman
11 – Mr. Vegas – No Friend From Dem
12 – Bugle – Nuh Tell Me
13 – Future Fanbo – Dont Kill
14 – Elephant Man – Loud And Clear
15 – Sultex 3000 – Anywhere We Go
16 – Flexx – Buss We Gun
17 – Jagwa – Dem A Baby
18 – Leftside And Esco – Nah See We
19 – Wayne Marshall – Who We Be
20 – Monsta Twinz – Fire Pon Dem
21 – Movado – Rise Crime
22 – Tyrical – Warning
23 – Mr. Easy – No Tears
24 – Nicky B – All I Need
25 – Norris Man – My Best Friend
26 – Shane O – Come This Way
27 – Stratford – Cant Diss
28 – Elephant – Bung Bang Bang
29 – Kari Jess – Nuh Ease Up
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