Silly Walks Discotheque: Smile Jamaica
Various Artists
This riddim factory makes the dancehall sway with a sound both vintage and modern. Despite their production name, Silly Walks Discotheque are serious students of Jamaican music history. Utilizing analog gear and new technology on Smile Jamaica, they fashion ageless lovers rock on Ikaya’s “Reggae Love” and blipping digi-dancehall for Agent Sasco’s gritty “Never Let Them Break You Down.” Multi-generational vocalists range from reggae royalty like Marcia Griffiths to Major Lazer-approved Chronixx, the latter’s lilting title track flashing a consciousness sure to make roots fans smile.