Malayky - Radykal Roots 2016 -

Listening to Radykal Roots today feels like visiting an old friend who hasn't lost their edge. You can hear the DNA of this track in a lot of modern "Tropical Bass" and "Gamelan Techno" that has popped up since, but very few did it with the raw grit of Malayky.

One of the charms of the recording is its resistance to over-polishing. In 2016, much of mainstream reggae had moved toward compressed, synthetic sounds. Malayky went the opposite direction. Malayky - Radykal Roots 2016