Newsday Feature: Shining light on Darkseid Riddim

DO the lyrics “Mash it up and buy it back, tear down and build back,” ring a bell? How about, “Do me a favour, doh tell me ‘bout behaviour”?

If they did, then you’re familiar with one of the most popular soca riddims of the 2020 Carnival season – The Darkseid Riddim produced by 28-year-old Vincentian Phillip “Wetty Beatz” Bastien.

The riddim features four tracks – Throw It Out by Marcus “Lavaman” James, Rukshun by Devon “Lyrikal” Martin, Nasty Up by Johnny “Problem Child” Fontainne and Normal by Phillip.

Nasty Up and Rukshun were undeniably the most played from the riddim, with the latter being the song that helped Lyrikal place second in the 2020 International (Power) Soca Monarch. Stage Gone Bad by Kees Dieffenthaller and Neil “Iwer” George placed first.

Bastien told Newsday he finished producing the track in March 2019 and posted a snippet to his Instagram page.

Read The full article here https://newsday.co.tt/2020/03/04/shining-light-on-darkseid-riddim/