I could have written exactly that! I remember telling someone that whilst listening to Reggae, listen to the bits when there's a quick momentary silence, or space as you've called it. We both can't be wrong?!!
I got in to Reggae when the first generation of Skinheads evolved in the late '60s...
Back in the day, if there was a riddim I really liked, I searched for any versions and put them all on a cassette, making a one-riddim play list.
This is how it's done properly, with one of my all time favourite tunes;
Coincidentaly, I've got this radio station blaring out of my sound system as I opened this thread! Just click the play button after where it says FluxFM Dub.
https://onlineradiobox.com/de/fluxfmdub/?cs=de.fluxfmdub&lang=en