Yardbeat took the Modern Warfare Title

From what I’ve read on dancehallmusic.de, Yardbeat took the title in last nights Modern Warfare Clash against City Lock in Berlin.

Seems like it was a deserved win, trough City Lock only took the first round and Yardbeat the other rounds plus DfD.

Modern Warfare Clash Vol. 1

This Friday, February the 25th, after a long lean period, Berlin will be the battlefield for a soundclash again.

Berlin’s own City Lock Sound gonna clash against Yardbeat Sound from Japan at the Yaam.

Hosted and promoted by Supersonic Sound.

Edit 2: Both Sound did some Promo Dubplate Mixes for the Clash, check them.

Yardbeat

City Lock

Flyer for Riddim Clash 2010

Seems like the Line-Up wasn’t just a rumour, as I recently found the Flyer for this years Riddim Clash.

Riddim Clash 2010 Line Up

Don’t know if this is really official yet, but one of Guiding Star’s Members put the Line Up for this years Riddim Clash on the DHR Board.

CITY LOCK, the reigning champion from Germany
GUIDING STAR from France
BLUNT POSSE from the US of A
ROOTSMAN from Canada
POISON DART, the one from Antigua
HEAVY HAMMER from Italy

Well, I don’t know.

Download Guiding Star vs City Lock

Finally the Audios for the Guiding Star versus City Lock Clash last week in Geneva are available to download.

(Just click the Flyer)

Kill or Die Trying 2010 Audio Download

Just got the Audios for the Kill or Die Trying Clash 2010 from the Promoter General Chiancone via Facebook.

Go check the clash.

Guiding Star won another Trophy

A few weeks after their win against Deebuzz in Frankfurt, Jacob and the crew ended City Locks Killing Spree last night in Geneva, Switzerland.

Word been spreading that City Lock couldn’t connect to well with the swiss crowd and Guiding Star took 3 of 4 rounds.

I’ll hit you up with the audios of this and the  last week clash as soon as i’ll get them.

Martial Weekend

Gonna be a martial weekend with these 2 nice clashes, i’ve already told you about, coming up today and tomorrow.

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Young, gifted and baaad #21

You definitly asking yourself how come he told us about the death of this column and now he’s like doing a Jay-Z Move short afterwards. Okay, lemme try to explain it. I did this Interview with the following sound a long while ago, and it happend that the answers end up in my spam folder and i totally forgot about it, so it would be unfair to the soundguys not to publish the interview. But this gonna be the last one for real. I think.

So enough with the long words, here comes the interview with one of romes top-sounds and successful soundkillers, who gonna clash ‘gainst reigning Riddimclash Champs City Lock in two weeks,

DANCEHALL SOLDIERS

#Please introduce your Sound and all the members to the readers.

We’re Dancehall Soldiers straight from Rome, Italy. We’re just 2 members: Rosco is the Selecta and Peppe is the Mc. That’s all!

#When was the founding of your Sound and since when do you djing?

Across 2000 Rosco and another boy called Pisolo, used to play reggae and hip hop in a little club in their hometown on Rome’s seaside. By the way, the passion for the reggae music grew up until the necessity to found a real sound system. So in November 2003 they started this project called “Dancehall Soldiers” with Rosco as a selecta and Pisolo on the mic. In January 2004 Peppe joined the crew as an mc, so they started to do dancehall in many Rome’s clubs. After few months Pisolo left the sound, and ‘till now, we’re spreading reggae vibes anywhere!

#Can you describe which style your sound plays mostly?

We play all kinds of reggae music, from foundation to the latest Jamaican releases inna original juggling style. Dubplates and specials are fundamentals in our selections.

#Please tell me about the most important cornermarks in the sounds history, like clashes, the baddest dances, etc.

In our hearts there are a lot of big nights: first of all our first B’Bash with the Mighty Pow Pow Movement with 1200 people blowing candles with us!! J Then our performance before Capleton live show in Rome. A real mad night with over 5000 people blazing fire and feeling the vibes!!! Amazing were also our 2 won soundclashes: one against Bashfire from Italy hosted by One Love Hi Pawa, and the latest one against Kalibandulu. A project that we carried on for 3 years with Gramigna sound, was the “Riddim Night”, an exclusive weekly party. After that, starting from 2009, we,Gramigna and another 3 romans sound (Big Bamboo, Yaga Yaga & Frisco) built up the “Bash Fever” crew. Every Saturday in the same club here in Rome, there’s a great dancehall hosted by one of these crew, where you can find wicked guests from all over the world. We also publish a free press called “Bash Fever Magazine” summing up all the latest news ‘bout local dancehall and Jamaican vibes. Last but not least, our radio experience. Since 2005 our reggae radio show called “Roots, Reality & Culture” goes on air every Tuesday from 11 pm to 1 am on Radio Città Aperta.

#Which plans do you have for your sound in the near future and what are the real longtime plans for it?

In our near future, we want to win our first international clash on February 2010 against the Riddim Clash’s winner aka City Lock. We would like to continue spreading vibes all over Europe and then only time will tell!

#Which persons, sounds, artists have influenced you musicallywise?

It’s too long to name all of them, but for sure some clash addicted sound system like: Bass Odissey, King Addis, Jaro etc. etc. For our Juggling attitude, we’ve to say thanks to Black Chiney and Pow Pow. Moreover we can’t forget One Love Hi Pawa: we grew up in their yard.

#What was the first dubplate you ever voiced, and do you still play it?

Our first dub was Warrior King on the Queen Majesty riddim. It was recorded during Warrior King’s first Italian tour, now we’ve remix it on the Bobby Babylon riddim and sometimes we play it.

Thank you Dancehall Soldiers, and sorry about the delay. Good luck for the upcoming clash, may the best sound win.

Please check the latest Mix CD of Dancehall Soldiers by clicking the image.

Next Clashs in the making

There are so many clashes coming up in the next few months, that I want to try to give you a short update on what’s happening next.

The very next Clash will be Axxion Pack from Sweden vs Jah Ark Manifest from Norway in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 22nd of January. Promoted by Rough Lynx Sound.

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Up next, there is a nice little war going on between the two bavarian sounds Renegade and Nicetime Intl., 12th of February at Backstage in Munich

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Also in February, the reigning Riddim Clash Champion City Lock, from Berlin, enter two Clashes. On the 13th, the Kill or Die trying Clash 2010 against Dancehall Soldiers from Italy in Venice. And then, just one week later, on the 20th of February against Guiding Star from Paris in Geneva.

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February the 27th you have two Clashes on one night.

Irie Crew from Nancy, France against One Love Hi-Powa from Rome, called Sottotetto Cup Clash in Bologna

And, at Germanys U-Club in Wuppertal, Herb-A-Lize-It from Enschede, Holland vs Young Hawk Sound out of the Bronx, NYC, USA

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March the 19th, Frankfurts Bashment Machine Soundbwoys Destiny gonna clash versus Northern Lights from Udine, Italy in Bologna.

>>Flyer Update<<

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Then, April, the 10th, at Stratford Rex, London:

The US Worldclash vs UK Cup Clash Tag Team Clash.

Already announced by Chin on his Blog a few weeks ago, but now I found the Line Up on Sentinels Homepage.

Sentinel, Mighty Crown, Blackkat as Team US Worldclash vs Rodigan, Bass Odyssey and another Sound as TeamUK Cup Clash.

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And finally, the clash I am looking forward the most. This years edition of the great War inna East, promoted by the notorious Herb-A-Lize-It Sound from Enschede.

Mighty Crown versus Supersonic. April, the 17th.

Best thing in years, hands down.

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Update: Found this on Blunt Posses Myspace

12th of June 2010: Blunt Posse vs Herb-A-Lize-It Rude 7 in Mannheim, Germany

Edit:

Finally, here is the Flyer for this Clash: