It’s
officially sound clash season and the calendar is bursting at the seams
with fiery sound wars! But as New York, the epicenter of sound clash
comes alive, Irish and Chin’s “US Rumble” on Saturday, April 22 inside Amazura in Queens, NY is atop the list of sound revelers picks. Deemed as a must-see clash, “US Rumble”
oozes sound rivalry, promising clash fans an upsurge of heated battles.
Sound clash, the highly entertaining and competitive subset of Jamaican
music and culture, will not disappoint U.S. Rumble fans.
As fans pour in to Amazura for U.S. Rumble,
a real authentic sound clash awaits them from some of the country’s
most promising sounds including King Shine (New Jersey), One-A-Day (New
Jersey), Kosmik (New York), Platinum Kids (New York), Black Magic
(Georgia), Riddim Force (Florida) and returning champion Innocent
(Florida). The competing sounds are firing up for what could easily be
one of their toughest and most critical clashes to date. U.S. Rumble is bound to yield limitless excitement and Reggae and Dancehall music infused sparring as the sounds take center stage.
Amidst
the unleashing of well-constructed speeches, crafty dub plates and
tightly executed stage presence, a skilled set of sound men will battle
for their slot on the World Clash stage and the awesome slice of
exposure, recognition and clout that comes in tow. One of the
competition’s most anticipated face offs is ultimately King Shine and
Kosmik, who still have unsettled clash business to handle and tension
from their last showdown. For many, their first encounter had a
questionable outcome, prompting clash fans to crave a re-match. Will
U.S. Rumble
boil down to a “tune-fi-tune” between these two sounds? Just as many
clash fans are ready to capture the kinetic and competitive spirit of
the inaugural U.S. Rumble, which saw Innocent in a heated dub-fi-dub against King Shine.
Since
the line-up dropped, another rivalry that’s been buzzing excessively is
that of defending champion Innocent and Riddim Force. Both Florida
sounds, the budding rivalry has been years in the making. The word
amongst clash fans is that the sounds have been wanting to afflict
musical mayhem upon each other for ages. Yet, for some reason, the war
has never happened. Until now, when the Sunshine state sound systems
meet up on the U.S. Rumble stage for the very first time. This could get interesting and quite entertaining to say the least!
While Irish and Chin stand behind adding the wild card juggling element of Platinum Kids to the already fiery U.S. Rumble line up, not all the hardcore clashing sound contenders agree. In fact, many of the sounds billed for U.S. Rumble
don’t believe the hardcore clash scene is a place for juggling sounds.
It may be a good idea for the hardcore clashers to not sleep on Platinum
Kids, especially since well known juggling team Sky Juice and Oliver of
Metromedia came into World Clash a few years back and kicked out all
sound boys.
Frankly, at U.S. Rumble,
strong verbal sentiments must be converted into an all-out war.
Rounding off the anticipated face offs are the admission of talented
sounds Black Magic, who won Atlanta’s U.S. Rumble qualifying clash, and One-A-Day, who is making quite the name for themselves on the up and coming clash scene.
As
purveyors of sound culture and Caribbean entertainment specialists
Irish and Chin celebrate their 20th Anniversary throughout the year,
they couldn’t be more thrilled to see their “Rumble Series” brand take flight with the long awaited “US Rumble” up next on the series calendar. Find out everything you want to know about the “Rumble Series” by tuning into “Rumble Thursdays” on Sound Chat Radio each Thursday, 6-8 PM EST via http://www.irishandchin.com.
ABOUT RUMBLE SERIES
The Rumble Series was formally introduced by Irish and Chin in late 2015 to bring new stars into the sound clash industry. With a limited and seasoned pool of clashing sound systems, new faces are a must to sustain the vibrant culture. Further, The Rumble Series allows the talent and skills of promising sounds (those with regional buzz but not international exposure) to be showcased to mass audiences. With Japan Rumble (Fujiyama) and Canada Rumble (King Attarney) concluded, remaining are "US Rumble" (April 22, 2017), "UK Rumble" (June 17, 2017) and "EU Rumble" (June 24, 2017).
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