Four big sounds for Guinness Sounds of Greatness roadshow

Saturday, November 21, 2009 6:34 AM

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When Swatch International goes up against Jam Rock in the final series of clashes in the first round of the Guinness Sound of Greatness competition tonight in Port Maria, St Mary, the respective contestants will showcase just what they are made of.

"To take on Swatch is not easy," said Jam Rock frontman Pityless. "We play together a lot and we know each other very well."

Pityless, who will be teaming up with Andrew Ouch when they take on Swatch, believes it will be a memorable clash. "We're two big sounds, we control the east and they control west Kingston. It will be a good clash."

As far as Swatch is concerned, the respect is mutual. Acknowledging that both sound systems know each other well because they play together so often, Swatch's owner Oneil Miles said his team is out in the field doing the necessary research that will prepare them for this weekend's clash. "They are a good juggling sound," Miles said of Jam Rock, "So we just have to go out there and do better than they are doing."

Maestro will be the frontman on Saturday night while Alex Frass and Nico Skill will be on the Wings of Steel CD players for the Tivoli-based sound system.

In what is anticipated to be as big a clash as the one between Jam Rock and Swatch, Bass Odyssey will take on the equally respected Coppershot.

Bass Odyssey will be sending two younger members from their impressive team of selectors into the heat of musical battle. Owner Keith Walford explains that even before the competition began they had been booked for other events, one being a date with Stone Love in St Elizabeth on the same night of the clash. As a result Lexxy and Speng will do duties in Port Maria.

Their preparation, Walford said, has been excellent. "I think we are prepared. It's all about the music, about playing the songs that will excite the crowd."

He admits, though, that the rules of the competition that prohibit the use of profanity and lyrics that discriminate against particular groups of people will make the clash even more challenging but sees it as a true test of his sound system's versatility. "Once it's music we don't see it as anything we can't overcome," he said.

Coppershot, one of the most popular sound systems on the island, will no doubt be looking forward to proving their greatness. "We just going out there to do our best," says Cutty, who will be working with Small Voice and Sanjay on the night. "They say Odyssey is the clash sound and we are the juggling sound but that doesn't mean we are going to back down."

He urged fans of Coppershot to turn out to witness something special this weekend in Port Maria because, "War is war," he said.

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