You be the judge!
Competition has always been part of musicianship. The idea for Red Bull Soundclash comes directly from the clashes between reggae sound systems in Jamaica. And going even further back in history the composers Bach and Händel played against each other at the Habsburg court in Vienna. And then there’s the case of New Orleans jazz bands, who have constantly battled one another …
Red Bull Soundclash has picked up these old traditions and given them a unique, modern spin: two bands battle each other in four rounds with the audience deciding the winner.
Warm Up – each band plays 3 of their own songs to pump up the crowd
Round 1: The ‘Cover’ (creative round) – DJ Kenzhero cuts in a well known song and each band plays a cover version of the song in their own style.
Round 2: The ‘Take Over’ (spontaneous round) - Tumi and the Volume play one of their hits and on cue from the hosts, The Dirty Skirts take over the song in their style and then vice versa.
Round 3: The ‘Sound Clash’ (innovative round) - DJ Kenzhero determines a musical style (eg. Reggae, punk, funk, etc) for each heat then cuts in a song for Tumi and the Volume to pick up from in the pre-determined style. The Dirty Skirts will then pick up the same style and ‘attack’ Tumi and the Volume who will then ‘respond’. This round ends with each of the bands ‘melting’ the song into one of their own tunes.
Round 4: The ‘Wild Card’ (mystery round) - Each band plays one more song together with their invited special (secret) guest for the last opportunity to gain the crowd’s affection.
The chosen bands are SA rockers the Dirty Skirts and local Hip Hop group Tumi & the Volume.
Catch the bands dissing each other in a full on war of the bands on MTV Base - who's side are you on?
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