kamsakii’s “Third Strike” combines classic 80’s Dancehall & Reggae rhythms with more modern Japanese Dub sensibilities to create a one-of-a-kind listening experience—one which draws on the sweet and sugary Lovers Rock approach of British-born Jamaican artists like Kofi & Deborahe Glasgow, and fuses it with the swagger & self-assuredness of Dancehall hometown legends like Sister Carol and Sister Nancy. Most important to kamsakii‘s approach, however, is the influence that comes from Japanese Reggae & Dub artists like Natsu Summer & Fishmans, whose takes on these genres see them imbuing their music with an experimental, yet artful playfulness that pushes the boundaries of these styles into new frontiers—creating a kind of Dub Reggae not seen anywhere else in the world.
So, “Third Strike” for me is a love letter to not only those artists, but these genres as a whole—it comes from a desire to see Reggae, Dub, Roots, etc. be pushed past its current stylistic limits, towards a future where we can see more creative approaches to what I’d argue are the world’s most influential contemporary music genres!
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