ENTITY · SOUND SYSTEM

Bass Odyssey

Well supported

Bass Odyssey, based in St Ann parish, is one of Jamaica's most internationally competitive sound systems, with a long record of appearances at major sound-clash events and a reputation built specifically on clash performance rather than radio or club residency.

Bass Odyssey speaker column, St Mary, 2012Yaniq Walford · CC BY 3.0 · Source ↗

At a glance

Type: Sound system →
Era: Clash and 1990s spectacle →
Confidence: Well supported

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Connections

Media & sources

Footage

Bass Odyssey vs Black Kat vs Lee's Unlimited — sound clash

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · opposing sound

Community clash tape of a three-sound meeting. Discovery-only.

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Bass Odyssey vs Lee's Unlimited, 1993

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · opposing sound

Community clash tape. Discovery-only.

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Bass Odyssey vs Lee's Unlimited, live in St Thomas

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Community clash tape recorded in the sound's home parish. Discovery-only.

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MIGHTY CROWN (JAPAN) VS DAVID RODIGAN VS BASS ODYSSEY VS MATTERHORN PT1 2002

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Youtube upload; embedded as a discovery-only reference pending editorial review.

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Bass Odyssey vs Lee's Unlimited, 1993 — second recording

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · opposing sound

Second community recording of the 1993 meeting. Discovery-only.

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David Rodigan vs Tony Matterhorn vs Mighty Crown vs Bass Odyssey — part 3

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · opposing sound

Later round of the same four-sound meeting. Discovery-only.

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Bass Odyssey vs King Addies - Sound Fi Dead April 2024 (Full Video) @ Amazura New York

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Bass Odyssey Vs Sound Trooper Vs Tony Matterhorn Vs Rebel Tone 12 Oct 2002 NY USA | World Clash

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Official Dancehall Reggae Sound Clash: Metro Media Sound System vs Bass Odyssey Sound System 1996

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Bass Odyssey vs Mighty Crown vs Black Kat vs Desert Storm vs Sentinel vs Immortal World Clash 2005

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BASS ODYSSEY Guinness Sounds Of Greatness Clash Finals 2010

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Official Dancehall Reggae Sound Clash: Killamanjaro vs Bass Odyssey vs King Jammys 1994

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Youtube upload; embedded as a discovery-only reference pending editorial review.

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STONE LOVE Vs BASS ODYSSEY Sound Clash in Spanish Town '94! FT. BOUNTY | Both Sounds

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Bass Odyssey VS king Addies in Amazura new York | Sound fi dead sound clash

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(SOUND CLASH) MATTERHORN VS MIGHTY CROWN VS BASS ODYSSEY VS DAVID RODIGAN 2001 DEATH B4 DISHONOR

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Black Kat Vs Bass Odyssey Vs Sound Trooper 27 Jan 2006 Bounty Hall Trelawny JA | Sound Clash

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STONE LOVE VS BASS ODYSSEY AT DAM HEAD IN SPANISH TOWN 1994 / JAMAICA / STONE LOVE SIDE

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Killamanjaro Vs Bass Odyssey 28 Oct 1995 Miami US | Sound Clash

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Bass Odyssey vs Killamanjaro - Sound Clash 2001 [Connecticut]

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Youtube upload; embedded as a discovery-only reference pending editorial review.

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UK Cup Clash 2008 - Bass Odyssey Black Kat Sentinel Killamanjaro Rodigan Mighty Crown Matterhorn

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Metro Media Vs Stone Love Vs Bass Odyssey 17 Sept 1994 Portmore JA Sound Clash

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"BASS ODYSSEY" WORLD CLASH JAMAICA 2007 ROUND3 [HD]

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Bass Odyssey VS. Black Kat VS. Mighty Crown & More! Death B4 Dishonor 5 World Clash 2005

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Riddim Clash 2006 — David Rodigan vs LP International vs Bass Odyssey

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · opposing sound

German clash meeting. Discovery-only.

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David Rodigan vs LP International vs Bass Odyssey — Collie Buddz dubplate

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Dubplate round from the same rivalry. Discovery-only.

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WORLD CLASH CANADA BASS ODYSSEY VS MIGHTY CROWN VS BLACKKAT ,OVE VS DESSERT STORM VS LEXXUS SUPREME

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Youtube upload; embedded as a discovery-only reference pending editorial review.

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Fire Links Sound & Bass Odyssey Sound In Belfield St. Mary Jamaica March 7, 2020

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · performance footage

Community-archived session footage; discovery-only embed.

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Bass Odyssey — live dubplate juggling in Jamaica, 2020

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · featured sound

Bass Odyssey juggling its own specials live in Jamaica.

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Bass Odyssey vs Mighty Crown - Sound Clash 2002 [Brooklyn, NY]

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Recordings

Bass Odyssey meets Inner City

MIXCLOUD · rights discovery only · performs

A clash tape between two sounds the archive holds records for, uploaded by Tv Sound System as "Bass Odyssey Meets Inner City - 19 Longtime Ago". Title and uploader confirmed from Mixcloud oEmbed metadata. The date is not given beyond the uploader's "longtime ago"; Inner City's documented clash history is early 1990s.

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In stories

Story · ProbableHow a clash is won

Wattage never settled a sound clash — the crowd's reaction did.

Debate & reception

What people argued about this record — two documented positions each time, kept apart from verified fact. Browse every argument in the archive →

Debate

Who gets remembered: sound, selector or artist?

One side

Artist fame

The other

Sound-system labor memory

Sound-system history often celebrates headline artists, but selectors, operators, box men, tape sellers and local promoters made the scene work. This item flags a research balance problem rather than settling it.

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