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Driven by the love for reggae and dancehall music, we decided to build up our own sound somewhere in '95. We started playing a mix of reggae/ragga/jungle in a local bar in Antwerp (Belgium) on a weekly basis. As guests on the program "Wake the town", hosted by Karel Michiels on Radio Centraal, we got our first opportunity to play on air.The typical way of playing dancehall reggae became more and more popular in Belgium, the crowd kept on growing and still does. First parties were held at places such as Going Out, Pacific, Spaghettiworld and Bierland. After some time we've started recording our own exclusives (dubplates) with several Jamaican top artists. This made Far West a dangerous sound in clashes. In December '99 we won the first Belgian sound clash versus Boombastic Sound which took place at Fool Moon, Brussels.We kept on organising vibeful dancehall parties in Antwerp on several locations (De Cinema, Cotton Club, Las Mañas, Scheld'apen, CC St.Andries, Noorderterras, Pier 19 ...) and got invited to play all over Belgium. As things became bigger we represented Belgium in the clash "The Netherlands versus Belgium" (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) and the "European Link Up (Aachen, Germany) where soundsystems from 6 European countries gathered together.In cooperation with High Grade Sound we promoted War ina Belgium part 1 and 2: Black Spider versus Topaz and Runn versus Heartical. In 2005 we organised the Benelux Cup Clash: three clashes one-on-one and a final with the three winners.Since February 2000 we hosted a weekly show on radio Multipop 100.2 FM; strictly Jamaican vibes every Wednesday from 22.00h till 0.00h. Since the radio has moved, the show has been cancelled.The list of parties, clashes and concerts where we played, includes a.o.:Winner "Beat Up Clash" in Paris (May 2006),
Winner "War Ina East pt.3" in Enschede (March 2006),
Treasure Isle Dancehall in Hamburg (August 2006),
Reggae Geel Festival 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2007,
Petrol Club (Support act Shinehead, Beenie Man),
Laundry Day 2007,
10 years Far West Crew with a.o. Jigsy King,
Milieufestival Antwerpen 2005,
Krakrock festival 2005,
1 year Club Mississipi, Ill City, Boomboomroom, The Funk Club,
Happy 2003, 2004 and 2006 (New Year's Eve big bashment),
Raggacircus 2004,
Polé Polé Festival 2003 (Support act Baby Cham),
Spring Jam 2003 (Aachen, with General Levy),
One Love Sunday 2003, 2004 and 2005 (Brussels),
Unity Bashment 2002 (Amsterdam),
Hove Live Festival 2000,
Tilt Festival 2002,
AB Brussels (Support act Anthony B and Full Cycle Night),
Hof ter Lo (Support act Yellowman, Mad Professor, T.O.K.),
Antwerp, City of Colours 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003,
Performances alongside several national and international soundsystems:
Killamanjaro (JA)
Stone Love Movement (JA)
4x4 Exodus (JA)
Black Spider International (D/JA)
King Tubby's (UK)
Commander B (UK)
David Rodigan (UK)
Pow Pow Movement (D)
Small Axe (D)
Supersonic (D)
Soundquake (D)
Bass Fi Mass (IT)
Ruff Pack (CH)
Runn Sound (NL)
Jah Sound (NL)
Winnieman Sound (NL)
Herb-A-Lize It (NL)
Cool Rock (NL)
Soul Stereo (FR)
Stand Tall (FR)
Lamin Cham (Champion Sound, Gambia)
...BIG UP ALL MASSIVE AND CREW WHO SUPPORTED US OVER THE YEARS ! ONE LOVE !
