Title: Stepping Into A New Age 1980 - 2012 Artist: New Age Steppers Label: On-U Sound Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 5060263722786 Genre: Reggae Release Date: 2021-05-21 Number of Discs: 1
An anthology set of the group that launched the On-U Sound label with the first album and single, New Age Steppers were a collective with an evolving line-up, built around the driving forces of Ari Up (The Slits) and producer Adrian Sherwood. Their records featured contributions from several singers and players from the UK post-punk vanguard such as the Pop Group, The Raincoats and The Flying Lizards; colliding with established movers from the reggae world such as Bim Sherman, Style Scott and George Oban. Contains the following discs: New Age Steppers (1981), Action Battlefield (1981), Foundation Steppers (1983), Love Forever (2012), Avant Gardening (a new compilations of rare dubs, version excursions and unreleased tracks from the vault) plus 32 page book containing photos, ephemera and a new sleevenotes by Oli Warwick that trace the history of the group via conversations with Adrian Sherwood and other contributors.
Tracks: 1.1 Fade Away 1.2 Radial Drill 1.3 State Assembly 1.4 Crazy Dreams and High Ideals 1.5 Abderhamane's Demise 1.6 Animal Space 1.7 Love Forever 1.8 Private Armies 2.1 My Whole World 2.2 Observe Life 2.3 Got to Get Away 2.4 My Love 2.5 Problems 2.6 Nuclear Zulu 2.7 Guiding Star 3.1 Some Love 3.2 Memories 3.3 5 Dog Race 3.4 Misplaced Love 3.5 Dreamers 3.6 Stabilizer 3.7 Stormy Weather 3.8 Vice of My Enemies 3.9 Mandarin 4.1 Conquer 4.2 My Nerves 4.3 Love Me Nights 4.4 The Scheisse Song 4.5 Musical Terrorist 4.6 The Fury of Ari 4.7 Wounded Animal 4.8 The Worst of Me 4.9 Revelation 4.10 The Last Times 4.11 Death of the Trees 5.1 Aggro Dub Version 5.2 Send for Me 5.3 Izalize 5.4 Unclear 5.5 Singing Love 5.6 I Scream (Rimshot) 5.7 Avante Gardening 5.8 Wide World Version 5.9 Some Dub 5.10 May I Version (Bonus Track)
