New Age Steppers | en

They come from the lands where this type of music is so unusual. They are young at heart and open in their mind. Their lives are their source of inspiration and their music is like clouds. Sometimes it's grey and rainy, sometimes so sweet and shiny. They are here to share their deepest music vision. So, keep your head up high and enjoy falling into clouds. .

Rallying around the considerable talents of British producer/modern dub mastermind Adrian Sherwood, the New Age Steppers were not so much a band as they were a loosely knit aggregation of musicians from some of Britain's best avant-garde post-punk/funk bands. There was Ari Up from the Slits, Mark Stewart from the Pop Group, John Waddington, Bruce Smith and Neneh Cherry from Rip, Rig & Panic and Bim Sherman. Along with the usual gang of suspects employed by Sherwood's dynamically creative On-U Sound (George Oban, Style Scott, Eskimo Fox) studio, the sound of the New Age Steppers was that of cut-and-paste dub...

Electronic/Jazz/Funk/Soul group fronted by Lee Hamblin. They released a single 'I Will Follow' in 1999. .

By combining the efforts of traditional Middle Eastern and jazz influences with modern day elements of electronic, and hip-hop, Qaballah Steppers first established themselves as innovators for dub genre with their 1997 debut album "Dub in Fusion." Collaborating producers Professor Shehab and Jean-Pierre Sluys who make up this foundation, eventually found themselves touring Europe in support of their first album and even acquiring drummer Francolis Lardeau, turning Qaballah Steppers into a three piece. Two years later, the band had that chance to flex as a three piece with their follow up "Passage at Noon" on their own Baraka Foundation. .

Power Steppers let their music and images to do the talking. Rooted in the Sound System scene in London but aware of hardcore underground music scenes world wide including techno, punk and noise, they endorse protest through music as well as other means! Using bass and delay as their primary instruments of protest they build intense, minimal dubs, which hypnotise, en-trance and inspire. With musical inspirations ranging from Jah Shaka to Faust via Brain Ticket and Ash Ra Temple it can be seen why their sound is so distinctive and continues to develop at every new recording session. The force...