Name: Foundation Steppers
Brand: New Age Steppers

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ONULP21C

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Colour

clear

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl with Printed Inner Sleeve. Exclusive Shared with On U Sound.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-03-19

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

5060263722908

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes / Signed copies: No / clear

ONULP21

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black

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format: No

180 Gram Vinyl with Printed Inner Sleeve.

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5060263722755

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

New Age Steppers

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

Label GB

On U Sound

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The third New Age Steppers arrived in 1983 and marked a sea change in approach, a warmer sounding record than the two thrilling-but-abrasive LPs that had preceded it.

Part of this was down to frontwoman Ari Up moving to Jamaica and instigating proceedings with a session at the legendary Channel One with Style Scott and a JA horn section, before bringing the tapes back to London for Adrian Sherwood to work on. The other big factor was bringing in Bim Sherman to step up to the mic on several tracks, after interpreting some of his material on the previous albums. His distinctive croon works as the perfect foil to Ari’s own vocal takes, and the resulting album is perhaps the closest the collective got to laying down an album that is identifiably roots reggae, albeit still breaking tradition with colourful synth tones and a post-punk production sensibility. 

Foundation Steppers

Music GB