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I mentioned this 1981 On-U Sound classic in the last post, so we'll go with it as the next record to share. Low hanging fruit seems like a good idea while I try to get back into the swing of this... New Age Steppers - Action Battlefield Beat Records ‎– BRC-96 CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve Japan, 2004 (Originally released in 1981 on Statik Records in the UK) More info Tracklist 1 My Whole World 2 Observe Life 3 Got To Get Away 4 My Love 5 Problems 6 Nuclear Zulu 7 Guiding Star "Bonus Tracks For Japan" 8 Wide World Version 9 Unclear New Age Steppers, like many On-U Sound "bands" from the early years of the label, featured a rolling roster of the musicians and vocalists working with producer Adrian Sherwood at the time. The center of the group's orbit though was Ari Up, fresh from her years singing for the Slits as they dove from the punk platform at the end of the 1970s into the noisy dub, reggae, and funk experiments that chri...

For the three of you still following these, sorry for the absence! I'll be trying to catch up a little this week. A request: Even if you are pretty sure that a group of white, British (and German?), punk rock women doing noisy covers of classic reggae songs could not possibly be your thing, give this one a chance. If any of you enjoy it, we could go some interesting new directions with this little music exchange... The Slits ‎– Man Next Door Human Records ‎– YUS 1 Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, US, 1980 A1 Man Next Door A2 In The Beginning There Was Rhythm B Animal Space The Slits ‎– Man Next Door Y Records ‎– Y4, Rough Trade ‎– RT 044 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, UK, 1980 A Man Next Door B Man Next Door (Version) The women who formed the Slits as part of the original 1976-77 wave of London punk bands stood out in the decidedly male dominated scene. There were some lineup changes along the way, but the band remained almost entirely women until they ...