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Love Forever

by New Age Steppers

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Conquer 03:52
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My Nerves 04:56
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Love Forever was issued posthumously in 2012, following the untimely passing of Ari Up two years before.Like the preceding New Age Steppers album from 1983, it was started in Jamaica and completed in London, producer Adrian Sherwood wishing to complete the work they had started and to pay appropriate tribute to his longtime friend.

The original Steppers records were heavily influenced by the Jamaican music coming into the UK on import 12”s at the time, and Love Forever updates that approach, with nods to dancehall and bashment. Other tracks such as single “My Nerves” recall Ari Up’s work with The Slits, as well as more modern firebrands such as Atari Teenage Riot or Le Tigre. Dub Syndicate provide the backing on the irreverent “The Schiesse Song”, there are left turns into electro and harmony-laden fusion-pop, and final track “The Death Of The Trees” is a fitting instrumental elegy by Sherwood to his departed collaborator.

credits

released January 1, 2012

Lead Vocals, Drum Programming, Bass, Keyboards, Piano – Ari Up
Lead Vocals – Denise Sherwood (tracks: A3, A6, B2)
Guitar, Keyboards – Skip McDonald
Saxophone – Dave "Flash" Wright
Violin – Filip Tavares
Cover Design – Chris Bigg
Engineer – Dave McEwen, Brendon "Octave" Harding, Nick "Mutant Hi Fi" Coplowe
Mastered By – Kevin Metcalfe
Photography By – Kishi Yamamoto

Produced by Adrian Sherwood & Ari Up
A 2012 On-U Sound Production

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New Age Steppers London, UK

A loose studio collective centred around the musical partnership of Adrian Sherwood and Ari Up from The Slits, New Age Steppers existed on and off from 1980 to 2012. Notable for bringing together musicians from the post-punk and reggae scenes together, their records feature contributions from members of The Pop Group, The Raincoats, Flying Lizards, Roots Radics, Aswad and Creation Rebel. ... more

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