Alpha Steppa Meets the legendary dubstep producer RSD. The Bristol bass vanguard also known as Rob Smith (one half of respected dub duo Smith and Mighty), has been pushing bass heavy rhythms for over two decades. Since the late 1980s, Smith & Mighty played a huge part in the evolution of UK bass music. Thanks to their experiments in dub, reggae, drum'n'bass and beyond they are widely regarded as part of the pioneering force behind dubstep. RSD's sound is an integral part of the dubstep scene which has earned him releases on respected labels including Punch Drunk, Earwax and Tectonic. In 2010 Alpha Steppa, the son and nephew of uk-dub heavyweights Alpha & Omega released his debut on Steppas Records, the well-received release featured two of his own productions backed with dub remixes of both tracks from Alpha & Omega. In early 2011 Alpha Steppa went on to release an EP featuring the late great Gregory Isaacs, one of the most talented reggae artists of all time. This new and crucial Steppas release features two heavyweight Alpha Steppa dubs accompanied by RSD remixes ready to rattle even the toughest of chestplates. Hailing from Korea, and in true Alpha Steppa style the release maintains an authentic oriental vibe fused with the sounds of his dub heritage, filtered through an exploration of the newer sounds of dubstep. Essential musical biscuit.
Bless
Re: Rob Smith RSD / Alpha Steppa
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:04 pm
by Forensics
My word, that Dub Empress remix is outstanding!
Will this be available as a digital release? For those of us who no longer play off vinyl....
Re: Rob Smith RSD / Alpha Steppa
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:59 pm
by Shum
Sounding good.
Re: Rob Smith RSD / Alpha Steppa
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:27 pm
by thief
Cheers for the clips, sounding big!
Re: Rob Smith RSD / Alpha Steppa
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 3:48 pm
by steppas
Forensics wrote:My word, that Dub Empress remix is outstanding!
Will this be available as a digital release? For those of us who no longer play off vinyl....
Bless up, the release will be available as 12" & digital from all good vendors!
Re: Rob Smith RSD / Alpha Steppa
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:54 pm
by Forensics
Excellent news.
Re: Rob Smith RSD / Alpha Steppa
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:17 pm
by __________
Big tunes right there, thanks for the audio! Will be playing these for sure.
Re: Rob Smith RSD / Alpha Steppa
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:49 am
by steppas
Big up to all, release date set for 18th July! (pre-sales available soon)
Cat Number AS0311 Release Date 18th July 2011 Distribution Cargo Records, Ernie B, Dubwise Format 12″ Vinyl & Digital Download Track Listing
A1. Alpha Steppa – Dub Empress
A2. Alpha Steppa – Empress Steppa
B1. Alpha Steppa – Dub Empress Dub (RSD RMX)
B2. Alpha Steppa – Empress Steppa (RSD RMX)
