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Revelation Time

867.4K streams

867,394

CM4400 EP

489.6K streams

489,558

Dubz From De Higher Regionz

485.9K streams

485,914

In the Dub Arena

342.9K streams

342,872

Kilimanjaro

252K streams

252,009

See and Know / Break the Chain

224.4K streams

224,395

Kilimanjaro (O.B.F Remix)

220.9K streams

220,884

Original Dub D.A.T.

205.3K streams

205,346

What's Wrong

118.4K streams

118,399

Hard Time Pressure in a Babylon

53.8K streams

53,807

Biography

Iration Steppas are a Leeds institution, active since the early 90s as a sound system and production unit composed of Mark Iration and Dennis Rootical. The pair first met in 1993 at a time when sound system culture and music in the UK was changing, from the militant vibrations of Jah Shaka towards a broader future that would encompass not only the roots of the music but also new interpretations. Iration’s production style is easily recognisable by it's orchestral melodies, heavy bass and stepping drumlines, nicknamed 'Dub inna year 3000 style' in reference to its ability to straddle both the past and the future. The dub-making-duo started off their careers heavily experimenting with new sounds, blending dub with acid soundscapes in a way that had never been done before. Simultaneously, Mark and Dennis started releasing music with their trip-hop and house alias Kitachi. Scud Missile (Remix) (1994) Kilimanjaro (1995) and Reminiscence (1996) are considered genre defining UK dub classics, granting Iration the title of Vanguard of Dub. As for the Iration Steppas sound system itself, it remains one of the world's best loved, a super-charged wall of sound that continues to bring to life generation after generation of dub and bass enthusiasts.