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Rallying around the considerable talents of British producer/modern dub mastermind Adrian Sherwood, the New Age Steppers were not so much a band as they were a loosely knit aggregation of musicians from some of Britain's best avant-garde post-punk/funk bands. There was Ari Upp from the Slits, Mark Stewart from the Pop Group, and John Waddington and Bruce Smith from Rip, Rig & Panic. Along with the usual gang of suspects employed by Sherwood's dynamically creative On-U Sound ( George Oban, Style Scott, Eskimo Fox) studio, the sound of the New Age Steppers was that of cut-and-paste dub mixing, psychedelic swirls of found sounds, dissonant aural collages, sinewy reggae riddims, and odd, semi-tuneful vocals. Not for the faint of heart, the music created by Sherwood and his Steppers was among the most exhilarating and consistently challenging to come out of Britain during the early post-punk era. It wasn't always accessible, but it has few peers in terms of ingenuity and daring. Highly recommended to those whose musical tastes occasionally reside on pop's radical, experimental fringes. John Dougan(taken from Allmusic.com)
Fade Away
He who seeks only vanity
And no love for humanity
Shall fade away
Fade away
The men who checks for only in wealth
And never never force physical health
You gotta fade away
Though some believe in diamond and pearl
And think they should be on top of the world
Shall fade away
Hear what I say
The rich is getting richer everyday
And the little that the poor man got
It shall be taken away
So hear what I say yeah
Hear what I say
It shall be taken away
Hear what I say
The man who worships silver and gold
Shall surely surely surely
Lose his own....soul
And fade away
The one who's always acting smart
But do not carry no love in his heart
Shall fade away
God is here and there
And everywhere
And he knows when you play the game unfair
So beware
Or else you fade away yeah
Beware
Or else you fade away
Can't you see you gotta fade away
Ya gotta fade gotta fade gotta fade
Everyday everyday
Everyday is getting nearer and nearer
Fade...
Fade...
Love Forever
Love forever
Love forever
Lover forever
All this time
Everyday
I've been wondering
Where he is
I have said to myself
He might have been to wonderland
Cuz I've searched almost everywhere
I hope there's life in my being all the time
Said I cannot sleep at night
I'm on the other from sick
Picturing he will come far way to find me
For a long time
I've been waiting
I haven't seen a sign of him
I had to say to myself
If I was to wait eternally
It would be too much for me to do
But the way I love him so
I know that he don't know
I just can't leave him oh no
Will someone help me find him
Even for a day
I love him so
Forever forever forever
Love love
Forever
Oh love love love love
Love
Love forever
Love forever
Love love forever
You've got to love forever
Love
Private Armies
If the heavy metal boys
Or the boys in blue
Don't like the look of you
You'd better watch out
My Whole World
Dying dying dying dying
My whole world
Is dying
Then I'll be free
From crying
My life was so divine
And everything I had was mine
You found a way and came inside
And take away everything I had
We both know I'll always be true
In everything you ask me to do
Now I'm lonely all the time
Since you went away
Observe Life
Baby everything will be swinging
An excellant time for romance
This is no time to think being fool safer
Take chances too
And they will be on socially
Very exciting time
Friends around you will appear
Charmed by your perversity
Things will be exciting
And interesting too
You are very popular
So swing along with your popularity
Observe a life
Observe a life
Got To Get Away
Everyone wants to be free
Reaching for the top of the tree
Everyone dies to be free
Reaching for a golden spoon
That's why so much confusion
That's why so much in corruption
But the workers to be free must be free
Never been in misery too long
But the work of man lectures or not
Are the rightous men here in Bobbylon
Here in Bobbylon
Bobby will show them the right way
Still they done the bad
See he got to get a hold on them
Find out when the time is fair
Now I gotta get away
This is not
A place for me to stay
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