Released: 19/03/21
Avant Gardening compiles rare dubs, unreleased tracks, and version excursions from the New Age Steppers’ early years (1980–1983). Digging deep into the On-U Sound vaults, this collection features highlights like a restored track from their lost 1983 John Peel session—a lively cover of Atlantic Starr’s “Send For Me” led by Ari Up—and the Jah Woosh deejay cut of “Love Forever.” With rarities once only on Japanese CDs and alternate takes on Chaka Khan’s “Some Love,” this essential release captures the raw, genre-blurring spirit that launched On-U Sound.