Iration Steppas

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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 <a href="spotify:artist:3UdoO8DiElu02b95ig57cC" data-name="Jah Shaka">Jah Shaka</a> 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&#39;s orchestral melodies, heavy bass and stepping drumlines, nicknamed &#39;Dub inna year 3000 style&#39; 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 <a href="spotify:artist:1HXEAkQfcN9aPZ97efQCic" data-name="Kitachi">Kitachi</a>. <a href="spotify:track:4fnkdB4UAgYNjWdYkN4qIx" data-name="Scud Missile (Remix)">Scud Missile (Remix)</a> (1994) <a href="spotify:album:2nRuHEhXCOUahYSNdZNJqB" data-name="Kilimanjaro">Kilimanjaro</a> (1995) and <a href="spotify:track:47GOg1hHbUoey0Z5gfpXCN" data-name="Reminiscence">Reminiscence</a> (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&#39;s best loved, a super-charged wall of sound that continues to bring to life generation after generation of dub and bass enthusiasts.