Steppas' Delight


Steppas' Delight is a 2008 compilation album by Soul Jazz Records. The album is a compilation of dubstep music from various artists.

Background

Brandon Ivers of XLR8R declared that during 2008 "seemingly everyone is releasing some sort of compilation before the current run of self-mythologizing has had a chance to stick."

Release

Steppas' Delight was initially announced as being released by the end of March 2008. It was released later on May 19 with a release party on May 17 with Kode9, Hatcha, Crazy D, Chef & LD, Geiom, Ikonika, and the Soul Jazz Soundsystem performing at Electrowerkz in the UK. The album was released on compact disc and vinyl record. A follow-up, titled Steppas' Delight 2, was released on September 28, 2009.

Reception

Alex Macpherson of The Guardian declared the album to be a "beautifully packaged dubstep compendium" that showcased the music as "living, breathing music" that "perfectly captures the intense physicality at the heart of dubstep." Ivers found that Steppas' Delight felt he did not know the audience for the album, stating "if it's meant to educate dubstep novices, 19 unmixed tracks make for an awfully monotonous listen." noting that "great tracks" such as Shackleton's "Blood on My Hands" "wears thin when not used as a mixing tool."

Track listing

  1. Kode9 – "9 Samurai"
  2. Benga – "Evolution"
  3. Search and Destroy – "Candy Floss "
  4. Plastician featuring Skepta – "Intensive Snare"
  5. Uncle Sam –"Round The World Girls "
  6. The Bug and Warrior Queen –"Poison Dart"
  7. Goth Trad –"Genesis"
  8. Seventeen Evergreen –"Ensonique "
  9. Martyn –"Broken"
  10. Shackleton –"Blood On My Hands"
  11. TRG –"Broken Heart"
  12. Joker –"Gullybrook Lane "
  13. Quest –"Hardfood"
  14. Ikonika –"Please"
  15. Silkie –"Dam 4"
  16. Geiom featuring Marita –"Reminissin'"
  17. Shonx –"Canton"
  18. Gatekeeper – featuring Grizla –"Shade Darker"
  19. Peverelist –"Roll With the Punches"