Step 13

Step 13

Infobox musical artist
Name = Step13


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = United Kingdom
Genre = Broc'n'Roll, DnB, Breakbeat, Rock and Roll
Years_active = 1997 - present
Label = unsigned
Instrument = Bass, Drums, Vocals, Guitar, Korg Trinity Keyboard, Synths, Sampler
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URL = [http://www.step13.co.uk Official site]
Current_members = Lucy Randell, MC Ishu, Andrew Furlow, Stu Neale, Jim Faircloth, Bustawidemove, Sabio
Past_members = AKA Acrylic (Pivatol Records), Si Marlow, Phil Good, Tola, Vicki Young (Dome Records), Matt Ryan, Dee Markou

Step 13 is a British live drum and bass / rock and roll band from London.

History

Step 13 was founded in 1997 as collective of djs and musicians, linked by a common interest in music experimentation. Originally known as Step 13 Recordings, they would DJ jungle and drum and bass at free party events and club nights across South and East England and throughout London.

In 2002 Step13 formed a band to inject a new lease of life into the drum and bass scene which was suffering from musical stagnation. Based in East London at Studio 7K the band performed their first live gig at Cargo in Shoreditch in June 2003, and within a short time they developed a sound and took up the genre which Roni Size Reprazent had begun. [ [http://www.knowledgemag.co.uk/searchsite.asp?SectionID=1030&uid=&MagID=1063#results Knowledge Magazine ] ] Step 13 have since played around the UK including Glastonbury Festival in 2008. [ [http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/performance.aspx?id=2179 Glastonbury Festivals - Line-Up 2008 ] ]

In 2006 Step13 established the first live drum and bass band night in the UK, NRFTW (No Rest For The Wicked) at the Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel. [ [http://www.nrftw.com/ NRFTW - website ] ]

In their own words

According to their interview on Channel4Music [http://www.channel4.com/music/myband/bustawidemove]

"...Step 13 was formed from a group of four DJs and producers in 2003. Sick of the DJ fever of the late nineties and full of post millennium apathy they formed a band in search of fresh vibes and a new way of taking their music to the people. The following years saw experimentation with different line ups and instruments. Band members came and went, some confused, some excited many dumbfounded but never bored, they eventually evolved into an seven piece featuring drums, bass, guitar, keys, samples/synths and sublime vocals from MC Ishu (Manasseh sound system) and Lucy Randell.Their enthusiasm for eclectic music saw them dabbling with drum and bass, dub, psychedelia and rock to create their own hybrid sound which they call Broc’n’Roll, leftfield drum and bass with bite.After making a strong live debut at London’s, Cargo and being hailed as a key live drum and bass act by Knowledge magazine, Step13 went on to perform at many venues and towns throughout the UK. Since the start of 2005 the band has taken time to write a complete new set of material. The upfront live drum and bass vibe is still strong, but the ideas are more focussed with a few eclectic surprises.Step 13 consider ourselves champions of humanitarian causes and strive to bring about peace and harmony through our music. Call us old hippies but It's all about peace and love."

Contemporaries

Roni Size Raprezent,Dead Silence, Blackout, Dust 21, Epoc, Subsource

References


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