Action Battlefield

New Age Steppers includes: Ari Up (vocals, piano, organ, bass, percussion); Neneh Cherry (vocals); Antonio Alpheuse (guitar, bass); George Oban (bass); Eskimo Fox (drums, background vocals); Bim Sherman (background vocals).Recorded at Berry Street Studio, London, England. Includes liner notes by Steve Barker.Less experimental and just a shade less exciting than their self-titled debut, 1982's Action Battlefield slightly pares down the lineup found on its predecessor and hones in on vocal-heavy, extended version-like renditions of songs originally written by the likes of Horace Andy ("Problems"), Black Uhuru's Michael Rose ("Observe Life"), B.B. Seaton ("My Love"), and the Heptones' Leroy Sibbles ("Guiding Star"). There aren't any Raincoats, there aren't any former members of the Pop Group, and -- perhaps most unfortunately -- there's no Style Scott gracing these grooves, but that shouldn't deter anyone whose interest in the New Age Steppers was piqued by their involvement with the firs