Includes documentary DVD by Steve Shaw featuring perceptive commentary from Steel an'Skin's founder Peter Blackman, killer live and rehearsal footage of the band** A comprehensive reissue of Steel An' Skin's output from the late seventies and early eighties, combining the band's debut 12" release Reggae Is Here Once Again, a couple of tracks from their 1984 LP Acid Rain, and one previously unissued piece. Significantly, this edition come as a double disc release, including a DVD featuring Steve Shaw's 34 minute film about the band, made in 1979. As for the music itself, it's a potent hybrid of dub, disco and African influences, a freeform fusion of the manifold influences of Afro-Caribbean London. 'Afro Punk Reggae' could easily fit in with the New York No Wave scene of the time, carving out an odd rhythm track embellished with swells of steel drum and echo deck edits. 'Reggae Is Here Once Again' is more overtly locked into a disco groove, with a more summery disposition, while 'Fire In Soweto' taps into the spirit of calypso, filed with multiple layers of vocals and particularly lyrical use of those steel drums. Excellent...