Various Artists, Steppas' Delight: Dubstep Present to Future

Soul Jazz have put together a beautifully packaged dubstep compendium, cherry-picking a selection of old and new tracks that aim to tell the genre's story. Far from functioning as a dusty archive, though, Steppas' Delight presents dubstep as a living, breathing music. Across its two discs, one hears how the genre has mutated and evolved, from its origins in roots reggae to its restless techno-influenced future. Along the way, the scene's eccentrics, geniuses and prophets have their say. The Bug and Warrior Queen get strung out, Shackleton recites apocalyptic visions and Skepta barks "Bassline in your nostril, some chestplate business!" over rattling Plastician beats, perfectly capturing the intense physicality at the heart of dubstep.