Listen to Lion Inna Den Riddim (Instrumental)

A progressive bass culture collective out of Australia, Iron Gate Sound has been a mainstay of Sydney’s reggae-dancehall scene since 2012. The brainchild of Flip and Gilsun, the collective has dropped a steady stream of mixtapes and independently released music under its Iron Gate Records label which they founded in 2014. Working with dub, reggae, dancehall and grime artists from Jamaica and Europe, Iron Gate Records has always maintained a connection to roots even as it has sought to develop, reinterpret and innovate new sounds. In 2014, Flip and Gilsun worked with some of Jamaica’s finest vocalists, including Sizzla and Lutan Fyah on Lion Inna Den Riddim and collaborated with Addis Pablo and Suns of Dub on the Jah Jah Solve Dem EP. Between 2015 and 2018, Iron Gate Sound released a steady stream of mixtapes including Dubplate Mashdown and Dubs Fi Di Road – the first 100% dubplate mix out of Australia. In 2019 Sydney-based music producer Kid Fiction joined Iron Gate Sound, bringing his unique texture-focused electronic music production to the collective. In 2020, Iron Gate Sound released its Different Hours EP Chiedu Oraka, RTKAL, Fikir Amlak and Jamaican dub poet Michael St. George. COVID lockdown has been a productive time for the trio and they have some big releases in store for 2021, starting with their Cornerstone EP featuring Rider Shafique and Fikir Amlak.