Steel Alive was born in 2014 in Lyon and has since moved between mainland France and Reunion Island. The duo is formed by Pouss, on composition, accordion and keyboard; and Lucas, who alternates between scratch, guitar and drumpad.
Their sound universe is built around a dub foundation enriched with hip-hop rhythms, world music elements, and scratches, creating an explosive blend of reggae and stepper with an organic touch, accompanied by their signature instrument: the accordion. Between their homage to sound system culture and their nods to circus arts, they have collaborated with numerous and diverse artists (Panda Dub, Uzul, Luiza, Joe Pilgrim, Balaphonik Sound System, etc.).
They have hundreds of concerts behind them, notably in France, Réunion and Switzerland, and have released two CDs, Spread the Word (2014) and Timing is Critical (2017), in addition to the album Connecting…Please Wait available everywhere (Casamance, 2022). In 2024 they set up their own label, Bass Cookers, under which they release their productions, recorded and mixed by one of the pioneers of French Dub: Pilah (Dub Addict Sound System/KalyLive Dub). They also celebrate their tenth anniversary by organizing two editions of the “Alive DubFestival”, in France in October and in La Réunion in November.