Dubstar’s debut album Disgraceful turns thirty on 9th October 2025. Founder and songwriter Steve Hillier reflects on the record’s creation, explains why it remains Dubstar’s finest work, and pays tribute to the unsung heroes who helped bring it to life.
Dubstar: Steve Hillier, Sarah Blackwood, Chris Wilkie. Formed Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1991. Albums: Disgraceful (1995, Gold), Goodbye (1997), Make It Better (2000), United States of Being (2008), United States of Being V.2 (2012)
Dubstar from left to right: Steve Hillier, Sarah Blackwood, Chris Wilkie
Dubstar Contents
NEW JUNE 2026 Superstar 2008 demo released
New JUNE 2026 TOuching INside Demo ReLEASED
New MAY 2026 You’re Mine DEMO Released
NEW April 2026 Reprint of The Demo of “Janis”
NEW February 2026 Reprint of “This is my Home”
NEW January 2026 Reprint of “Song No.9”
NEW!!! 30 Years of StarS
Dubstar FAQs
Dubstar Archive Blog
Dubstar Albums
NEW January 2026 Reprint of “Song No.9”
Disgraceful
NEW February 2026 Reprint of “This is my Home”
United States of Being
United States of Being 2.0
Welcome to Dubstar.com. Here you will find information, music and images from the 1990s Dreampop band Dubstar formed in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1991.
Dubstar Timeline
Steve Hillier from Dubstar in the studio, Brighton July 2024
Dubstar was Steve Hillier, Sarah Blackwood and Chris Wilkie, active between 1991 and 2013. This website includes the story behind every song the act recorded in this period from Dubstar’s songwriter Steve Hillier.
You’ll find links to a wide range of previously unreleased and unavailable songs from Dubstar, rare images and interviews, and the equipment used on each recording.
There are also contact details for licensing, DJ and live performances here.
Read Dubstar's Wikipedia entry here
You can find the Dubstar discography here
The MusicBrainz entry is useful too