[kj] ot: Jah Wobble's English Roots Band

[Rob]

it beats a fireworks party - his anthology is excellent, his bass riffs ring
through any style he takes on (and there've been a few)......

horbag

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Subject: [kj] ot: Jah Wobble's English Roots Band


has anyone seen him with this set up?
was going to see him tomorrow night - cant be worse than Rush ; ))))


Jah Wobble's English Roots Band
"It was surely only a matter of time before Jah Wobble put his mark on
the English folk scene. For the past quarter-century he has been one
of music's great eccentrics, and since his early days with Public
Image Ltd, he has matched his bass work against anything from
industrial dub to eastern styles. On English Roots Music, a whole
batch of sturdy, well-known songs, including Blacksmith or Byker Hill,
have been given a distinctive Wobble once-over.

The current English revival is a largely acoustic affair, but Wobble
takes a broader view, updating the 1960s folk-rock of Fairport
Convention in much the same way that Jim Moray has done with his
techno-folk. Wobble has a fine traditional singer in Liz Carter, whose
cool, clear vocals are bolstered or dissected by his stirring,
clonking basslines and dub effects. Add a wash of guitars from Chris
Cookson and the pipes and bagpipes of Jean-Pierre Rasle, and the
results veer from the thoughtful to the rough, ready and rousing." -
Colin Irwin 
froots

Jah Wobble has recently released his anthology on Trojan Records "I
Could Have Been a Contender", spanning his entire career from his work
with Public Image ltd to his more recent material. It has received
excellent reviews.


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