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

Phillipps Marc Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk
Thu Nov 4 11:16:15 EST 2004


>I was looking for a lot heavier dub and got a load of rambling bollocks.

You'll probably find you were listening to my stuff instead . . . 



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Rob's Arse [SMTP:joker at Z6.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, November 04, 2004 4:14 PM
> To:	A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
> Subject:	RE: [kj] ot: Jah Wobble's English Roots Band
> 
> Y'know, I bought that 3 cd set and thought it was awful!
> 
> I was looking for a lot heavier dub and got a load of rambling bollocks.
> 
> So I gave it to Colesy (his taste in music is awful)!
> 
> --- Rob <rob at westwoodassociates.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> From: Rob <rob at westwoodassociates.co.uk>
> Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 14:14:27 -0000
> To: 'iPat' <pmdavies at gmail.com>,
> "'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'"
> <gathering at misera.net>
> Subject: RE: [kj] ot: Jah Wobble's English Roots Band
> 
> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net
> [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of iPat
> Sent: 04 November 2004 13:10
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
> 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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