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Tuesday, 1 August 2017

Jah Wobble & The Invaders of the Heart - The Usual Suspects (2017)

Jah Wobble & The Invaders of the Heart

The Usual Suspects 2CD

(2017)

This band has been a delight to play with over this last couple of years or so. Similar to my first early eighties version of the Invaders they can all really play. Plus all generic bases (no pun intended) are now covered. It's a big deal to me, because it's like a 35 year old dream, has finally been realised. This is how I heard The Invaders of the Heart sound all those years ago. A classy fusion of genres. Groovy, dubby but always changing and developing, never standing still.
- Jah Wobble

cd1
01. Public Image [3:26]
02. Socialist [1:58]
03. Doctrine of Dub & Bass [3:22]
04. Midnight Cowboy [3:17]
05. No, No, No (feat. Aurora Dawn) [Dub Mix] [9:22]
06. Java [5:44]
07. The Chain [4:44]
08. Visions of You (feat. Holly Macve) [7:32]
09. Becoming More Like God (feat. Holly Macve) [3:58]
10. Every Man's an Island [6:06]
11. How Much Are They? [2:41]
12. Reggae Segue [1:14]
13. Invaders of the Heart [5:31]
14. Sanguine Siesta [6:19]

cd2
01. 7 [5:35]
02. Foderstompf [6:50]
03. Cosmic Blueprint [4:24]
04. Cosmic Love (feat. Aurora Dawn) [5:48]
05. Moments [2:42]
06. Get Carter [9:42]
07. Hope and Charity [5:02]
08. Pop Tones (Live) [5:53]
09. Liquidator (Live) [11:44]

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Sunday, 30 July 2017

Jah Wobble - The Lago Years (2017)

Jah Wobble

The Lago Years

(2017)

This release takes a collection of songs from the 6 EPs released on Lago label between 1981 and 1985 and captures some of Jah Wobble's best ever music, covering a wide palette including dub, jazz, spoken word and even some pop sensibilities, all held together by his instantly discernable bass rumble. The driving post-punk-dub of "Invaders Of The Heart" is clear a link to the PiL years, while the psychedelic nature of "Long Long Way" and "Fading" offer long, drug-induced meditations. "Nocturnal" and "East" take this further with long-form instrumental experiments, before both "Voodoo" and the now highly sought after "Blowout" take in (Balearic) pop touches that the mid-80s were beginning to encapsulate. "The Lago Years" is a revelation to those who thought they knew the Jah Wobble sound and offers a perfect framing of a unique musical journey.

- Lago Records