Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
Rising Above Bedlam

Atlantic    7 82386-2  (1991)

Rock/Pop
CD, 10   Tracks, 51:28  Length
01 Visions of You Jah Wobble; Justin Adams; John Reynolds 05:35
✷  Recording Date   1991  ✷ 
02 Relight the Flame Jah Wobble; Justin Adams; Natacha Atlas 04:13
✷  Recording Date   1991  ✷ 
03 Bomba Jah Wobble; Justin Adams; Mark Ferda; Natacha Atlas; Nick Burton; Dawson Miller 05:55
✷  Recording Date   1991  ✷ 
04 Ungodly Kingdom Jah Wobble; Justin Adams; Mark Ferda 04:28
✷  Recording Date   1991  ✷ 
05 Rising Above Bedlam Jah Wobble; Justin Adams; Michel Schoots 03:50
✷  Recording Date   1991  ✷ 
06 Erzulie Jah Wobble; Justin Adams; Natacha Atlas 07:03
✷  Recording Date   1991  ✷ 
07 Everyman's An Island Jah Wobble; Justin Adams; Mark Ferda 06:28
✷  Recording Date   1991  ✷ 
08 Soledad Jah Wobble; Justin Adams; Natacha Atlas 05:40
✷  Recording Date   1991  ✷ 
09 Sweet Divinity Jah Wobble; Justin Adams; Mark Ferda 04:17
✷  Recording Date   1991  ✷ 
10 Wonderful World Jah Wobble; Justin Adams 03:59
✷  Recording Date   1991  ✷ 
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Bass Jah Wobble
Guitar Justin Adams
Keyboards Mark Ferda
Vocals Natacha Atlas
Producer Invaders of the Heart
Cover by Charlie Ward
Personal Details
Index # 3872
Owner Dave
Tags Dance-Pop, Dub, Experimental, Tribal
User Defined
Purchased Used
Notes
The second album by Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart continued the bassist's exploration into ethnic fusion, merging together music from different world traditions with pop production and his own dub-influenced bass guitar. Fans of Wobble's earlier work with Holgar Czukay and Public Image Limited might be surprised and a bit dismayed at first by the glossy production and pop nature of some of the tracks here; one would never have guessed that Wobble would come up with something as commercial as the Latin pop of "Ungodly Kingdom." However, much of the music is remarkable and on each listen seems to contain something new. Thankfully, Wobble does not venture into worldbeat, being far more interested in experimentation than simply adding world sounds to pop music. The tracks with Middle Eastern influences, including the amazing "Everyman's an Island," are quite remarkable and most feature the fine talents of Natasha Atlas. Meanwhile, the trance-like opener, "Visions of You," which guests Sinéad O'Connor on vocals, is absolutely beautiful. On the title track, Wobble even returns to his past, with he and guitarist Justin Adams bringing the sound of early PiL forward ten years. -- Geoff Orens (allmusic.com)