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Jah Wobble

Jah Wobble is one of the genuine musical polymaths to emerge from the post-punk era as a virtuoso bassist, composer, producer, journalist, poet, and author. Musically, his dub-heavy style weds reggae, jazz, funk, punk, and numerous global folk traditions (including Celtic and Asian music), and he has influenced an entire generation of players. Though he emerged as the bassist in , he left after two albums to pursue an idiosyncratic musical path that began with Betrayal in 1980. 1982's Snake Charmer was cut in collaboration with Can's and . Disillusioned with the music business and suffering from alcoholism, Wobble left music entirely during the late '80s. Sober, he returned with 1991's Rising Above Bedlam leading ; it was nominated for a Mercury Prize. After 1997's experimental dub offering Heaven & Earth and The Inspiration of William Blake in 1998, Wobble formed . He issued a string of acclaimed albums in several genres including 's offering The Celtic Poets and Molam Dub. Wobble put the outfit to bed in 2003 and followed with a string of solo and collaborative discs, but resurrected the group for 2016's Everything Is No Thing. In 2019, they recorded with guest on Realm of Spells. In 2021, Wobble's Metal Box \[Rebuilt in Dub\] revisited the hugely influential 1979 album from , with eight of its songs dub reinterpretations.

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