Search - Jah Wobble :: Elevator Music Volume 1a

"My philosophy of life is very simple. I discovered a few years ago that I am the centre of the universe...without me none of this ... (by this, I mean all this) would be possible. Unfortunately being the creative centre of the universe comes with certain responsibilities. Yes even I have to follow divine law. Anyway, now is not the time to go into all that. I do still have hobbies, one of them is making music. Elevator Music, to be more specific. I recommend that you listen to this music in this fashion; Simulate the conditions of a typical elevator... invite friends around to your house/room, pretend that you don't know each other. Stand, silently, in close proximity to each other. Try, in a rather self conscious fashion, to avoid eye contact. Attempt to get everybody to cultivate 'coffee breath.' If like me you don't have friends use mannequins, and spray them with home made coffee breath essence. Listen to the music at a level that is always slightly too low. The whole experience should be; uncomfortable, disconcerting, mildly irritating, vacuous, and devoid of meaning. Enjoy." -- Jah Wobble. This is an instrumental ambient album recorded by legendary bassist, Jah Wobble. As a member of Public Image Limited, Wobble's bass was the foundation for some of the most innovative and influential albums of the early 1980s. As a solo artist, he's recorded with a host of legends including Bill Laswell, Pharoah Sanders, Sinead O'Connor, Bjork, Bernie Worrell, and others. This album was recorded at Wobble's home studio in the north of England and lends itself to a quieter, more contemplative mood.With guest musicians BJ Cole: (pedal Steel), and Harry Beckett: (Trumpet).