Ambient is in the eye of the beholder...
A Kat Person | Bay Area | 06/01/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"To all established Jah Wobble fans; ignore the first review. I doubt that reviewer actually knows what music in chill rooms at raves sounds like, for that does not describe any Jah Wobble music that I know! Overall, this is a great disc. Along a similar vein to other Jah Wobble CDs; some songs are better than others, but overall great as relaxing yet interesting and uplifting background music. The lyrics are of a spiritual nature as is also typical for Jah Wobble. Perhaps the pace is faster than what most people call "ambient" but I still wouldn't call it fast! If, like me, you normally listen to faster paced music of any type this will seem ambient to you! And his very pleasant British accent lyrics are always a PLUS, not a negative!
So, for established Jah Wobble fans, I would recommend this CD - nothing unexpected here, just good ol' dubby Jah Wobble.
For those new to his music, the first reviewer is right in that this is not like that really really really ambient Brian Eno type stuff. I might recommend this to, perhaps, fans of music such as Dagda, Delerium, Oceania... stuff like that. It's like a relaxing sort of worldbeat-dub kinda stuff. (And you should definitely enjoy hearing British accents, because it is certainly prominent here!)"
Dub Splendor
D. Kenoyer | Vashon, WA USA | 04/19/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"As a long time fan of Jah Wobble I had to counter other reveiws here. This is great return to form and while not as up tempo as previous Invaders of the Heart releases, it has much of the same strengths and variety of influences. Viking Funeral is the song I need to hear daily! This disc is great example of the ever expanding sound of modern dub!"
Track Listings (10) - Disc #1