Take Me To God

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:05:50
Full performer name: Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart. Personnel includes: Jah Wobble (vocals, guitar, Hammond B-3, keyboards, bass, drums, programming), Andrea Oliver, Ximena Tascon, Abdel Ali Slimani, Spikey Tee, Natacha Atlas, Najma Akhtar, Baaba Maal (vocals), Justin Adams (vocals, guitar, mandolin, sitar, darbuka, kraksh, fingersnaps), Harry Beckett (trumpet), Mark Ferda (piano, organ, keyboards, programming, background vocals), Jaki Liebezeit (drums), John Reynolds (drums, programming), Pandit Dinesh (tabla), Neville Murray (percussion). All songs written or co-written by Jah Wobble. Personnel: Jah Wobble (vocals, guitar, organ, keyboards, drums, background vocals); Justin Adams (vocals, guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, banjo, mandolin, sitar, background vocals); Gavin Friday, Ximena Tascon, Andrea Oliver, Abdel Ali Slimani, Najma, Natacha Atlas, Pliers ( Everton Bonner), Anneli Marian Drecker, Spikey Tee, Baaba Maal, Dolores O'Riordan, Chaka Demus (vocals); Harry Beckett (trumpet); Annie Whitehead (trombone); Mark Ferda (piano, organ, keyboards, background vocals); John Reynolds (drums, programming); Jaki Liebezeit, Massamba Diop (drums); Neville Murray (congas, cowbells, shaker, tabla, vibraslap, percussion); Dinesh (tabla); David James, David Jaymes (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Mark "Spike" Stent; Mark Ferda. Recording information: Greenhouse Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Mark Angelo Studios; Matrix Studios; Sonica Studios. Editors: Finn Steele; Mark Ferda. Photographer: John Sleeman. Unknown Contributor Roles: Justin Adams ; Jah Wobble; John Reynolds; Mark Ferda. After he'd been a fixture of the British new wave/punk/underground/alternative scene since the late '70s, 1994's Take Me to God marked Jah Wobble's first major commercial success as a solo artist, reaching number 13 in the U.K. The use of numerous guest musicians (including Can drummer Jaki Leibezeit) gives this a feel of a rotating collective, with Wobble (who plays several instruments here in addition to the one he's most known for, bass) the constant. Quite a few singers contribute, giving this more of a song-oriented feel than some of his other work, some of the more celebrated including Gavin Friday, Dolores O'Riordan of the Cranberries, Senegalese vocalist Baaba Maal, and top world music artist Najma Akhtar. The 66-minute length of these sprawling excursions almost inevitably means the program will drag at times, according to your musical inclinations. Lyrically, too, it's so varied as to make it difficult to connect with a pronounced attitude or viewpoint, the concerns ranging from the almost indecipherably frivolous ("Yoga of the Nightclub") to the numerous references to God that pepper the song titles. But it's an interesting assortment of tracks combining currents flowing through mid-'90s alternative rock, world music, reggae, club beats, dub, and African pop, adding up to an extremely heterogeneous whole. ~ Richie Unterberger
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)