Jah Wobble: Thinking inside the Metal Box

Arguably the most distinctive bass player of modern times, says Jim Pinckney.

26th May, 2012

Arguably the most distinctive bass player of modern times, Jah Wobble has hardly rested on his PiL laurels since his three-year stint as a founding member, when the band recorded First Issue (1978) and Metal Box (1979). Subsequently, over the past three decades, he has worked as a solo artist alongside a stunning selection of global musicians, as well as the likes of Can’s Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit, Brian Eno, Sinéad O’Connor and Primal Scream. Although he maintains his unique style and sound, little of his later work has had much in common with PiL, at least ...

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