Rising Above Bedlam

by Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart

Rising Above Bedlam cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Oval
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 51:28
  • Community rating: 2.88/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Former Public Image Ltd bassist Jah Wobble helms this incredibly diverse, Mercury Prize-nominated fusion record. Blending thick dub basslines with Middle Eastern melodies, global folk instrumentation, and ambient dance music, it represents a pioneering effort in 90s worldbeat.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Visions of You (5:36)
  2. Relight the Flame (4:13)
  3. Bomba (5:55)
  4. Ungodly Kingdom (4:28)
  5. Rising Above Bedlam (3:46)
  6. Erzulie (7:03)
  7. Everyman's an Island (6:28)
  8. Soledad (5:40)
  9. Sweet Divinity (4:17)
  10. Wonderful World (3:57)

Credits

  • Justin Adams - electric guitar, classical guitar [spanish guitar], percussion [arabic], baglama [saz], vocals, written-by, percussion, classical guitar, saz, vocal
  • Charlie Ward - painting [computer paintings]
  • Dawson Miller - written-by, percussion
  • John Reynolds - written-by, drums, programmed by
  • Michel Schoots - written-by
  • Natacha Atlas - written-by, vocals
  • Kevin Mooney - backing vocals
  • Sin茅ad O'Connor - vocals

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