Jah Wobble’s soundtrack for The Conformist: Big Youth, Blake, Buzzcocks, Joni, Miles, Stooges + much, much more
//Clockwise from top left: William Blake; Jah Wobble; King Tubby; Miles Davis; The Stooges; Jimi Hendrix Experience//
An essential element of the current group exhibition The Conformist is the companion soundtrack selected by Jah Wobble.
This blends Wobble’s take on William Blake’s Tyger, Tyger (from the great 1996 album The Inspiration Of William Blake) with tracks to be expected from one of the world’s greatest dub, jazz and soul fiends – including King Tubby & Augustus Pablo, Big Youth, Miles Davis and the Isley Brothers – and some surprises, such as Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi.
//Clockwise from top left: Isley Brothers; Stevie Wonder; Bob Marley & The Wailers; Big Youth; Alice Coltrane; Gil Scott-Heron; Joni Mitchell//
Staged at Mayfair’s Belmacz Gallery, The Conformist runs until April 16 and is curated by Paul Kindersley.
//The Conformist: Installation view//
The Conformist: Soundtrack selected by Jah Wobble
1. Tyger Tyger – Jah Wobble (from The Inspiration Of William Blake, 30Hertz Records, 1996)
2. Boredom – Buzzcocks (Spiral Scratch EP, New Hormones, 1977)
3. King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown – Augustus Pablo & King Tubby (King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown, Yard International, 1976)
4. I Wanna Be Your Dog – The Stooges (The Stooges, Elektra, 1969)
5. Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing – Big Youth (single, Trojan Records, 1975)
6. Isley Brothers (Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2) – The Isley Brothers (The Heat Is On, T-Neck, 1975)
7. Winter in America – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson (The First Minute Of A New Day, Arista, 1975)
8. Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell (Ladies Of the Canyon, Reprise, 1970)
9. If 6 Was 9 – Jimi Hendrix Experience (Axis: Bold As Love, Reprise, 1969)
10. Big Brother (Natural Wonder) – Stevie Wonder (Talking Book, Tamla, 1972)
11. (Rebel Music) 3 O’Clock Road Block – Bob Marley And The Wailers (Natty Dread, Island, 1974)
12. Journey In Satchidananda – Alice Coltrane featuring Pharoah Saunders (Journey In Satchidananda, Impulse!, 1971)
13. Bitches Brew – Miles Davis (Bitches Brew, Columbia, 1970)
Here are a few of those tracks:
Visit The Conformist and glory in the entire soundtrack while you take in the show. Details here.