Jah seems to be a bit of an interesting guy, having played in Public Image Ltd with his friend John Lydon and then with members of Can. There are stories that he set fire to his room-mates' possessions and maybe even the drummer from the Fall, the aptly named "Karl Burns".
Jah had a number of musical collaborations throughout the 80s before releasing his first album with the Invaders of the Heart. "Rising Above Bedlam" is the group's second release and takes the mixing of cultures/genres popular in London at the time to new levels. There are middle-eastern chants, synthy noodlings, African rhythms, Spanish guitar, dub, street poetry... bedlam indeed. Yet, Jah does manage to rise above the musical carnage of the mishmash of genres to present an interesting, cohesive album.
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