British bassist Jah Wobble declined the offer to participate in the reunion of in 2009 . In this group of singer , Wobble once introduced his deep and growling dub-related bass playing on groundbreaking post-punk albums like (1978) and (1979). After that, the ways of Rotten and Wobble parted and the latter continued an adventurous musical career, the only guiding principle being that languid
… and deep bass sound. The PIL reunion gave Wobble the idea to go back to post-punk and new wave. This was reinforced by his meeting with British singer Julie Campbell who previously released a post-punk influenced record called . Psychic Life became Wobbles most accessible album in a while. Campbell's smooth and cool voice plays the leading role in nine spatial songs that hint at electro, disco and early house. But also thanks to the audible musical baggage that Wobble built up over three decades, from world music to avant-garde and dub reggae, Psychic Life became a rich and profound album. (MR)more
