Jah Wobble is the pseudonym of John Wardle, a bass player and composer from Stepney, United Kingdom. Born in 1958, he is associated with dub, electronic, experimental rock and post-punk, and his work spans solo releases, collaborations and a number of band projects.

Public Image Ltd and early solo work

Wobble plays bass for Public Image Ltd from 1978 to 1980. He leaves the group on poor terms after using backing tapes from the Metal Box/Second Edition sessions for his first solo release, Betrayal. After that, he makes a series of independent recordings and continues to release solo material.

Collaborations and group projects

His early post-PiL work includes The Human Condition, which features former PiL drummer Jim Walker. He then collaborates with Jaki Liebezeit and Holger Czukay of Can, and with David Howell Evans, known as The Edge of U2, on Snake Charmer, a release on Island Records. Around the same period, he issues solo work supported by Island Records.

Wobble also works with Brian Eno on Spinner, released on All Saints, and later with Julie Campbell, also known as LoneLady, in Psychic Life, whose self-titled debut album is inspired by disco, post-punk and psychogeography. He is involved in the short-lived group The Damage Manual, alongside former Killing Joke members and Martin Atkins, who has also been a member of Public Image Ltd.

Later career and label work

He later establishes his own label, 30 Hertz, and tours the United States. His wider career includes further collaborations and releases under his own name as well as through side projects.

Other associated acts

Wobble is linked with Public Image Ltd, Jah Wobble’s Invaders of the Heart, The Nippon Dub Ensemble, The Damage Manual, The Chinese Dub Orchestra, Pulse 8, Sacred System, African Head Charge, Radioaxiom, The Human Condition, Divination, Jah Wobble's Solaris, Bartok and Bass Invaders.