LKJ in Dub
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| Released | 1980 (UK) | |||
| Genre | Dub reggae | |||
| Length | 30:01 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Dennis Bovell[1] | |||
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LKJ in Dub is an album by the Jamaica-born, British-based dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, released in 1980 on Island Records.[2] It was produced by Dennis Bovell (credited as Blackbeard). It contains dub versions of tracks from the two previous LKJ albums, Forces of Victory and Bass Culture.[3]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 5/10[6] |
Trouser Press called the album "an interesting and successful example of dub technique."[2] The New York Times compared the album to Bovell's recent I Wah Dub, calling LKJ in Dub "a less gimmicky, more emotionally satisfying piece of work."[7] The Boston Globe wrote that "there are some nice grooves here, but with no voice to sing, no soloing instruments, not even a stray Frippertronic to hang onto, it's hard to recommend this album."[8]
Track listing
All tracks written by Linton Kwesi Johnson
- "Victorious Dub" – 3:32
- "Reality [dub]" – 2:45
- "Peach Dub" – 3:48
- "Shocking [dub]" – 4:45
- "Iron Bar Dub" – 3:42
- "Bitch Dub" – 4:35
- "Cultural Dub" – 3:27
- "Brain Smashing Dub" – 3:27
Personnel
- Floyd Lawson, Vivian Weathers - bass guitar
- Winston Curniffe - drums
- Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson - drums, percussion
- John Kpiaye - guitar
- Julio Finn - harmonica
- Dennis Bovell, Webster Johnson - keyboards
- Clinton Bailey, Everard Forrest - percussion
- James Danton - alto saxophone
- Rico - trombone
- Dick Cuthell, Henry "Buttons" Tenyue - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Technical
- Dennis Bovell - mixing
- Dennis Morris - cover design
References
- ^ Veal, Michael (15 August 2013). Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 978-0-8195-7442-8 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Linton Kwesi Johnson". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 657.
- ^ "LKJ in Dub - Linton Kwesi Johnson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 374.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 202.
- ^ Palmer, Robert (26 April 1981). "RINGING CHANGES ON JAMAICAN REGGAE". The New York Times. p. A21.
- ^ Flanagan, Bill (11 June 1981). "REVIEWS / RECORD: LINTON KWESI JOHNSON: LKJ IN DUB: ISLAND". The Boston Globe. Calendar. p. 1.